“Ms. Davis gained a following through posts that criticized diet culture as she built a career as a curve model — she wore up to a size 16 or XXL — most prominently for Dôen, a California fashion brand known for floral prairie dresses typically worn by more willowy women. Her feed was a running commentary on the unrealistic expectation to conform to a thin ideal: ‘A flat stomach won’t change your life’ and ‘It’s so exhausting being afraid and ashamed of parts of ur body.’ Then, over just a few months, Ms. Davis shrank.”
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