There is much debate over advertisers and fashion magazines using photographs of women that have been retouched or altered, by the photo editing software called Photoshop.
In this particular Ralph Lauren advertisement it shows model, Filippa Hamilton, so distorted from the use of Photoshop her waist appears to be smaller than her head.
Is this what fashion and entertainment editors want women to believe is beautiful? Is her body image truly ideal?
Photoshop not only misleads women’s perspective of beauty and their personal appearance goals, but it creates unrealistic expectations for women. Many times this may lead to a disordered eating habit.
Exposure to the thin-body ideals, like this advertisment leads to temporary decreases in a woman’s self esteem and increases in body and weight dissatisfaction, depression and anxiety.
