There is a fabulous article in the UK newapaper  The Independent,  which addresses the increase in plus/real sized models who are now being requested for the runways, and photoshoots.

“There is now a real ripple of interest around models that are different from the standard catwalk model, who is too thin.”- Caryn Franklin

We want fashion to enhance women’s self-esteem. I’m delighted that Mark is using larger girls because it means [his last show] wasn’t a novelty to get everyone talking but a real commitment” – Caryn Franklin

All this increased attention is due to V Mag, Glamour Mag, Mark Fast, blogs, Karl Lagerfelds comments, and I am sure the photo from Sao Paolo fashion week did not help either.

Its great to see the modeling agencies responding by hiring more plus models for their boards

“The plus-size market used to begin at size 14, while the standard finished at 10. But there is now a lot more work for size 12 and up. We took on 20 more girls last year, which is a lot.”  - Sarah Travers

The time is now, if you want to get into plus modeling!

You can also read more at NY Mag

What do you think of the article?