Poll: Should Media Spend More Time on Exclusively Specialty Size Brands?

I can’t believe how often I see posts from style websites about the lack of plus size models in the industry or criticize the use of lingerie when plus sized models are featured – this is a major issue for me as I often wonder why they just don’t promote specialty designers more often.  I […]

Tennessee Designer Relaunches Petite-Only Fashion Line

When Vogue Italia put three larger-than-normal models on its recent cover, both major media and bloggers were all over it (including this site), discussing whether Vogue did the right thing.  Many complained about the fact that the models were wearing lingerie and not, say, evening gowns or casual wear.  Many times, the excuse is that […]

On Vogue Italia’s Use of ‘Plus-Sized’ Models

People seem to be very positive about Vogue Italia‘s choice of celebrating curvier women with three non-standard sized models on their latest cover.  While this is certainly a good thing, I feel that it is more of a gimmick.  Vogue will go right back to using tall, impossibly thin girls (yes, they’re girls, not women) […]