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Sometimes it seems as though the fashion industry is more inclusive than ever before. In the past year, there's been an increase in the number of mature models fronting ad campaigns and more people with disabilities on the runways of New York Fashion Week. Right now, eight black women are featured on September magazine covers. 

But there are definitely major strides to be made. 

We flipped through the September issue fashion editorials of seven major magazines -- Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, W, Elle, Marie Claire, InStyle and Cosmopolitan -- to see if we could find any plus-size models. 

The results weren't great.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average waist size for women aged 20 and over is 37.5 inches. Depending on which retail store you consult, this translates to a slightly different pant size, but all of them qualify as plus-size. (At Gap, a 37.5 inch waist is between a size 18 and a size 20, at Coldwater Creek it translates to roughly a size 16. At Lane Bryant, it's about a size 18.) 

So, if the average woman is plus-size, why are there zero plus-size models in these fashion editorials?

Yeah, we're not really sure either. 

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Jennifer Lawrence is in bed with Kris Jenner. 

There are sentences you don't expect you'll ever have to write, and that was one them. Alas, Jenner shared a photo of herself in bed with the Internet's official BFF early Saturday morning.

After getting over the initial confusion of this particular pairing (Hey, we didn't know Lawrence was friends with Amy Schumer until she showed up in the comedian's vacation pics), the greater question of what brought them together to take such a photo was still unanswered. 

Well, we learned a lot from Jenner's caption. Not only were they celebrating the actress' 25th birthday, the two seem to be pretty close friends -- unless it's cool to wish casual acquaintances "Happy Birthday you piece of shit."  Maybe it's a Hollywood thing, but it seems doubtful.

While the fact Jenner and Lawrence appear to be so close is surprising, the friendship itself isn't shocking if you've been paying attention. 

Lawrence is a long-time, self-professed Kardashian and reality TV fan. She's dropped the Kardashian name in multiple interviews over the years, letting it be known that she loves the family and the show -- unlike some other A-listers who shall remain nameless (Actually, we'll name them: Jon Hamm, Jonah Hill, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Daniel Craig)  and really need to chill.  

And in January, Kim Kardashian recalled bumping into the Oscar-winner actress, who promptly freaked out.

"I was in NYC and I ran into Jennifer Lawrence," Kardashian told the U.K. newspaper The Sun. "We said, 'Hi' and walked into the elevator and as the doors were closing. She screamed across the lobby, 'I love your show!' We were laughing so hard."  

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For those of you who haven't been on Instagram (or the Internet) this week, you may be blithely unaware that the Kardashian-Jenner crew is on what looks like the best vacation ever. And of course, when the Kardashians go ANYWHERE, we always get the photos to prove it. 

And on this trip to St. Barths, their bikini game was on fleek. Two members of the crew, Kylie and Kourtney, stepped out in bathing suits that we can actually afford (well, one is a LOT more affordable than the other). But for those not in the market for swimwear, other celebs wore some other pretty cheap items you can scoop up, too. 

Check out all the affordable items Hollywood wore this week:

Kylie Jenner's bathing suit top

Carbon Smash, Maddox Top, $55 AUD (approx. $40 USD) 

 Kourtney Kardashian's bathing suit

Emoji Fleece Robe, $38 

Elle Fanning's skirt

American Apparel Tennis Skirt, $54

Selena Gomez's crop top

 Topshop Ribbed Crew Neck Cropped Sweater, $50

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Forget about bright makeup, it's all about the nude. 

The actresses on this week's best beauty list glowed and glowed some more. We had Connie Britton radiating like the goddess she is, with subtle shimmer on her eyelids and a light pink flush that brought out her natural freckles. Then there's Gabrielle Union, who is fiercely continuing her glimmering red carpet reign with an almost gradient flesh-toned lip. 

See these two ladies and the others who are convincing us to go nude for the rest of summer. With our makeup, we mean. 

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Any "Lizzie McGuire" fan will tell you: after watching the Disney show in the early 2000s, we all suddenly got the burning desire to rock crimped hair, pink camouflage and studded jean jackets. Turns out, even the show's star, Hilary Duff, is still inspired by her beloved character's wardrobe. The 27-year-old shared a playful side-by-side Instagram shot on Friday which compares her past and present overall looks: 

The denim enthusiast hit up Taylor Swift's star-studded concert in Los Angeles Saturday night, where she totally fanned out while watching in the crowd. Duff showed love for Swift with an Instagram post: 

Looks like a pretty fun weekend overall. (Heh, heh.)

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George and Amal Clooney were picture-perfect at the Spanish launch of his tequila company, Casamigos Tequila, in Ibiza, Spain, on Sunday. The couple was joined by co-founders Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman, as well as Gerber's wife Cindy Crawford, at the Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel. 

The Clooneys, who will celebrate their first wedding anniversary on Sept. 27, cozied up at the party as Amal stunned in a gold dress. The pair has been vacationing at their Italian villa in Lake Como all summer, but arrived in Ibiza on Saturday afternoon. 

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Model Winnie Harlow took to Instagram over the weekend to speak out about a blackface controversy regarding her fans. 

Harlow, whose real name is Chantelle Brown-Young, posted a lengthy Instagram message Saturday in response to those criticizing her fans for wearing blackface when paying tribute to her unique style. 

The former "America's Next Top Model" contestant -- who has vitiligo, which causes a loss of skin pigmentation -- said these individuals are "showing love and appreciation" and not being "hateful."

My response to this is probably not what a lot of people want but here it goes: every time someone wants fuller lips, or a bigger bum, or curly hair, or braids does Not mean our culture is being stolen. Have you ever stop to realize these things used to be ridiculed and now they're loved and lusted over. No one wants to "steal" our look here. We've just stood so confidently in our own nappy hair and du-rags and big asses (or in this case, my skin) that now those who don't have it love and lust after it. Just because a black girl wears blue contacts and long weave doesn't mean she wants to be white and just because a white girl wears braids and gets lip injection doesn't mean she wants to be black. The amount of mixed races in this world is living proof that we don't want to be each other we've just gained a national love for each other. Why can't we embrace that feeling of love? Why do we have to make it a hate crime? In a time when so much negative is happening, please don't accuse those who are showing love and appreciation, of being hateful. It is very clear to me when someone is showing love and I appreciate these people recreating, loving and broadcasting something to the world that once upon a time I cried myself to sleep over #1LOVE

As the issue continued to be debated, the 21-year-old beauty took to Instagram with a second message:

I agree & am knowledgeable to these things. & by all means I get it. But It's one thing to recreate my skin & wear a crown in a photo, & it's another to recreate my face & then wear a noose (which is not the case). There is a difference in love vs hate & it's easy to see. There's this fine line between stealing & showing appreciation or seeing that something's are being accepted by the world. There are things that have been taken without recognition (from Art, to culture, to language and beyond and from many races including our own), this is not one of them. One big comment I saw on my post was "u can't play both sides" but it's that same mentality that keeps us stagnant, sitting in the same mind frame as our predecessors who dealt with things that are & can come to an end if we could Really see each other as equals, & not just claim we do. I proudly stand on the Gray Line that blurs black from white. I am happily a mix of many races and creeds! I am of African, Indian European and Asian decent and identify as a Proud Black Canadian Woman, and I Never forget the Canadian because that is the Gray. Being Canadian or American should remind you of this beautiful melting pot we are, and that the world is turning into. People are so prideful that they die & protest to be accepted, & when they are, they still find fault . When a white girl wears braids why can't we say "woooy big up di gyal deh ah show di world and agree seh Our culture is something beautiful to wear and to be celebrated" rather than getting offended and upset. And when a black fan paints their face to look like mine then what...will u turn it into "appropriation of vitiligo" or will u be able to except something's as public examples of LOVE? -_- #1LOVE

Yesha Callahan of The Root noted the difference between appropriation and assimilation, as well as the problematic nature of mimicking Harlow's skin condition. 

"Maybe Harlow doesn’t understand the difference between appropriation and assimilation when it comes to black women vs white women?" she wrote. "Also, anyone who puts on make-up to imitate a skin disease really can’t be considered the sharpest tool in the box. Imitating someone's skin condition definitely isn't something that should receive praise. But more power to Harlow for seeing it as such."

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Kelly Osbourne did not mince words when discussing Giuliana Rancic over the weekend. 

“I will never admit to liking Giuliana [Rancic] because I don’t. I don’t think she’s a good person and I think she’s a liar,” she told TheWrap while at the NYX FACE Awards Saturday in Los Angeles. 

The remarks come six months after Rancic made racist comments about Zendaya's dreadlocks at the Oscars during an episode of E!'s "Fashion Police." The host went on to claim that she was "edited wrong," but Osbourne, who quit the show shortly after the controversy, has never bought into that. 

"There's been so much drama surrounded by what went on at 'Fashion Police' that I have chosen to keep quiet about," she told People magazine in April. "I will [continue to keep quiet] because I don't think it will do anyone service, but I will say this: Giuliana is not often wrong. She really isn't, but it's been really, really heartbreaking to see her behavior that has transpired when she did get caught being wrong. That's what broke my heart."

On Saturday, Osbourne also hit back at comparisons between her and Rancic that came after she made a controversial comment about Latinos on "The View" while discussing Donald Trump, saying, “If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilets, Donald Trump?”

“Do you know why? Because of people like Giuliana Rancic," she told Us Weekly when discussing the backlash. “Don't blame me for other people's mistakes. I wasn't edited. It wasn't a premeditated attack. And if I watched it, I would hate me too. So I have no problem, and I would do whatever I have to to make it right. But don't compare me to her.”

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It's no secret that fans who attend an Avril Lavigne meet and greet might get a -- how shall we put this -- less than warm welcome.

Last May, photos from the Canadian pop star's meet and greet in Brazil went viral after it was pointed out just how damn awkward it was that she was standing about a mile away from each of her fans. Honestly, we get it. Touching strangers is weird. Even if they did shell out nearly $400 to meet her, that still means they need to respect her personal space. 

So when Taylor Swift apparently "liked" a Tumblr post that compared how most celebrities treat their fans to the way Swift treats hers, Lavigne felt compelled to speak out on Twitter (and prove she loves her fans just as much). 

This was Lavigne's proof that she, too, sometimes hugs her fans. Good for you, Avril.

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Lingerie brand Aerie released the first in a planned series of unretouched celebrity ads on Monday and the results are absolutely stunning. Featuring actress Emma Roberts, the ads are part of the brand's "Real" initiative that aims to "challenge supermodel standards by featuring unretouched models." 

Roberts announced her involvement with the project in July, and her ads will debut in stores on September 3.

“Partnering with Aerie was a natural fit for me because #AerieREAL is a message I personally identify with, particularly being in an industry that is quick to judge flaws,” Roberts said in a press release.  “I feel so honored to be part of a movement that reassures women that real doesn’t mean flawed - real is sexy, real is cool.”

Check out all of her Aerie ads below: 

According to an Aerie press release, Roberts celebrated her campaign at an intimate dinner with friends last week. 

Aerie's Instagram account also featured a picture of its celeb star on her special night, saying "No retouching. No Hollywood lights. Emma Roberts, our first #AerieREAL celeb."  

To see more of Aerie's original "Real" ads, go here.  

H/T Bustle

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If there is any music festival where black men, women, boys and girls can be their carefree, cool and creative selves, it's at AfroPunk Fest. 

The annual festival this past weekend attracted thousands of innately stylish people from all backgrounds to Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park, where they grooved to the sounds of Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Kelis, Lauryn Hill, Gary Clark, Jr. and other big acts. 

These proudly pierced, tattooed, braided and Afro-wearing individuals also had the opportunity to express their unique voices freely on "Activism Row," where non-profit organizations set up booths to educate attendees on political, racial and gender equality issues.

Needless to say, it wasn't hard to get the crowd talking. The Huffington Post interviewed festival goers at AfroPunk 2015 on what black beauty really means. Read their remarkably candid responses below. 

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Academic studies can be fascinating... and totally confusing. So we decided to strip away all of the scientific jargon and break them down for you. 

The Background
A quick search of #fitspiration or #fitspo on Instagram will yield nearly 30 million (and counting) photos of gym selfies, avocado toast, running shoes, motivational quotes and the like. Fitspiration -- or images that encourage weight loss, dieting and exercise -- may seem to promote a "healthy" lifestyle, but it's become a concern of mental health professionals who study body image. The problem is that many women might compare themselves to these thin, toned bodies that are sometimes presented as attainable on these social media sites. 

Previous studies have linked time spent on the Internet to body dissatisfaction -- specifically, time spent looking at Facebook photos. Instagram is particularly interesting, since it's entirely photo-based and provides easily searchable hashtags for fitness-minded people looking to get inspired. A recent study from Flinders University in Australia looked into how fitspiration images on Instagram affect women.  

The Setup
For the study, researchers gathered 130 women between the ages of 17 to 30 and asked them to report whether or not they had an Instagram account and how much time they spent on it per day. Then, they surveyed the women to determine their initial mood and body dissatisfaction.

After that, the women were divided into two groups: one that would be shown fitspiration Instagram images and one was shown travel images on Instagram during the single session in the lab. Those in the fitspiration group saw 16 pictures of women posing in fitness clothing or engaging in exercise and two travel-related images. The travel group saw 18 pictures of destinations, 11 with people. Vague inspirational quotes -- like, "If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough" -- were printed over both sets of photos. 

Once they looked at the images, all of the women once again completed surveys to measure mood and body dissatisfaction. This time, they were also asked about their self-esteem and how they compared themselves to the people in the Instagram images. Then they were asked if the images they saw inspired them to improve their fitness, eat healthy and/or go traveling.

The Findings
The two groups had very different results: Those who saw fitspiration images had greater body dissatisfaction and lower self-esteem after the experiment than those who looked at travel images. According to the researchers, this effect was due to the women comparing themselves to the people in the images. This pattern of social comparison leading to body dissatisfaction is one that's been found in previous, non-Instagram-specific research. 

The confidence-busting effect in this study was so great that the researchers suggest that fitspiration might be particularly harmful for body image, since it involves comparing oneself to "everyday women or peers, rather than models." Again, this concept is one that's been supported by previous, non-Instagram-specific research.

The researchers noted, however, that fitspiration images did fulfill one intended purpose: They inspired the women who viewed them to want to improve their fitness and diet regimens -- just at the cost of their self-esteem and body satisfaction.

The Takeaway
Whatever the intention, following fitspiration accounts on Instagram may not be such a healthy habit, according to the researchers. They cite previous research about how appearance-based incentives to motivate diet or exercise can lead women to disordered eating -- aka, an unhealthy lifestyle. 

"Women should be warned against using the women portrayed in fitspiration images as aspirational targets for social comparison," the researchers wrote. 

It might be hard to completely remove yourself from the fitspiration community -- you don't have to search #fitspo to see a college acquaintance's gym selfie on your feed -- but the researchers suggest that you limit your exposure as best you can. 

At the end of the day, comparing yourself to those overly "perfect," Instagram-filtered images might stop you from realizing that you can be your own inspiration.  

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