Seven plus-size models came together at London Fashion Week on September 14 to protest the industry’s fixation with thinness.
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 ...
While we love hearing the terms diversity and inclusion, the modeling industry’s way of saying it tends to be from a business standpoint. The modeling industry feigned its claimed attempt to include ...
Let’s be clear: Black women have always set the standard in the fashion and beauty industries. From the regal gold adornments of our African ancestors to the street style of the B-Girls of Brooklyn ...
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 fashion world stood still on February 20, 2020, when Paloma Elsesser and Jill Kortleve became the first "plus-size" models to walk Fendi in the house's history. It wasn't just another runway show ...
The era of size inclusivity is seemingly over. Our critic traces the shift and hopes designers might learn from it.
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 ...
When Ashley Rose started modeling at 11, it wasn't something she wanted to do for herself. “I was a tomboy who played volleyball, basketball and track. I only went to events because my mom wanted me ...
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 ...
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