With body positivity being all-the-rage, there’s no room for any person or brand refusing to be all-inclusive. Model Robyn Lawley feels this strongly, as she started a petition on Change.org, boasting the hashtag #WeAreAllAngels.
“JOIN ME and lets help change the minds of Victoria’s Secret to be more diverse and inclusive of body shapes and sizes on their runways!” the model wrote.
“Victoria Secret have dominated the space for almost 30 years by telling women there is only one kind of body beautiful,” Lawley — who is the first plus-size model to cover Sports Illustrated — continued. “Until Victoria’s Secret commits to representing ALL women on stage, I am calling for a complete boycott of this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.”
The 29-year-old added, “It’s time Victoria’s Secret recognized the buying power and influence of women of ALL ages, shapes, sizes, and ethnicities. The female gaze is powerful, and together, we can celebrate the beauty of our diversity. It’s about time Victoria’s Secret celebrated the customers that fuel its bottom line.”
Victoria’s Secret has yet to respond to Lawley’s call for change, but as of this writing, the petition has six thousand signatures.
Lawley isn’t the only one calling for change.
In efforts to reverse the effects of pollution and save the planet, big fashion brands have offered a helping hand. According to reports Burberry, H&M, L’Oreal, Inditex, Selfridges, Stella McCartney, Target and Unilever have vowed to decrease their economic footsteps.
The companies signed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, an effort that “unites businesses, governments, and other [organizations] behind a common vision and targets to address plastic waste and pollution at its source.”
Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the commitment seeks to stop the use of plastic packaging. Though the effort also goals to stop the use of single-use plastics (like plastic utensils and straws), it also aims to make necessary plastic products recyclable or re-useable.
As far as current plastic products... The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is putting forth effort to keep it in use longer before it hits the trash can.
"We need to move upstream to the source of the flow. The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment draws a line in the sand, with businesses, governments and others around the world uniting behind a clear vision for what we need to create a circular economy for plastic," MacArther herself said.
"There is no single brand that can tackle this industry-wide challenge on its own. We must act as one voice and the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is a big step in the right direction, as it will align business and governments on a common agenda and timeframe,” said Cecilia Brännsten, environmental sustainability manager at H&M, according to Hypebae
Burbery, H&M, L'Oreal, Inditex, Selfridges, Stella McCartney, Target and Unilever join The Coca-Cola Company, SC Johnaon, Philips, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Johnson and Johnson and Walmart Inc.
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