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Why More Plus Size Clothes Don’t Exist
The Los Angeles Times recently reported on “The Plus-Size Mystery in Women’s Fashion”. Why are 65% of American women shopping for plus size clothing, yet there is not a great amount of variety in plus clothing for women? This article delves into the reason behind this oxymoron to find that it goes back to the [...]
Full Figured Fashion Week Finale
Aimee and I (Erica) attended the Full Figure Fashion Week finale on Saturday night. Twelve designers showed their lines with the amazingly beautiful and personable Emme as the night’s host. Some of the designers that showed included; IGIGI, Lotis, Qristyl Frazier Designs, Susan Moses, and Monif C. Gwen DeVoe also gave out awards to people who have made [...]
FFFW: Opening Night
Last night was the first night of FFFW. Erica and I arrived raring to go and ready to meet all the fabulous fashionistas, designers, models and sponsors. We quickly ran backstage to say hello to everyone and check out the collections which were about to be sent down the runway. We got to see the newest collections [...]
Gary Dakin Interviewed by the UK Times
Gary Dakin, who runs the plus-size division of Ford Models was recently interview with the Times UK. Dakin represents some of the hottest plus-size models in the business, such as Crystal Renn, Ashley Graham, and Tara Lynn. He offers an amazing perspective on the fashion industry as a whole and the rise of the [...]
What is Selfridges Thinking?
Selfridges has decided to drop the high-end plus size line, Marina Rinaldi. Marina Rinaldi’s size range runs from 14-26 and is known to have “garments in line with fashion trends, synonymous with quality and preciosity of the fabrics and tailoring details”. With the dropping of the Marina Rinaldi line at Selfridges, the highest size that [...]
Grazia UK – “The Rise of Plus-Size?”
Grazia UK has highlighted the rise of the plus-size fashion industry in their December 14th article. The article highlights how Lizzie Miller, the model known for being on page 194 of the now famous Glamour article, started the plus-size buzz. Mark Fast was not soon behind with his fashion show that put both plus size and straight size [...]
