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 ...

Erin Marley Klay used her social media platform to spread a message about body positivity and empower women after being body-shamed over her bikini photos. On Tuesday (July 8), the plus-size model ...

Erin Marley Klay, who was body-shamed for her recent bikini photos on X, says she "chose to focus on all the women telling me how much me being confident in my visibly plus-size body meant to them" ...

The runway has long catered to a waifish ideals. Across 219 shows in New York, London, Paris, and Milan, Vogue Business reported that only 17 brands featured plus-size models—a statistic that reflects ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Ticket to Nettie the Fat Girl” (courtesy of Chere Hughes at Mindful Resource) When you think of representations of full-figured women throughout history, works by Rubens or Botero may immediately ...

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