This European Model Went Viral On TikTok After Revealing That She Wears A “Fat Suit” For Plus-Sized Shoots

Who thought that the modeling industry could get any worse? Unrealistic beauty expectations are nothing new.

Yet, a European “plus-size” model named Karoline Bjornelykke shocked the TikTok community when she revealed a wholly dishonest and damaging practice that has become standard in the plus-sized modeling industry.

Karoline posted a TikTok on her account, @CoolQuinn, and detailed exactly how the industry makes “average” sized models appear larger for clothing ads.

“I am a plus-sized model, which means that I sometimes work for plus-sized brands,” Karoline said before showing her very-obviously slender figure in the mirror.

She explained how these brands typically carry sizes XL to 5XL. And Karoline is nowhere near representative of those sizes.

“If you have eyes, you can see that I am not that size. So, how do we fix this problem? Well, I have to bring padding to work– which is basically a fat suit,” she said.

Karoline showed a string bag stuffed with pads that look nearly identical to sports bra inserts. Then, she showed the TikTok community how models stuff these under clothing items to appear larger.

“You just stuff them in, which makes you look a lot bigger. And, if that isn’t enough, you just pin the clothing in the back,” Karoline said while turning around to show a disastrous shirt back.

TikTok; pictured above is Karoline in her video

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“So, if an ad looks really good from the front, it probably looks like sh*t from the back,” she added.

But why would the fashion industry go this far? Why not just hire truly plus-sized models? Karoline explained this, too.

“They want the neck and the face to look very slim and sharp. This doesn’t just create unrealistic standards, but impossible ones,” she said.

Karoline’s TikTok gained over seven hundred thousand views and just over one hundred thousand likes. The community was outraged and saddened to learn about this common-place tactic.

“I always wondered why the ‘plus-sized’ models had no double chin. I am midsize and have one. Now, it all makes sense!” commented one user.

“This is so sad. We are definitely not there yet when it comes to representation in the modeling industry,” commented another.

Karoline agreed with her followers and hoped the industry will make some much-needed changes soon.

“My suggestion is just to use real plus-sized women. There are so many gorgeous plus-sized women out there,” she said.

@kbearluck

Based on questions for my video “from skinny to plus size” with 3M views, link in comments ??

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Katharina Buczek graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Digital Arts. Specializing ... More about Katharina Buczek

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