ELLE FRANCE, 26 MARCH 2010 – SPÉCIAL RONDES

In this issue of Elle France, albeit a special “Curvy” one, Elle’s editorial staff have used their good sense to call in clothes from many major design houses to suit a model sized 48EU/16US/18UK.  And then they put her ON THE COVER.  In an HERMÈS jumpsuit, for goodness sake.  Listen up Anna Wintour: This is how you create change – by being the change you want to see.

Tara Lynn is a model I first noticed way back in late 2008 when she started out doing online advertising for Nordstrom and boy has she been getting busy since then!  And Elle France has been getting busy as well, because for all of the recent hype of  unretouched celebrities featured on Elle covers, the magazine had failed to properly embrace size diversity in their fashion pages beyond featuring a few selected models in interview from time to time.

Congratulations to Valérie Toranian (Editor, Elle France), Tara Lynn, David Oldham and everyone involved in creating a marked advance in how larger women are portrayed in fashion magazines, i.e. wearing actual designer clothing that works for, not against the body!!

Issues of this magazine can be waitlisted from the RRMagshop at this post. The cover price of this issue is only 2.30Euro, so it won’t dent your budget!

Photographer: David Oldham
Sets/Production: Nora Bordjah
Hair: Alessandro Rebbechi
Makeup: Jurgen Braun
Manicure: Elsa Deslande

HANDY HINT: click on the FS button at bottom right of the pictures to view the images at Full Screen size – they’ll be much  larger.  Or click on SL for a slideshow.  Either way, use your ESC button to close the screen when you are done.

scans by RunwayRevolution

Tagged as: David Oldham, Elle France, France, Special Rondes, Tara Lynn