Two of the most sexed-up brands are moving away from bare skin in their advertising. If American Apparel ditches sexy images, others are sure to follow.

Does sex sell? Not for Abercrombie and American Apparel

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For years, billboards and runways have told us curvy = sexy and skinny = stylish. Alexandra Kimball debunks fashion’s most enduring myths on body image.

Skinny vs. curvy: it’s time to end the body image battle

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Lane Bryant’s #IMNOANGEL campaign seems progressive, but it’s still plain old body-shaming — albeit in a more curvaceous package.

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When unretouched photos of Cindy Crawford leaked, people applauded her bravery and her body. The praise is misguided.

Stop celebrating Cindy Crawford's hot, fortysomething bod

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We're so inspired by athlete and author Turia Pitt who was featured as this month's cover girl in The Australian Women's Weekly.

Turia Pitt: Cover girl that shatters stereotypes about female beauty

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Does sex sell? Not for Abercrombie and American Apparel

Skinny vs. curvy: it’s time to end the body image battle

Every woman has a real body, even Victoria's Secret models

Stop celebrating Cindy Crawford's hot, fortysomething bod

A cover girl that shatters stereotypes about female beauty