“I searched for wedding dresses and the internet gave me weight-loss ads”

Meena trying on wedding dresses

Credit: Meena Alexander

Weddings


“I searched for wedding dresses and the internet gave me weight-loss ads”

By Meena Alexander

2 years ago

9 min read

When Stylist’s Meena Alexander got engaged and started looking for wedding dresses, she wasn’t prepared to be sucked into the industry’s toxic underbelly, where diet culture and body shaming still run rampant. 


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