Plus-Size Fashion

The return of Y2K trends to fashion’s zeitgeist has ruffled many. Two decades later, it feels like the toxic body standards promoted by midriff-exposing

When the pandemic put a hold on in-store shopping, one of the leading complaints about online shopping was the inability to try things on before spending t

The terms “plus-size” and “size-inclusive” are often used interchangeably. And while both could refer to clothing that extends beyond a size 18, fo

Recently, my primary school head teacher took the time to scan old photos of school events from the 1970s to the early ’00s. Finding myself in these

During the summer of 2020, after months of staying at home as a result of the pandemic, Minnesota-based Janelle Anderson, 37, decided to pursue her dream:

I had three best friends throughout most of school, all of whom were thin. Like most teenagers in our tiny suburban town, their favourite thing to do on we

In the nearly 80 years since the term “plus size” was coined when American retailer Lane Bryant began advertising its “Misses Plus Size” li

When I consider the most memorable instances of fat-calling (that is, the public declarations of anti-fat bias that follow so many people of size day in, d

Much like the year that preceded it, little about 2021 so far has felt expected. Never could I have predicted that countries would still be locked down nea

After discovering the worlds of plus-size fashion blogging and fat liberation advocacy in 2012, I began taking steps to reclaim my own fat body, one of whi

When Lydia Morrow was pregnant with her son, like so many people she gained weight fairly quickly. Faced with a “full-on wardrobe makeover project