Melissa Owens Miller, known professionally as Emme, is an American plus-size model, social reformer and body image advocate. Emme gained worldwide fame as the first full-figured model chosen for ...

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 ...

At I AM PLUSH, we are dedicated to advocating for, supporting and meeting the needs of the Plus Size community. Our mission is to empower individuals to embrace self-love, get cute, get out and live a ...

They’re not cat-walking the walk. Despite calls in recent years for plus-size inclusion on runways, a recent slew of fashion weeks around the globe revealed a notable backing away from the recent ...

When it comes to fashion models, the body diversity revolution appears to be at an end. By Vanessa Friedman Earlier this month, I was standing backstage at the Schiaparelli show in Paris talking to ...

Alicia Johnson is a 62-year-old author and model signed to Ford Models—an elite agency that has been home to Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Brooke Shields. She’s the only model at Ford in both ...

Television has always been a mirror reflecting society’s values, but when it comes to body size representation, the reflection shows an uncomfortable distortion. The representation of leading fat ...

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 ...

Something incredible is happening in fashion right now, and the numbers don’t lie. The global plus size clothing market was estimated at USD 119.4 billion in 2024. The market is expected to grow from ...