MP STYLE GUIDE RSSTag Archives: Plus Size Industry
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 [...]
Must Read NYT Article: Plus Size Wars
I always love a solid article on the plus industry. Plus Size Wars is an article featured in the New York Times today written by Ginia Bellafante. She perfectly sums up the “Catch 22″ of plus fashion. “The market for plus-size clothes is effectively a Catch-22: women purchase less than they might because what they [...]
Iman supports the Plus Movement!
Model Iman spoke of the plus-size movement in modeling at the Harper’s Bazaar’s dinner for Tate Britain artists, “I’m so for it. Are you kidding me? I think the fashion industry has been just walking around it and they do maybe one issue out of the year called ‘the Body Issue.’” She continued, “I think [...]
Plus Models a Gimmick?
I think people are getting nervous due to the momentum that the plus industry is gaining. Blogger Garance Dore was quoted saying some snarky remarks in regards to the change happening in the fashion industry. “I think it’s too much and almost naive of the fashion industry, because it would be nice in a few [...]
MP at LIM College!
Aimee and I (Erica) were so excited to be invited to speak in front of a class of 50 at LIM College. As alumni of the college it was nice to speak about Madison Plus and the plus size industry. The students were very interested in the discussion with questions ranging from how to start [...]
Jonano Fashion Show
On Saturday afternoon I attended the Jonano fashion show with plus size expert and former plus model Catherine Schuller. The line was designed by Henry N. Jackson who has had worked for such designers as Valentino and Oscar de La Renta and has had design stints in Paris, Milan, and New York. Henry designs pieces [...]
Brigitte’s First Real Women’s Issue is HERE!
After the German magazine, Brigitte, received many complaints over their too boney models, they decided to overhaul their look by using only real women in their fashion editorials. Well, guess what? The first issue is HERE and we are so excited! The issue features real women of various sizes, ages, ethnic backgrounds, and professions. This [...]
Lara Stone- The Return of Curvy?
We have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go. This sprung to my mind after reading the article about Lara Stone in the January edition of Vogue magazine. Overall, 2009 has been a great year for the acceptance of the real woman in the not so real world of [...]
Congratulations to our Lane Bryant Winners!
Congratulations to our 3 winners; Nikki, Andrea, and Elizabeth who have each won a $50 gift certificate to Lane Bryant. Can’t wait to see what they buy! A big thanks to all of our MP fashionistas who entered and stay tuned for more contests coming soon! The contest may be over but you can still shop the [...]
Madison Plus’s Fresh Face: Alicia NYC
I met Alicia at the G2Majesty fashion show, she was just striking and what great cheekbones!! I had to ask her to featured on our Fresh Face feature. Why did you decide to pursue a career in the modeling industry? It may sound corny…..but since I could remember I have always LOVED to (IN THE WORDS OF Beyonce’) [...]
Lizzie Miller on the Cover of Experience Life Magazine
Lizzie Miller, the model who became famous for being the girl on page 194 of the September issue of Glamour, is now the cover model for Experience Life Magazine! Experience Life is a magazine dedicated to healthy living and self-improvement. Lizzie Miller talks about how she knew she wanted to become a plus size model at [...]
Exclusive Promotion Winner!
Congratulations to Mia Marlowe! Mia is the winner of our EXCLUSIVE Holiday Promo with Fashion Overdose to celebrate the holiday season! Mia won a $25 gift certificate to buy anything she desires at Fashion Overdose! Fashion Overdose will be contacting Mia early this coming week with the details. Thank you to everyone who entered! There [...]
Pssstt… Crystal Renn to become a BLONDE?
“Pssstt…. we just heard that Crystal Renn is dying her hair blonde and doing a Marilyn Monroe inspired photo shoot for the Italian Vanity Fair. Don’t worry! MP will keep you up to date on this hot tidbit!”
