In the January 2012 issue of PLUS Model Magazine, plus-size model Katya Zharkova is featured in an explosive editorial where thought provoking statistics and statements are revealed. *Check out all the images here* – Twenty years ago the average fashion model weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today, she weighs 23% less. – Ten years… [Continue Reading]
Plus-size model Fluvia Lacerda’s 8 page spread in UMA Magazine is brilliant. As the women in Brazil welcome the summer season, I’m sure this spread is exactly what they needed to see to make them excited about looking and feeling fabulous. Check out Fluvia’s Images below: Check out Fluvia’s website at www.fluvialacerda.com … [Continue Reading]
Marie Denee is one of today’s top fashion bloggers, and the editor of the The Curvy Fashionista. Marie is also PLUS Model Magazine’s Fashion & Style editor, and we are very proud of all her accomplishments; she has positioned herself at the forefront of plus size fashion. Yesterday, Marie announced the release of Keeping It… [Continue Reading]
Attention all aspiring (non signed) models: Plus Model Magazine will be announcing an amazing MODEL SEARCH in December. We are informing you now so that you can get your snap shots, photos, skin, hair, etc ready. This is going to be open to sizes 12+. BIG Opportunity! Please research, test and know everything there is… [Continue Reading]
Ever since the video was posted on Vice.com last week, there has been mixed feelings from many of our readers. It’s obvious the narrator was absolutely new to the plus size community. At times the things she said, could be taken offensively and to some, what they showed on the video, was not truly representative… [Continue Reading]
Our very dear friend and plus size comedienne Erica Watson is the latest victim of size-ism. TV One’s new show Love That Girl, took actress Tatyana Ali’s head and placed it on Erica Watson’s body as a BEFORE picture. Erica’s picture was used by TV One without her permission for this show, and there has… [Continue Reading]
The Limited, a clothing brand whose customer is the young professional woman, is now focusing on plus size customer. In their behind the scenes video, you see fashion bloggers Gabi Hudson and Nicolette Mason speaking to the brand about Eloquii (name for plus size collection) and plus size models Randi Graves and Ivory May modeling… [Continue Reading]
Being discovered in New York is amazing, I personally feel like we have so many beautiful plus size women in this city that it’s pretty difficult not to see stunning women from one block to the next, but Fluvia Lacerda certainly does stand out. Her confidence and exotic looks have made her a house hold… [Continue Reading]
Via The Fuller Women Expo It is with heavy heart that we prepare this newsletter. The world was rocked by the passing of Mia Amber Davis, Plus super model, Plus rights advocate and the face of the Expo and the Network for the past 2 years. I have been hard pressed to find the words to describe… [Continue Reading]
Source: Refinery 29 In the last couple of years, plus-size models have gone from being novelties in high-fashion shows and couture, to being included in mainstream campaigns and editorials in nearly every glossy from Glamour Magazine to Vogue Italia. But, it’s nearly impossible to even mention the words “plus-size” without stirring up a bit of controversy; whether they… [Continue Reading]
