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PLUS Model Magazine Sound Off: Is This Picture Too Curvy For Comfort?

PLUS Model Magazine Hot Topic: Is This Picture Too Curvy For Comfort?

When Sealed With A Kiss Designs (SWAK) was preparing their ad for the January 2014 issue of PLUS Model Magazine, they wanted to know what their Facebook fans would like to see. So they posted the following image on their Facebook page asking fans to tell them which picture they liked better, A or B, and why. The image with the most votes would be used in the ad.

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The image, featuring plus size model Alex LaRosa modeling a bodycon dress in two different ways, generated a huge response but it was one we did not expect. We naturally thought Pic A would win in a landslide since it shows Alex rocking her curves proudly. But, the voting was split in the middle with half of the votes for the bold, curvy pose and the other half going for the more conservative look.  So we wanted to know…

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Check out what Editor-in-Chief Madeline Jones had to say about this hot topic in the January 2014 issue of PLUS Model Magazine, available now online… click here.

In this special PMM Sound Off, we want to know…which pic do you like better? Which pic would you like to see in our magazine? Is it possible for a model to be TOO curvy for the plus size industry? Sound off below by leaving us a comment and letting us know what YOU think.

Please also make sure to check out the entire January 2014 issue, our New Year New You Issue, where we are talking to that important question in the fashion industry: “What is Plus Size?“. There’s 150+ pages of so many wonderful articles, interviews and editorials that are all about starting the new year off in the best way possible.

To check out the entire issue, click here.