The numbers paint a sobering picture of plus size representation in high fashion. 9 per cent were straight-size (US 0-4) during the Spring/Summer 2025 season. While these figures might seem ...

The fashion industry’s relationship with plus-size women presents one of the most glaring contradictions in modern business. While these consumers represent a market worth hundreds of billions of ...

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 ...

The numbers tell a startling story about plus-size representation in fashion photography. During spring/summer 2025, plus-size models represented only 0.8% of all looks on major runways, a dramatic ...

"I used to be on a plane all the time," recalled plus-size model Sané Lou. "Now, I've spent the past year on my couch." The return of thinness as the fashion standard has undermined the position of ...

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 ...

However, 10 years on, one of Australia’s most successful plus-size models believes we are going backwards. And Ozempic is partly to blame. “I began my career in NYC at the height of body diversity,” ...

Women, including celebrity women, have often taken issue with the fact that clothing stores don't reflect the size of actual American women. Some have even taken stands on the issue. “Don’t put a plus ...

They're beautiful, confident and proud — and many would be classed as dangerously obese. But nevertheless, the number of ‘fatspiration’ sites, where plus-size women model the latest fashions and post ...

A leading figure in the fashion world, Paloma Elsesser has once again captivated attention with a look that blends boldness ...

Ozempic has killed the catwalk careers of plus-sized models, a body activist has warned. As Hollywood's increasingly slender aesthetic has sparked rumours that many of our favourite celebrities on the ...