There once was a time when heroin-chic teenagers ruled the runway; now mature models and plus sizes are gaining weight (no pun intended) in the industry. So do we welcome this new perception of beauty with open arms and celebrate the lack of svelteness at fashion week? We’re not so sure. Get ready for a fight, Crystal Renn, illustrator and blogger Garance Dore is making some pretty bold statements against the newly popular plus-size trend.
In an interview with the AAP, Dore called the hype around plus size modeling a farce and a gimmick.
Read the rest of the interview here.
Are plus size models in main stream fashion here to stay or just a trend?
About Editor-in-Chief, Madeline Jones
Always an activist and looking to bring plus size women into a fashion forward mentality, in 2006 she combined forces with friend and online magazine publisher, Valery Amador, to create PLUS Model Magazine, where they could respond to plus women's demand for fashionable clothing displayed prominently on appropriately sized models. Since then, Ms. Jones has quickly become the, 'Anna Wintour' of the plus size industry where she is frequently called upon for her expertise and insight; Appearances and interviews include ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, Entertainment Tonight, Coco Perez, Fox News, HuffingtonPost.com and 200+ other media sources.
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