Food is one of the many subjects that is often depicted in editorial fashion photography as part of its narrative construction. A problematic phenomenon exists where female Millennial models in these images, along with her interactions with the food, are sexually objectified. The lack of body size and ethnic diversity, the types of food illustrated and the way she interacts with it are not truthful to the complex relationships Millennials have with food in real life. In my capstone, I investigate how fashion editorial images that portray food and female Millennial models can be constructed to empower and authentically represent a diversity of female Millennials and the role of food in their lives. As a Millennial myself, I seek to empower female Millennials with the goal of propelling changes that could possibly enhance the lived experiences of female Millennials as they participate in visual culture.

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