Message From Bethany Scotch!

From the wonderful Bethany Scotch, Hanger Girl!

A Message to Hanger Girls Everywhere:

 

I’ve been playing in the fashion industry for years. My most recent venture, working at the mall, has been more eye opening than others in how women view their body. I get the insecurities, I’m a bigger girl, but what I don’t understand is the uncomfortableness. Part of my job is to wardrobe our clients, get them out of the fitting room and talk to them about the pieces they are wearing. More often than not, this is a difficult job. Many women simply don’t want to be seen trying on clothing. And even worse, many of them are picking out sizes and styles that hide their bodies rather than revel in them.

My friends, this is a disgrace. Big, small, short, tall, stick thin, super curvy and everything in between…we ALL have amazing, beautiful bodies. Never, ever, ever should we be trying to hide ourselves.

Rejoice in your body.

Get naked, lay around, stare into a mirror – GET COMFORTABLE.

This is you.

Your body is a part of who you are. Of course there are going to be parts you don’t like, sometimes we have the ability to change that and sometimes we don’t. Either way, it’s still you. Own your body – it’s yours to keep.

So often we hear rants about society and Hollywood and the high demands they place on women. Instead of getting fired up at the perfection obsession, change it. Society changes because the people do. Hollywood is simply a reflection of what people are. And right now, girls, we are uncomfortable with ourselves. We are hiding in that fitting room underneath ill-fitting clothing because we don’t know how to be comfortable with our bodies. So stick your tongue out at society and change how you view yourself, not how they view you. Because when it comes down to it, how you do you is far more important than anything they can try to whisper in your ear.