when you don't see yourself on the inspiration board
a quick tip for curating a diversity of bodies on pinterest
On Tuesday, we talked about finding words or phrases to describe your style. Finding images of those styles than can help you envision it on your body is harder. As I’ve said before,
“We have to retrain our eye to see people of all shapes and sizes as able to express their personal style. The way we do this is by looking at images of bodies of various sizes over and over again. We have years of looking at thin bodies to counter. Normalize looking at a diversity of bodies.”
In March, Pinterest introduced a new feature so that when you search for women’s fashion, you can select the body type (really the body size) you’d like to see. Here’s how to use it via Pinterest:
Click the search icon at the top of your Pinterest home feed
For example, enter a search term like 'office outfit' or 'wedding dress'
Press Enter
Click Body types at the top of the screen
Select one of the body type ranges from the menu
Unfortunately, the feature is still pretty limited and doesn’t…