'Not one designer in town will loan me a dress': Mad Men's curvy Christina Hendricks hits back at size zero sample clothes

By Maysa Rawi

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She may have been named sexiest woman alive but it seems when it comes to the fashion industry, designers have yet to embrace Christina Hendricks' curves.

 

The Mad Men actress has hit back at labels who cannot cater to her UK size 14 figure when lending out sample sizes to celebrities.

 

Christina said: 'People have been saying some nice, wonderful things about me. Yet not one designer in town will loan me a dress'

 

Going against type: Christina Hendricks, a size 14, cannot borrow dresses from designers, as sample sizes are between zero and two (UK size four-six)

 

'They only lend out a size 0 or 2. So I'm still struggling for someone to give me a darn dress'.

Christina appears to be part of a new trend moving toward a more healthy body image.

 

The fashion industry has, to an extent, begun to join in with designers such as Karl Largerfeld and Jean Paul Gaultier using plus size model Crystal Renn in their campaigns.

 

But with the pressure to be thin rife in celebrity culture, the most coveted body type in Hollywood is still unnaturally thin.

 

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Christina's refreshing attitude has meant that she has resisted the inclination to lose dramatic amounts of weight - as did model Sophie Dahl and reality TV star Kelly Osbourne.

 

The redhead's star status has been rapidly rising since she shot to fame as sexy secretary Joan Holloway on hit show Mad Men.

Despite her sartorial dilemmas, her figure has earned her an impressive following with Esquire magazine naming her sexiest woman earlier this year.

And the natural blonde recently starred in U.S. label London Fog's new campaign.

 

Christina, 35, turned head at the Emmys earlier this week, overshadowing co-stars in a plunging lavender gown by Zac Posen.

 

Earlier this year, Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone declared her a 'fabulous role model.'

 

Surely it's only a matter of time before fashion follows suit.

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Yes, I know it's from the Daily Mail, but occasionally they DO get it right, and this is something that appears all too depressingly true... And really, it's pretty fukked up that Cristina Hendricks isn't considered the "norm" in Hollywood when most women actually ARE size 12-14 anyway..... Why is the "Fashion Industry" not actually catering to this? Why are they and Hollywood pushing this complete fallacy upon women and young girls that the "size zero" is the desirable norm..?

 

You really have to wonder at the mentality of some so-called "designers", because they appear to have no idea of what "classical beauty" actually is, and they call themselves "artists"??? PMSL... I think they need to be looking at some Renaissance and Pre-Raphellite paintings or sculptures really before they start designing clothes for the female form....

 

And here's the weird thing - in terms of Hollywood, skinny actresses are really just a new craze anyway, look at the Screen actresses of the 40s, 50s and 60s, look at Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Jane Russell, Raquel Welsh, etc.... They'd likely be considered "obese" now by the fashion fascists.... Now that truly IS fukked up, and it's little wonder we have such a problem with kids being anorexic or bulimic....

The fashion industry's all about elitism though, isn't it? Until food became plentiful, what was sexy, the in look? Obesity - because you had to be ridiculously rich to afford it. Now what's the in look? Being a waif - because it's intensely difficult to achieve for most people.

The fashion industry's all about elitism though, isn't it? Until food became plentiful, what was sexy, the in look? Obesity - because you had to be ridiculously rich to afford it. Now what's the in look? Being a waif - because it's intensely difficult to achieve for most people.

 

I wouldn't call that "fashion", it was art mate.... Is "The Birth of Venus" obese..? Only by our fukked-up standards.....

 

I wouldn't call that "fashion", it was art mate.... Is "The Birth of Venus" obese..? Only by our fukked-up standards.....

No, I'm more referring to the classes at the time - Henry VIII and all that. I think it's best reflected by obesity being prized in various African cultures at the moment in places like Niger and Ethiopia...