Fashion Week's Shrinking Reality The numbers tell a startling story about plus-size representation in fashion photography. 8% ...

On TikTok, a midsize movement is forming, but models like Jill Kortleve are rarely cast in glossy brand campaigns or on the catwalks. Why not? The model Jill Kortleve in Amsterdam in ...

Tess Holliday remembers 2019 as a "glorious" year for plus-size fashion and body positivity. The plus-size model and body activist walked the runway at New York Fashion Week. She'd been featured by ...

Worldwide beauty standards have been a controversial topic of discussion for several years now. The representation of all shapes, sizes and skin tones has been difficult to integrate into the ...

Even in a progressing industry, it's clear to many that a subset of curvy models are preferred over others. In an industry that is constantly under fire for its slow transition to widespread diversity ...

The runway has long catered to a waifish ideals. Across 219 shows in New York, London, Paris, and Milan, Vogue Business reported that only 17 brands featured plus-size models—a statistic that reflects ...

Let’s be clear: Black women have always set the standard in the fashion and beauty industries. From the regal gold adornments of our African ancestors to the street style of the B-Girls of Brooklyn ...

In the non-fashion world, the term “plus-size” is used to describe anyone size 16 and beyond. Brands and designers take greater liberties with the moniker. Ever eager to win a badge of “inclusivity” ...

The numbers tell a startling story about plus-size representation in fashion photography. During spring/summer 2025, plus-size models represented only 0.8% of all looks on major runways, a dramatic ...