Warning: Curves Ahead

            What does a curvy shape to you mean? To me it means an average sized woman with proportional chest to hips and a significantly smaller waist. Unfortunately this seems not to be the case for that definition these days. An adjective mostly saved for the Scarlett Johansson body types has now been diluted to refer to any body shape over a size 16. 
           Every magazine I have opened in the past five years tells you how to dress for the basic body shapes: pear, boyish, apple, and curvy. Every other body shape seems to be accurate but the "curvy" page is always a plus-sized woman wearing clothes from plus-sized stores. Where's the curvy girl's page?
           It's almost as if "plus-sized" is seen as an insulting word so they had to cover it up with a word stolen from a different body type. Why can't there be an extra page? A page for the size 6 to 12 girls who are loving their equal chest and hips ratio and the way their waist dips in. What are those girls to do? 
          The curvy girls are left to fend for themselves having to ignore the "curvy" page because the clothes don't come in her size and the model has nothing close to her body type. When did the curvy girl start getting lumped in with a different body type?
           Just the other day, I read an article in Marie Claire talking about the challenge of finding plus-sized evening wear. On the page were pictures of the typical plus-sized celebrities. Gabourey Sidibe, Adele...and Marilyn Monroe? Marilyn Monroe, a size 8 curvy woman has been lumped in with plus-sized women. Women who no more share a body type than they do clothing size, are all being put under the curvy umbrella of safety.
            Why is this? With the obesity rates rising, for the sake of vanity there might be a stigma when describing someone as "plus-sized" where referring a body shape as curvy is a compliment because any normal mind had the automatic hourglass shape in mind a la Marilyn. Women feel more confident when they can associate their body types with the stereotypical sex symbols as opposed to really accepting their bodies. 
           Let's get honest! Nikki Blonsky is gorgeous, proud, plus-sized girl. She doesn't pretend that she's the same as Bridgitte Bardot, she knows who she is and doesn't need to hide behind a false label. If you're curvy and you know it, raise your hands. If you're pear shaped, shake it proudly. Apple shapes, be fierce. Boyish shapes, work it. Plus-sized ladies, strike a pose and get your own page in the style sections.