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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
Television networks can get away with a lot during the Summer when most shows are in rerun mode. We've grown to expect reality programming up the wazoo, and this season the lineup includes a new Mike Fleiss (executive producer of The Bachelor) creation called More to Love. Premiering July 28, the dating show will feature "a single and eligible man with a big waist and an even bigger heart as he Read more
We already know that fashion mags make us feel bad. But every year Vogue publishes a shape issue every April and every year I buy it, hoping that it will illustrate some sort of enlightenment happening in the fashion world or that it will positively change my own view of myself. This year was not quite as disappointing as years past, but it left a lot to be desired. First off, it seemed like 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
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
Watch Oscar de la Renta's Pre-Fall 2012 show livestream today — Bag Snob 17 bags that guarantee instant happiness — Stylelist ANTM's Whitney Thompson launches a plus-size dating site — HuffPo Style Model Alek Wek shares her Sudan hunger diary — The Daily Beast Cynthia Steffe loses its creative director — The Cut Shopping the Rue Bleecker — Style.com One editor's Black Friday/Cyber Read more
The debate over the size of today's fashion models has simmered for years, and while the fashion industry has taken steps to embrace the fuller-figure — Vogue Italia's June issue featuring a plus-size model cover should be noted — the majority of models are still skinny. Really skinny. This wasn't always the case; in the days of Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell, women were fuller, and a Read more
