fashion industry's view of the ideal woman is seen as perfect to some but horrible to

most. In magazines, a woman is seen as beautiful only if she shows curves, is tall

and thin with her bones practically coming out of her body. Top models must eat

very small portions and exercise vigorously to look the way they do and to keep

successful careers but young women do not understand how to go about losing this

process and eventually have low self-esteem and/or an eating disorder.

Barbie dolls, early childhood toys for girls, are the first influence on young

girls' lives. This doll happens to be tall, thin, tan and beautiful. Her appearance is

completely unproportioned in relation to the real female body. "Barbie would be

five foot six inches tall, have a bust of thirty-nine inches, a waist of

Some topics in this essay:
Fashion Industry, Oh God, Anorexia Bulimia, Vivian Meehan, Victoria's Secret, Kaplan Barbie, Gap American, Marie Claire, Eye Beholder, fashion industry, Tyra Banks, top models, tall thin, ideal woman, woman seen, victoria's secret, eating disorder, eating disorders, low self-esteem,