European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Model management ltd., modelling garment Tot left and Suun Bishop i her business the largest and most successful of its 1 Lype. Now represents 65 models and grosses More than $2 Milieu a year. And Swift who once nabbed prospects on Street Corners and herded them Inlo Manhattan Coffee shops now oversees her Empire from a fashionable Penthouse in the heart of he garment District. Her accounts include Macy s. . Penney Spiegel and Bloomingdale Sall of which carry Large sizes. Among those who strut their stuff for plus models Are Patrick a 5-foot-9, 160-Pound Beauty who specializes in bathing Suil and lingerie Layouts and Bishop who concentrates on mannequin modelling for a Cool $100 an hour. Our models have to maintain some stability. They can t Yoyo says swill. We have a scale and they have to be weighed. The average is Between 140 and 105 pounds Swift preaches exercise As Well As acceptance. Virtually All her charges adhere to a regimen that rival those of any High fashion models. We re not just Tat girls with pretty faces says Susan Bishop. We take care of our bodies. My friends have a problem dealing with the tact thai i Don t have a problem Wilh my size Bui you have to work with what you  Darby Williams another plus size Model has Lustrous dark hair and big Brown eyes. She also has a hair for he theatrical honed during her years As an actress and Singer. I do a to o showroom modelling she says. I m Good at Selling the  Williams started modelling after the birth of her first child. Her career was interrupted by a second pregnancy. But she s now Back in business. Hers is an important Job. I consider myself a spokeswoman for Large size women says Williams. We re not promoting being lat. We Are saying there s no reason to hide it you re nol exactly what you want to May 27, 1987 old clothes sold friends by Margot Slade new York times hey Are generally the Type of clothes Only a Mother could Hale 1he Cut Tod shoes that have folded to our feel me Slouchy hat that creases just so the oversize Cotton shirt that after umpteen washings is soft and cuddly the baggy trousers that Don t bind. They afo Comfort clothes. They Are often objects that can Calm us in moments of anxiety said Syd Crown a clinical psychologist in Bethesda my. They Are familiar Sata. They May carry with them fond memories or pleasant associations. They May carry us through different phases of development. Al the very least wearing them makes us fee Good about  clothes like cosmetics Are mood altering substances said Thomas f. Cash a professor of psychology at old Dominion University in Norfolk a. These clothes affect to we feel about ourselves and thus How a relate to others people sometimes choose Oul tits that project a certain social image that is for their expected of incl on others Cash said. But people also choose clothes for reasons of self image in which Case he said we might ask not what Mill be the effect of these clothes on others but How will wearing them affect the Way we Leel about ourselves in Short they Are Comfort cloth of according to Cash these could be items that help us create certain feelings or moods. Ron Barrett for example said thai before creating the humorous illustrations that Are his hallmark he needs to conjure a feeling of discipline. That s Why i dress formally in a shirt and tie barrel said. I can t Wear pyjamas and Bunny slippers and Day the Shirl is often an old Brooks Brothers he said non binding with sleeves Cut Tike  the lie might be from his horse lie collection they project a kind of humorous Persona Barrett said adding in a sense they represent my world View Julia Mcfarlane an owner of and hoc software a Tala Shatlan household linens shop said when i need to feel together i Wear a hat. A hat seems to finish things off. It is comforting and comfortable and besides it keeps my hair in  people might use clothes to avoid some feelings. Imagine an aerobics class with lots of bodies in lots of when wearing sweats you Ann i the tame person. Tight fitting leotards Cash said say we Havn a negative body image we Don t like our hips and thighs. And we know that in leotards Well just hate those hips and highs. We might choose Loose exercise doling to avoid those bad  Brown suggested that wearing sweat suits May allow us to avoid responsibility they Are casual relaxed he said. The Havano fickels or Only Small pockets so you can t carry a Wallet keys All the things that would make people expect you to act. Say like an executive you cannot be the same responsible person that you Are in a suit when you re wearing  then there arc clothes with a history like Miranda Magagnini s jeans jacket. It was bought 13 years ago Over her Mother s objections. I earned the Money o pay for it she said. Then i washed it several times to make it soft and embroidered on ii. It s been All Over Iho world Wilh Rne it s faded Over the years but the material is As Sod As velvet and it conforms to my  what s so special about this jacket it was Iho rabble rouser look Magagnini said. Now it represents my youth a Good Lime Lor me. It also was something worked Lor so Here is a sense of rebellion about it Comfort clothing often has to stay in your wardrobe Long enough to gather associations to become an old Friend said Rita Freedman a psychologist in Scarsdale . And the author of Beauty bound Lexington books 1986. A new Friend never quite feels the same " attachments to an item of clothing Are often based on superstition Good things happened when we wore it in the past. There is an element of conditioning Loo the last time you wore it something anxiety producing occurred and you kept Calm you did Well Brown said. That calming influence carries  Comfort clothing also makes us look Good people react to that which makes us feel Good. Or As Brown said it helps us create an image we re comfortable living up to " i Havo a jacket i bought Here beautifully Cut. With lots of zippers said Phillips Schulz a writer and Cookbook author Whoso latest publication is cooking with fire and smoke Simon & schuster 1986. I love that jacks because people pay attention to me when i Wear it i look that Good in it. And that makes me feel Good about myself. Wearing that makes me comfortable in a City where i was 1  Freedman pointed out however that comport clothes can be physically uncomfortable or downright painful As Wilh High heeled shoes or too snug jeans yet make us alluring to others. Discomfort she said is Altert a part of people s Comfort  the stars and stripes Paga 15