The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Imagine you are a police detective trying to identify a suspect wearing a trench coat, baggy pants and a baseball cap pulled low. Or imagine you are a fashion ...

Imagine you are a police detective trying to identify a suspect wearing a trench coat, baggy pants and a baseball cap pulled low. Or imagine you are a fashion industry executive who wants to market ...

There’s no such thing as an “ideal” body shape, regardless of what some may try to tell you. Bodies come in all different shapes and sizes. That’s part of what makes each of us unique. It’s important ...