Is it just me, or does it feel like everything is shrinking? The middle classes are shrinking, our pockets are shrinking, and there go our attention spans too—and still, a lot of the money people do have has begun to go toward shrinking their bodies. In a post-Ozempic society, everyone is a fraction of their former selves. But if eating disorders are, beneath the fixation on losing weight, really a search for control, are the popularity of these drugs a response to an unraveling world? The less we feel is within our grasp, the tighter the grip on ourselves. But when women have, since the dawn of time, been taught to shrink themselves, it continues to be a radical act to take up all the space as you want and shine as brightly as you please, whether it’s in neon brights, stark whites, or curve-hugging tights. Your body speaks to your story, your histories, your heritage, your taste, your power, and shouldn’t be restricted to fit a trend. Beauty has no sample size. And anyway, the sign of a life well-lived has always been about its fullness. Make sure you live yours to the max.