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 ...

Augustina Boateng is a writer who focuses on the latest trends in science and technology. The recent rise in weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy is creating significant waves in the fashion ...

Lauren Chan's journey to becoming a plus-size model and advocate for body-positivity had unexpected but inspiring beginnings. Although she was once an aspiring WNBA player on the courts of Western ...

"I used to be on a plane all the time," recalled plus-size model Sané Lou. "Now, I've spent the past year on my couch." The return of thinness as the fashion standard has undermined the position of ...

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 ...

There's new fodder in the movement for greater size diversity in fashion. The latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition features, for the first time, a plus-size model (Robyn Lawley). Another (Ashley ...

Kim Kardashian's former sister-in-law, Kaela Humphries, has told of how she had to completely overhaul her diet in order to lose 40lbs. The 29-year-old sister of NBA star Kris Humphries, who is now a ...

And the challenges plus-size models still face in the industry THE world of plus-size modelling is evolving, but for the women on the frontlines of the movement, the path to self-love isn’t always ...

My name is Sarah De Melo. I’m a plus-size model born and raised in Toronto, by my big, loud and loving Portuguese family. Growing up immersed in the Portuguese community, I never felt the pressure to ...

In August, Ashley Graham, the trailblazing plus-size model who was the first size 14 woman to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, came under fire for posting a picture of ...

Twitter users have been whipped into a frenzy over the last couple of days when news broke that a shopping site used skinny models to advertise plus-size tights. What’s worse, it doesn’t seem the ...