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 ...

While we love hearing the terms diversity and inclusion, the modeling industry’s way of saying it tends to be from a business standpoint. The modeling industry feigned its claimed attempt to include ...

A reader, discouraged by the perpetuation of outdated beauty standards in the fashion industry, wonders if we will ever see genuine inclusivity in fashion models. By Vanessa Friedman I’d heard there ...

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 ...

According to industry reports, plus-size representation on Spring 2025 runways remained extremely limited, with less than 1% of looks featuring plus-size models. This represents a shocking decline ...

As the fashion industry evolves, the inclusion of diverse body types remains a pressing issue. Recent reports show a concerning decrease in size inclusivity on the runways of major fashion cities, ...

Roughly 67% of American women wear a size 14 or above, yet much of the fashion industry still acts like serving them is optional. The global plus size clothing market was valued at approximately $197 ...

Despite years of progress and loud calls for inclusivity, the body-positivity movement is undeniably losing momentum. A renewed cultural obsession with weight loss and shrinking bodies has dragged ...

Having a bigger, curvier body, and needing the type of clothing that accommodates or even highlights it, has become (somewhat) more accepted by the fashion and retail industries. Recent years have ...