Zareen Khan turned showstopper at a lingerie fashion show for plus-sized women - a first in India!
Zareen Khan came out in support of plus-sized women at a recently concluded fashion show for plus-sized women in India. A first of its kind lingerie fashion show in the country that saw modern Indian plus-size women from different age groups including a 50 year old woman, attired in select pieces from the International lingerie brand Parfait's new collection, walking down the ramp. The brand makes its foray into the country with this unique fashion show.
Sharing her experience on walking down the Zareen Khan added “Lingerie is not one-size-fits-all, and neither are the women who wear it both on and off the runway. It is great to see Parfait celebrating size inclusivity. Available in varied sizes and colors, Parfait lingerie is beautiful and very comfortable to wear.”
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Check out some of the pictures and what Zareen Khan had to say on the occasion:
1. I have been in plus size when I was in school: Zareen Khan
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While interacting with the media on the occasion, Zareen Khan shared her experience when she was a plus sized teenager. She said, "I have been in plus size when I was in school and college and as a growing up girl it's very important to wear the right lingerie, especially when you're growing up -- when you're becoming a woman. As a plus sized girl I did not really have a lot of option as much as the thinner girls have or the not plus sized girls have."
(Image via Yogen Shah)
2. 'Why plus sized people are taken as odd one out?'
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Zareen went on, "It really felt bad as I don't know why the plus sized people are always taken as the odd one out and not really a lot of focus is given on them, whether clothes or lingerie. I am here to support this cause that they're celebrating plus sized women and since I have been plus sized when I was a teenager, I'm all here for support."
(Images via Yogen Shah)
3. It's the society that makes plus sized people feel inferior: Zareen Khan
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When mentioned how confident the plus-sized women were on the runway, Zareen said, "Confident kyu nahi lage? Mujhe yeh samajh mein nahi aata ke agar koi insaan plus sized hai toh log use ajeeb nazron se kyun dekhte hain? Bhai hai toh insaan hi."
She added, "I think it's the society that makes these plus sized people feel inferior and bad about themselves but aaj in ladkiyon ki ramp walk karte hue dekh ke mujhe itna achha laga kyuki I don't think this kind of confidence even I had when I was a teenager. So hats off to their confidence and more power to them."
(Image via Yogen Shah)
4. That confidence!
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Talking about the new collection and designs Mr. Akhil Srivastava, Managing Director of the brand said, "Parfait is hugely popular among press and celebrities globally. It's collections have been worn by top actresses and performers around the world including Ashley Graham, Sofia Vergara, Sharon Stone, Nicki Minaj, to name a few."
5. Does being in the industry puts pressure to be fit?
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When Zareen was asked if she feels any pressure to be fit being a part of the industry, she went on to say, "I don't know about industry pressure but I try to be fit. Main fit rehna isliye pasand karti hoon kyunki main fitness ko apna lifestyle bana chuki hoon."
She added that in her family, looking at her mother and other women who get stuck with the typical Indian mentality that now that they're married and have kids they think why do they have to become fit? She said it's not for their family or for their husband but for themselves that one should be fit. It shouldn't be that if one is in the industry so they have the pressure of being fit. The only pressure that one should have is of them wanting to be fit for their own selves. So they should be fit so that their body doesn't fall prey to a number of diseases.
(images via Yogen Shah)
