Published on The Holloway Express https://hollowayexpress.org.uk/when-short-people-walk-tall/
The 2017 fashion season was the most diverse ever, according to the website Fashion Spot. There have been great changes in the industry but experts say it remains exclusive. This year’s debates are focusing more on colour, but what about size?
Dwarfism is still not in the spotlight. Myriam Chalek, stylist and founder of the Dwarf International Fashion Show, started a movement that it is challenging the beauty standards in fashion. They now put on shows in the major fashion capitals of the world.
In an interview with the website The Quint, she said: “I was in the store shopping for this non-profit organisation and this lady in the kids’ section was very frustrated by the fact that she couldn’t find clothes that fit her body as a grown woman.
“That’s how me and my team met, discussed and decided to create the world’s first Dwarf Fashion Show back in 2014”.
Her shows have been held in Paris, Tokyo and Dubai. She went back to Paris this season, with the last show hosted before the Paris Fashion Week and involving women under 4ft 10 inches.
The dwarfism movement still lacks a place at the London Fashion Week, starting on February 16th. Mary Russell, TV personality and dwarf model that participated at the last Dwarf Fashion Show in Paris, told the Holloway Express: “As with all diversity, short stature also needs to be represented in London Fashion Week.
“Dwarfism is no different…yes our silhouette is differently shaped. That is not a valid reason for us not to showcase on the runway.”
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