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It seems everywhere you turn these days there's some controversy over plus-size models. Yesterday Garance Doré made some comments that set people off, and now ABC is getting flak for refusing to air plus-size Lane Bryant lingerie ads on its network. Apparently the network said no to airing Lane Bryant lingerie ads during Dancing With the Stars because they were too racy. However, it ran Read more
Street style photographer Garance Doré has a thing or two to say about plus-size models. "It's not such a good thing to show plus-size because it's not really physically healthy and not always flattering to fashion," she said. V Magazine begs to differ. But before you get offended, she has more to say: "It should not be such a big deal to show women with different bodies, but sometimes it's Read more
French Elle's April issue has hit stands, and it's the annual plus-size edition. We already know plus-size models probably don't make women, of any size, feel better about their bodies, but continuing to ghettoize them into one issue just makes size, well, an issue. Of course, plus-size model is in itself a misnomer. America's top-earning plus-size model, Crystal Renn, is a size 12, one size Read more
British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman would. Source Would You Like to See More Shapely Models? Yes, of course. It's way healthier. No way! Clothes look better on thin figures. Read more
Mary Katrantzou might launch plus-size on Net-a-Porter; will others follow? — Fashionista 16-year-old model Hailey Clauson stars in a disturbing Pop Magazine editorial — Styleite Lessons for a modern-day lady: how to wear cropped trousers — Stylelist How to fix your pesky broken makeup — The Fashion Spot How Charles Dickens's influence translated to the Fall runways — The Daily Read more
H&M debuts a plus-size line in the US and tells no one about it — The Budget Fashionista See Mary Katrantzou's third range for Topshop — Fashionista Sh*t girls say in the Fashion Week bathroom — The Cut Simon Doonan thinks fashion has no place in politics — Styleite 19 nonnauseating Valentine's Day gifts — Stylelist The girls of Cushnie et Ochs share their Fashion Week diary Read more
I can't imagine another job as fulfilling as making women feel good about themselves and their body image. Maddy Figueroa-Jones accomplishes that every time she publishes an issue of Plus Model, a plus size magazine she co-founded with another former model in the industry. Read on to hear how she's changing women's lives, one page at a time! SavvySugar: How would you describe your job, and how Read more
Australian Vogue features its first plus-size model — Fashion Musings How to style a sheath dress — Over 40 Style Isaac Mizrahi will not have a runway show this season — The Fash Pack Watch Christy Turlington model jewels for Louis Vuitton — Voguish Fair Nick Knight shoots Daphne Guinness for FIT exhibit — Sandi in the City Read more
We're excited to bring you the best fashion finds, shopping stories, and style news from one of our favorite sites, Fashionista. Today, they're taking a closer look at the great model debate. I'm 5'5" and a size 6, with a not-insignificant ass. I don't see many models out there who look like me. In fact, very few women—no matter what their sizes—probably see themselves reflected in the ads Read more
Lady Gaga allegedly admitted she buys designer knockoffs — Fashionista Resort style: Winter getaway must haves — The Fashion Spot Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez are reportedly engaged — InStyle Wow: Crocs made over $1 billion in 2011 — The Cut Plus-size model poses nude with straight-size model in controversial spread — Styleite The best lip balms for Winter — Real Simple The man Read more
