This is Barbie Ferreira, a model who’s been a part of campaigns for Aerie and Lane Bryant:
She’s unafraid to talk about her supposed “imperfections.” This week she shared an unapologetic photo of her bare midriff showing off her “lil stripes” (a.k.a. stretch marks):
The term is a riff on #tigerstripes, a popular hashtag people use on Instagram when proudly posting photos of their stretch marks. When you really think about it, stripes (or tiger stripes) are a much more appealing and endearing way to talk about the completely normal marks so many of us have on our skin.
