Finally, models who look like real women! It used to be that a required qualification for all female models was skinniness that bordered on skeletal. And yeah they may look good on camera, but how ...
A recent Instagram post from Vogue stopped me in my tracks. “We are watching the erasure of women’s bodies,” read the title.
The numbers paint a sobering picture of plus size representation in high fashion. 9 per cent were straight-size (US 0-4) during the Spring/Summer 2025 season. While these figures might seem ...
The runway has long catered to a waifish ideals. Across 219 shows in New York, London, Paris, and Milan, Vogue Business reported that only 17 brands featured plus-size models—a statistic that reflects ...
The semiannual New York Fashion Week now under way gives us a glimpse of what will be stylish during the next season. And along with the event comes the en vogue discussion of the models' sizes. Women ...
Something incredible is happening in fashion right now, and the numbers don’t lie. The global plus size clothing market was estimated at USD 119.4 billion in 2024. The market is expected to grow from ...
Size inclusivity is a hot-button topic within the fashion industry. Globally, there is still much work to do in regard to representation. Major fashion houses are still lacking statistically when it ...
Alicia Johnson is a 62-year-old author and model signed to Ford Models—an elite agency that has been home to Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Brooke Shields. She’s the only model at Ford in both ...
At I AM PLUSH, we are dedicated to advocating for, supporting and meeting the needs of the Plus Size community. Our mission is to empower individuals to embrace self-love, get cute, get out and live a ...
New York Fashion Week did not get the body diversity memo this season. The drastic shift away from curve representation towards thinner models caused the event to hit the headlines for all the wrong ...
The fashion industry's relationship with body diversity is like a bad breakup – it keeps promising change but goes back to old habits. 7 percent across 230 shows and presentations featuring 8,800 ...