The world is constantly buzzing about plus size models, equal opportunities and the lack thereof but in the midst of this sudden fascination with curvier models it seems we’ve neglected to address plus size male models. In an attempt to do what their female counterparts have done, Indie magazine Fantastic Man recently featured plus size male models. Complete with bellies, chunky arms, and rounded bottoms, Fantastic Man gets daring by featuring models that are not the norm.
With all this talk about women feeling good about their bodies regardless of their size, I can honestly say that I never thought about how men felt about the underrepresentation of other men who resembled them in magazines and on television.
So my question today is this…….
Do you think men feel as strongly as women regarding the lack of models of all shapes and sizs?
Editor-In-Chief, Stephanie Penn-Danforth -- Daily Venus Diva.
i don’t think men care regarding lack of representation for the big/tall man. I have NEVER heard any man make a comment about they don’t have any big men in this magazine like me! I beleive that’s a woman thing.
i am a big and tall male and havent hardly seen any big and tall male models i stand at 6ft 2in and weigh 330lbs i look good for my size trust me but it would help to see more male models so the world cant look past us we are a part of the world also and some of the most attractive and handsome males but as for our clothes its always something that usually has to be altered to fit us as if the price tag wasnt enough designers dont make clothing that would fit us so if any out there that reads this contact me i got some ideas that may help
You bring up some great points Steve! Thanks for commenting and don’t be a stranger.
Well, I don’t think it’s a women’s thing.
My argument is that I look at magazines that I buy and love some of the fashion designs but all I see are thin women modeling them. So yeah, I would like to see plus size women modeling so I can then make the choice of ‘heck yeah that skirt would look good on my big thighs’ oppossed to looking at them from a model that wears a size 4!
Men that are bigger have to feel the same way. I am sure they are scoping some nice jeans and they may not come in the bigger sizes and it would be nice and only fair to see more plus size male models.
Curvy hugs,
Olga
Hi Stephanie – I’m a chubby guy and I would certainly like to be able to find more plus size male models. I’m 30 and definitely interested in fashion, but when it comes to men, you only see the thin guys. I know that there are a lot of guys my size out there that don’t know where to turn for trends and information on fashion for the rest of us.
You can find things in the big and tall magazines, but it’s usually clothing nobody really wants to wear. I feel like this is an area that is really lacking, and I’d love to find more resources that put at least a little more focus on plus size male models, and fashionable plus size men in general.
I know i’m a little bit late on this forum, but it came across in my search.
I am a large guy. I am husky and thick. But I also know that I am a good looking guy. And it’s something I take pride in. But it is very hard when you see all these guys with 6 packs in the magazines. I know it’s something that they have worked for. And I commend them on being able to maintain that kind of physique. But for some of us, it simply isn’t possible.
Now, I would really like to pursue a modelling career. But what i’ve found is that there is very little market for plus size men. I agree with what was said before me. It is very difficult to find trendy and fashionable clothes that fit our body types. And this is something that I would like to see change.
suits don’t look the same on me as they do on skinny models. When suit shopping, it would help to have a regular sized guy wearing it just to gauge what it might look like on me.