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Here’s How Model Iskra Lawrence Perfectly Shut Down Body-Shamers
Ana Colon
Apr 6, 2016
Fashion
Lane Bryant’s New Collab Is Pretty Surprising
Liz Black
Mar 31, 2016
Celebrity Style
Why This Modeling Agent Doesn’t Care If You Drop The “Plus”
Landon Peoples
Mar 25, 2016
Mens
There’s Now Room In The Modeling Industry For Plus-Size Men
It's a pretty good time to be a model. (Well, a white model, but
that’s another story
.) There'
by
Landon Peoples
TV Shows
The Real Reason This Lane Bryant Ad Is Such A Problem For TV Netw...
On Friday, multiple news outlets reported that Lane Bryant's This Body ad, featuring plus-size models in Lane Bryant clothing, including lingerie, had
by
Meghan De Maria
Fashion
#AerieREAL Proves That Body-Positive Ads Can, In Fact, Spike Sales
Can body-positive branding be good for the bottom line? Based on American Eagle-owned Aerie and its unretouched #AerieREAL campaign, it certainly looks lik
by
Ana Colon
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Stores
River Island Expands Sizing With Inclusive Range
by
Liz Black
Fashion
Ajak Deng Is So Fed Up With The Fashion Industry, She’s Qui...
Model Ajak Deng is completely over “the fakes and the lies” that populate the fashion industry. The Sudanese Australian model is so done with B
by
Alexandra Ilyashov
Celebrity Style
Sports Illustrated
Makes History With Ashley Graham Cover
Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issues are always extremely popular. Well-known and obscure athletes, models, and singers have graced the cover since Sp
by
Evette Dionne
Fashion
Ashley Graham’s Newest Gig Is Kind Of A Big Deal — HereR...
Before Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue came out last year, there was tons of buzz surrounding the first “plus-size” model to a
by
Liz Black
Fashion
This Is The Oldest Model To Ever Appear In A
Sports Illustrat...
Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue is usually filled with an array of standard-issue beauties (voluptuous but more or less sample-sized, and
by
Alexandra Ilyashov
Fashion
This Brand Now Makes Tights For Legitimately ALL Shapes & Skin Tones
Nude tights (and lingerie) are definitely not created equal — “nude” tends to be quite narrowly defined as a few fleshy shades that are o
by
Alexandra Ilyashov
Celebrity Beauty
The Beauty Industry Is Ignoring This Big Problem
Yesterday the web was abuzz about Christian Louboutin’s groundbreaking new beauty campaign starring plus model Clémentine Desseaux as the new face of th
by
Liz Black
Fashion
This Model Wrote A Scathing Open Letter To Her Agency
Shooting for @nakdfashion today ??? #behindthescenes @tanyaavako @victorialagerstrom #makeup #selfie @wilhelminamodels A photo posted by Charli Howard (@ch
by
Alexandra Ilyashov
Fashion
A Plus-Size Line Cast A 55-Year-Old Model In Its Fall Campaign
British plus-size fashion designer Anna Scholz is all about a more inclusive fashion landscape, and you don't have to look much farther than her fall
by
Alexandra Ilyashov
Fashion
Could Super-Thin Models Be Banned From British Catwalks Soon?
Healthier models may be coming to the U.K. soon: Parliament members are considering legislation protecting models from pressures to be too thin — the
by
Alexandra Ilyashov
Fashion
This Plus-Size Model And Designer Walked Her Own Lingerie At NYFW
There are very few models out there who can both walk the walk and talk the talk — but Ashley Graham proved that she can do both with her body-positi
by
Liz Black
Body
Take The Body-Image Challenge
There may be only one universal truth when it comes to our bodies: We cannot see them objectively. Body image, by definition, is “a subjective pictur
by
Kelsey Miller
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Health Trends
Awful Facebook Group Photoshops Thin Versions Of Plus-Size Women
Update: Both the original Project Harpoon and the follow-up Operation Harpoon pages have now been taken down. Continue to our original story below to learn
by
Sarah Jacoby
Fashion
How One Plus-Size Model Stood Up To Years Of Family Bullying
According to a study Refinery29 conducted earlier this summer, 70% of women were already self-conscious about their bodies by the age of 13. And the number
by
Connie Wang
Celebrity Style
Plus-Size Model Robyn Lawley Reps Hard On The Red Carpet
Robyn Lawley wore her Aussie pride — literally — for tonight's Teen Choice Awards. The Sydney-born model went with a sunny curve-hugging y
by
Alexandra Ilyashov
Fashion
This Documentary Goes Behind The Scenes Of The Plus-Size Modeling...
Thanks to outspoken advocates such as Tess Holliday and Ashley Graham, as well as online movements like #Droptheplus, today’s plus-size models have m
by
Liza Darwin
Fashion
This Denim Model Literally Has The Best Butt In The Business
Thanks to lucrative endorsement deals, famous friend circles, and massive Instagram followings, the current crop of supermodels has risen from catwalk regu
by
Liza Darwin
Body
How Tess Holliday Conquered Her Greatest Body Shame
You may recognize Tess Holliday from, oh, everywhere. In the last year, Tess has gone from Instagram sensation to international celebrity to (according to
by
Kelsey Miller
Fashion
5 Plus-Size Magazines You Probably Didn’t Know About
by
Liz Black
Designers
This Model’s Plus-Size Line Will All Fit Into Your Weekend Bag
by
Liz Black
Fashion
Why We Can’t #DropThePlus Yet
It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment I realized I was fat. It might have been when I was 9 years old, changing clothes for gym, when a girl in
by
Liz Black
Celebrity Style
Plus-Size Model Tess Holliday Covers
People
Magazine
Move over, Karlie and Kendall; Tess Holliday is the supermodel of the moment. We've been a fan of Holliday (née Munster) since we named her one
by
Liz Black
Shopping
Why This Plus-Size Shopping Site Doesn’t Hire Models
One thing that's clear from recent #hashtag battles is that women want to see models who look more like them. And, at least one new e-commerce site ag
by
Liz Black
Celebrity Style
Tess Holliday’s First Agency Shoot Is Stunning
It's only been a few months since Tess Holliday first caught the Internet's attention for #effyourbeautystandards, a viral campaign rebelling aga
by
Liza Darwin
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