When Chelsea Bonner first started her modelling career nearly 20 years ago, there were no ‘plus’ models in fashion magazines. Instead of embracing women with curves the industry was moving in the ...
However, 10 years on, one of Australia’s most successful plus-size models believes we are going backwards. And Ozempic is partly to blame. “I began my career in NYC at the height of body diversity,” ...
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 ...
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 ...
When Ashley Graham graced the cover of the famed Sport Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2016, it was a landmark moment. A UK size 16, she was the first plus-sized model to appear in the magazine which ...
Lynley Eiler’s assertions reflect a significant drop in featured curve models at the New York and London Fashion Weeks over the last three years. According to model and activist Felicity Haywood, the ...
AS one of Ireland’s hottest new plus-size models, Nicola Furlong has worked the runway in lingerie and posed in nothing but a bed sheet. Until last year though, the mum-of-four from Enniscorthy never ...
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" ...