14 DAY TRIAL // Crystal Renn is a well-known name in the fashion industry, having gone over a relatively short period of time from being one of the hottest high-fashion models to a plus-size one – the most successful nonetheless. In a new photospread for V Magazine, which pits her against Jacquelyn Jablonski, a “regular” model, Renn is again drawing attention to the fact that beauty comes in all sizes and shapes, regardless of the industry’s standards.
The spread is part of a special issue of V Magazine which comes to celebrate female beauty regardless of dress size, Styleist informs. It includes photos by photographer Terry Richardson, telling the story of how size really does not matter by having the two models striking the exact same poses and wearing the same clothes. The result is uncanny, indeed: what high fashion holds as “standard” measures doesn’t really apply in real life.
“The next issue of V magazine will celebrate women of all shapes and all sizes – including plus-size. And although the sure-to-be-controversial issue (#63) doesn’t hit newsstands until Jan. 14, we got a sneak peek at one of the fashion stories. Photographer Terry Richardson’s story, dubbed ‘One Size Fits All,’ features plus-size model / author Crystal Renn – a 5 ft, 9 in. beauty with 36-31-41 measurements – opposite model-on-the-rise Jacquelyn Jablonski who stands at the same height as Renn, but with more waifish stats: 32-24-34,” Styleist says of the upcoming issue of the mag.
“Both women, shown in side-by-side images, strike similar poses and don identical and often vibrantly patterned ensembles by the likes of Ralph Lauren, Proenza Schouler and Dolce & Gabbana with bold accessories by Versace, Burberry and Alexis Bittar. One spread features both models wearing the ubiquitous bodysuit and innerwear as outerwear trend, here, in the form of a fully visible bra, both by Dolce & Gabbana,” the same e-zine goes on to say.
As also noted above, Renn first got the attention of the international media when she came clean about her past as a class A model. At the time, weight was an issue for her and, because pressure was immense for her to lose the curves she had been born with, she developed an eating disorder and even came close to dying. Luckily, she soon realized the danger she was in and got help. Crystal Renn is now the highest paid plus-size model in the industry.