Designer Falguni Peacock made an insensitive comment during an interview about plus-size brides. In the interview, which took place during India Couture Week, the designer said that she would ask plus-size brides to lose a couple inches and come back in a few months to get their bridal outfit fitted.
In addition to this, she also said she would recommend plus-sized brides to wear a long blouse, no deep necks as it wouldn’t “flatter their figure.” She also said she would suggest them to wear a flared lehenga and not a fitted one as “fitted won’t really work when you are little big”.
These comments insinuated several people, and people took to Instagram to bash the designer for body-shaming plus-sized women. Amber Qureshi, a fashion entrepreneur, wrote a lengthy post highlighting everything that is wrong with the beauty industry. Sara Ali Khan was also faced a portion of the backlash as people felt she should have used her voice to counter what Falguni was saying- but she chose to sit quietly and smile through the interview.
After receiving widespread flak, Falguni Peacock apologised for her statement and commented on Amber’s Instagram post. "To all you beautiful women, I am so so sorry if I’ve inadvertently hurt anyone’s feelings. This wasn’t my intention at all. Having dealt with body issues all my life (and am still dealing with them) I realise that we should wear what we want and what makes us happy. My sincere apologies," she wrote in the comments section.
Falguni’s comments came shortly after noted designer launched his Charbagh Winter 2019 collection on Instagram. The bridal collection featured several plus-sized models in deep-necked blouses.
Women should be allowed to wear what they want without having to conform to society’s standards of what suits their body type. Designers who are in that industry should encourage body-positivity rather than body-shame women.
