Recent attempts to get retailers to stop separating out plus sizes are misguided. The campaign known as #DropThePlus wants models and clothes to exist without the size qualifier, which seems like it promotes inclusivity but really does us a disservice.
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Category: Ask A Fatshionista
Fatphobia, Paintball, and Project Runway
Spoilers for season 14 of Project Runway
Ashley Nell Tipton has been written about by almost every fat blogger I read, and for good reason. She’s the first plus size designer to appear on Project Runway, and she is easily among the most talented of the season.
However, it seems she has been frequently underestimated by some of her competitors. Read More Fatphobia, Paintball, and Project Runway
Should I Cover My [Insert Body Part Here]?
The short answer: only if you want to. Read More Should I Cover My [Insert Body Part Here]?
The Chub Rub Defense Squad
Thick thighs are great, until you want to wear a dress in the summer. Then you have to figure out the best way to keep from enduring the most horrible pain of warm weather: Chub rub.
#RocktheCrop if You Want, No Matter What Anyone Says
A piece of disgusting body shaming disguised as fashion advice somehow made it past editors of Oprah Magazine, telling readers how to rock a crop top “if (and only if)” they have a flat stomach.
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Only Thin People Can Slay?
I love checking out other people’s style. I’m constantly eyeing cool trends I see on the street, and I’d rather see what “regular” folks are wearing than worry about what’s happening on the runway. Yes, I know, what I see on the street has trickled down from the runway, but that’s where I’d rather find my inspiration.
Ask a Fatshionista: Hey, Tim Gunn, Fashion Doesn’t End at Lord & Taylor
Lately the internet has been abuzz with something Tim Gunn said: that fashion ends at a size 12. Here’s the quote: Read More Ask a Fatshionista: Hey, Tim Gunn, Fashion Doesn’t End at Lord & Taylor
Ask A Fatshionista: In Defense of Peplums
OK, actually, I don’t care if you like them. But I care if you hate them.