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    Commentary: Body positivity has boomed. But thinness never went away

    by Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Los Angeles Times Jan 20, 2023 3 minutes
    Models on the Moschino runway under the big top in Burbank on June 8, 2019.

    I remember the first time I walked into a United Colors of Benetton store when I was 12 years old at the Woodbury Commons outlet mall. The brand, which was all the rage in the 1990s, exemplified the epitome of chic for my tween self.

    I went in and picked up a pair of their largest-size pants, pants I’m sure we couldn’t afford even on a discount and tried them on. I couldn’t get them over my hips. I was devastated.

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