Dear brands that design activewear for plus-size people, this one's for you. Something that continuously grinds my gears is the fact that you pump out 100+ new designs before expanding your size range ...
“If inclusive sizing is important to you as a designer, you really have to push,” says Taylor Long, plus-size model and founder of Nomads Swimwear, a size inclusive, destination-inspired swim line ...
How did you come up with the idea for Nomads Swimwear? I studied fashion design at UC. During that time, I started plus-size modeling. When I’d be on-set, I noticed, specifically within swimwear, I ...
In my younger years, if you had asked me where to find on-trend plus-size clothing, the first thing that would've come to mind was Forever 21+. Partly because I was young and broke, but also because I ...
Deep into the continued push for diversity in fashion, we’re still rarely seeing a range of plus-size bodies on the runway. Inclusive and diverse are words continuously thrown around when a curvy ...
The towering walls of chokers and bracelets at H&M and the sleek boots lining the floors at Zara have one infuriating thing in common: These accessories are not made for plus-size people. A ...
New York Fashion Week has long been a stage for boundary-pushing visuals and creative, artistic ideas. This season, couture designer Renee Cafaro aims to redefine the stage by the very scales of ...
Shopping for plus size formal dresses used to mean stressful searches for the right size, only to find boxy shapes because "that's all they had." Thankfully, fat creators, size-inclusive designers, ...
As plus-size fashion continues to grow exponentially — the UK market is estimated to grow 5-6% each year from 2017 to 2022, outperforming other markets — the demand for clothing above a size 16 (UK ...