When I walked into Zepbound’s Changing the Threads exhibit in New York City, the first thing I noticed were the clothes suspended around the space. And no, I wasn’t paying much attention to the silhouettes, sizes, or fabric of these garments. It was the words embroidered onto them that, truthfully, made me tear up.

Zepbound , for context, is an injectable prescription medicine for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related medical conditions. Knowing that made the installation feel even more resonant, because the exhibit wasn’t just a display of clothes. It was an invitation to see the real people, stories, and stigma behind a medical condition that’s often misunderstood.

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