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Sao Paulo Fashion Week shows Plus Sizes!
Sao Paulo, Brazil showed a catwalk of plus size models for their fashion week called Mega Polo Moda. The models showed trends for the Autumn/Winter 2010 season which included the safari trend though animal prints and neutral colors as well as a silhouette focus to leggings and tunics.
What do you think of this fashion show [...]
Crystal Renn & DIY Floral Headbands!
Plus Model Crystal Renn and Erica Domesek of P.S. I Made This team up again for another great Modelinia.com video! In this video Crystal and Erica show us how to make floral headbands. Check it out and let us know what your favorite DIY thing is!
See more videos on modelinia.com
Spotted- Crystal Renn, Brooklyn Decker, and Alessandra Ambrosio!
Model and wife of Andy Roddick, Brooklyn Decker, just posted a pic on her tweeter account of herself, model Alessandra Ambrosio, and plus model Crystal Renn. Decker accompanied the pic with the following tweet: “With @angelalessandra and Crystal Renn giving our best work faces ”.
Here at MP we are so excited to see what kind of [...]
Model Spotlight: Sage Salzer
One of our favorite model friends, Sage Salzer, took some time out of her very hectic work schedule to do an interview with Madison Plus! Check out her interview below!
You have had an interesting background in modeling as you have done both straight size and plus size modeling. How did you get started in straight [...]
Jibri Spring 2010
Jasmine Elder, the creative mind behind one of our fav indie designer lines for plus sizes, Jibri, has just released pictures of her Spring 2010 line! The pictures and dresses look amazing!
The pink dress reminds me of one of the chic dresses that Victoria Beckham would wear but in plus sizes! I also love how Jamine addressed the asymmetrical trend we [...]
The Fiercely Real Model Search Winner Is????
We are so excited to announce that the winner of Tyra’s Fiercely Real Model Search winner is Sheridan Watson. Watson is 17 years old, a size 14, and from New Jersey. Watson won a 3 year contract with Wilhemina and will be in Seventeen Magazine.
Lauren Koenig- Daily Venus Diva Cover Model
We are proud to say that our original Fresh Face model, Lauren Koenig, has landed the cover of Daily Venus Diva. She looks gorgeous and we are so proud of her! Check out her great cover shot and interview photos!
To contact Lauren, visit her website.
Would you like to be a Fresh Face? Email us at info@madisonplus.com!
City Style: Paris
Our MP City Style correspondent from Paris, Lalia, is back with more fun and fashion from abroad!
“I just took some photos with my new La Redoute little black dress, and I wanted to share it with everyone. I was inspired by the character Catherine Mayfair from the TV show Desperate Housewives. I found it amusing [...]
Think Biffi for MXM
We love a sneak peek, and of course we have to share it with everyone! Here is a behind-the-scene look at the new MXM collection by Jessica Biffi.
Read more here.
What do you think of the preview?
Toccara Shines with Vogue Curvy
W Curve model Toccara Jones is the newest face featured on the new Vogue Curvy website. We love the video of her, Toccara’s personality just jumps off the screen and she has a great point of view on what it is to be plus.
Watch the video here.
What do you think of her definition of plus?
Lizzie Miller On the Cover of Fashion Illustrated Milan
Fashion Illustrated Milan featured W Curve model Lizzie Miller in their cover story about the evolution of beauty in fashion and how the ideal body shape has changed from 1876-2010.
Fashion Illustrated also covered some of the reasons why plus fashion is struggling to make it to the forefront of the fashion industry over the past decade. This [...]
Inga Goes to Russia
The beautiful Ford + model Inga Eiriksdottir who was most recently in V Magazine’s “Size Issue”, was just featured in a Bridget Bardot inspired editorial in the March issue of Russian Vogue.
Photos by Terry Tsiolis.
What do you think of the editorial?
MP Model Spotlight: Elisa D’Ospina
The wonders of social networking brought Elisa D’Ospina to our attention. She is an Italian based plus model, and she is taking Europe by storm, she has been in many major campaigns including Curvy Can which is an Italian based organization with the goal of promoting a positive body image.
You have quite the impressive career, having worked [...]
Gabby Sidibe Shines at the NAACP Awards
Gabby Sidibe took home the trophy for Outstanding Actress In A Motion Picture for her role in “Precious” at the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles on Friday night. She beat out tough competition such as Sandra Bullock, who she is seen here with.
Gabby said the award came as a surprise, “I didn’t really expect [...]
Re/Dress NYC: Vintage and Resale Size 14 +
We are happy to have today a post by MP friend and fellow entrepreneur, Sahar Parirokh. Sahar owns Freedom Star which is a multi-pronged company that sells accessories, offers consulting for small business owners, and mentorship programs for students. Check out her full site at FreedomStarOnline.com.
Sahar visited the very hip boutique Re/Dress NYC exclusively for Madison [...]
Vogue has gone Curvy? Yes!
Italian Vogue has just relaunched their website with new site sections: Vogue Black, Vogue Talents, and Vogue Curvy. Vogue Curvy features The Curvy Blog, Curvy News, Glam and Curvy, Beauty, and so much more.
While we are definitely excited to see Italian Vogue dedicate a section of the site for the curvy fashionistas out there, we have [...]
Encore! Crystal Renn + V Magazine
Crystal Renn was recently featured in the V Magazine “Size Issue” with straight size model Jacquelyn Jablonski. Crystal Renn must have edged out the competition as she has been asked to do a solo shoot for V Magazine’s March Issue! To tease us, V Magazine has released two images. The first was shoted by Amanda de [...]
Lizzie Miller in Italian Vogue
Lizzie Miller did an interview, photoshoot, and video with Italian Vogue! We are so excited that a magazine known for its cutting-edge editorial style is featuring a plus model such as Lizzie Miller. Check out her pics and watch the video here!
What do you think of Lizzie’s collaboration with Italian Vogue?
Crystal Renn on Nightline- Is it ok to be fat?
Nightline had a heated debate last night called “Is it ok to be Fat?”.
This debate was created due to the size of models, sample sizes, and the plus size being debated largely in the media as of late. Models like Coco Rocha at a size 4 are called too fat to model, Filippa Hamilton was fired [...]
Alexander McQueen: A Tribute
It has been a sad time in the fashion world with the recent passing of Alexander McQueen.
Alexander McQueen is considered one of the creative geniuses of our time in the fashion industry. His designs as well as his fashion shows were always outrageous. In tribute to him, we will pay respect to some of the big [...]
Doutzen Kroes joins the Model and Sample Size Debate
The model and sample size debate seems to only be intensifying! Recently Coco Rocha, Gemma Ward, and Lara Stone have come under scrutiny for being considered “larger” models. At the same time we have the sample size debate; that the designers are making the samples so small that only the tinest, prepuberty girls can fit in [...]
Crystal Renn and Hayley Morley walk Mark Fast
Mark Fast first showed his high-end knit line on plus models last season to show that his knits look great not only on straight size models, but curvy plus models as well. The move turned out to be brilliant for him as the press and public went crazy for the beautiful images of plus models, such as Hayley Morley, strutting [...]
Hot off the Press! Crystal Renn walks Mark Fast!
Plus size model Crystal Renn just walked down the runway of Mark Fast’s Fall/Winter 2010 show! Check out one of the first pictures to be seen of Crystal on twitter! Check back tomorrow for more pictures of the Mark Fast’s show!
Aimee and Monif C
The talented Monif C reached out to me and asked me to participate in her Customer Appreciation photo shoot, featuring her fabulous convertible dress. I was in good company, I really enjoyed getting to know all the ladies who joined me at the shoot.
I loved watching all the girls transform from there everyday looks to one of [...]
