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I study the contemporary fashion market and analyze how brands position themselves amid constantly shifting beauty standards. My focus is to understand which strategies are truly working in 2026: is body positivity driving sales, or has the classic slim silhouette aesthetic reclaimed the spotlight?
In the 2010s, we witnessed the body positivity boom: Dove’s campaigns, Ashley Graham on Sports Illustrated, plus-size models on high-fashion runways. Back then, the slogan “every body is beautiful” was marketing gold. Today, in 2026, Vogue Business data shows a sharp swing back: 97.1% of runway looks are straight-size (US 0–4)
The full article on my blog https://yevga.com/blog/articles/bodyvs.html
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