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Self-Care & Body Empowerment What inspired you to create TikToks of realistic clothing hauls? I was inspired to create TikToks of realistic clothing hauls because I kept seeing hauls on social media showing great outfits, which was definitely entertaining, but I felt like I was never seeing people showing the bad. It wasn’t a realistic experience, especially as someone who has always had difficulty in the dressing room, being a curvier girl.

How has social media affected your perception of body image? A few years ago, social media was hard for people who struggled with their bodies because you would only see perfection and edited photos. I think now it’s a way more positive place. You can see more diversity when it comes to people and bodies. So even though there’s some negativity when it comes to body image, I feel it’s a way more open and comfortable environment now compared to what it used to be.

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What was your favourite part about creating the Remi x Revolve line?

Remi Bader: Redefining Body Image One TikTok at a Time

My favourite part about creating the line was that I got to bring to life a lot of different styles that I always struggled to find in my size. Having the creative direction and the ability to work with such a big retailer, I could truly have so much freedom. They allowed me to take what I’ve always been looking for and what my followers have always been looking for and put it into a line.

Just because people on social media seem like they’re happy with their bodies all the time, doesn’t mean you need to feel like that’s the way it’s supposed to be. You can have days where you feel good in your body and days where you feel bad. I think the goal for everyone should be to be on the journey to at least try to accept yourself the way you are. Everyone is going through something, and comparing yourself on social media doesn’t help.

What’s the hardest part about having these honest conversations on the internet? Why is it so important?

PHOTO CREDIT: JASPER SOLOFF

What advice would you give readers who feel they have an unhealthy relationship with their bodies?

TikTok star Remi Bader, widely known for her clothing hauls, shares her tips for accepting your body and why keeping it realistic — especially when it comes to social media — is key.

Scan to shop the full collection from Remi x Revolve.

The hardest part about having these open conversations is knowing that I will get very strong feedback and opinions that I sometimes might not want to hear. Also, when you bring up important conversations that not everyone agrees with, it causes a lot of back and forth on social media. But, at the end of the day, I know that everything I stand for and the videos I put out there are making a difference and helping people. That’s what’s most important to me.

Body Confidence Is Being Unafraid to Be You Finding our beauty and strength can seem like a challenge, but it becomes easier when we make an effort to empower one another. Aisha Fairclough & Dr. Jill Andrew

O Aisha Fairclough Co-Founder, Body Confidence Canada

ur bodies take us through the world from our first breath to our last. They move us through society, socializing and creating memories with loved ones and the random strangers we encounter in our day-to-day. Our bodies get us through conflict. Very early on in childhood, however, we begin to learn the solemn truth that some bodies are seen, heard, celebrated, and even protected more than others — and crowned “the beautiful ones” while others are, well, not crowned. In the best of times, body confidence is our ability to see ourselves amidst

the noise and false information of diet, beauty, and self-help industries — engines that accelerate when we don’t like the reflections staring back at us. It’s the piggy bank getting richer and richer off our insecurities and our perfect “imperfections.” As we redefine beauty standards and empower others to feel confident in the skin they’re in, we become part of a revolution — a revolution set to leave nobody behind or discriminated against based on their size, race, religion, gender expression or identity, class, age, sexuality, or ability. Our body confidence is knowing that we’re good

enough just the way we are. It’s us breaking the stigma around talking about our mental health. It’s accepting that some days will be great, others not, and some will simply be neutral. Finding our beauty during this pandemic has been a struggle for so many. Social isolation and uncertainty have taken their toll. It’s times like these when we must remember our strength, endurance, and vulnerability. Sometimes showing up just the way we are — strong, afraid, solid, fractured, and everything in between — is the biggest, boldest step we can take toward our body confidence and that is beautiful.

Dr. Jill Andrew Co-Founder, Body Confidence Canada

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