Fashion Advertisements:

Good or Bad?

By: Stephanie Roman

My answer: BAD

• Sets higher standards• Increases depression rates• Eating disorders• Misconstrues reality• Unavoidable

Higher standards

• Perfect looking models• Extremely skinny• Flawless faces

92%

8%

Depression and Eating Disorders

• Strive to be better• Focus on their

flaws• Don’t look the

way society wants • Want to be

skinnier• Starve themselves

84%

16%

Misconstrues Reality

• Editing• Photoshop• Make models

look perfect• Unrealistic

Fashion Advertisements: GOOD

• Generate millions of dollars in sales• Promotes merchandise well• Appealing to the target market• Raises awareness of brand

Nobody’s perfectBe aware no one is perfectNeed to be happy on their ownWouldn’t be as successful

In conclusion:

• Fashion advertisements are bad• Serious damaging effects• Should be changed• Still advertise but in different way

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body-shape.html

• http://houseofcards101.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/airbrushed-ad.jpg

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girls-view-of-body.html

• http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/does-heavy-media-use-make-girls-less-happy/

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magazines.html• http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/body_image/body_image.html