Things are changing so drastically for the plus size world. The ‘Curvy News Update‘ is a post to document, overview, and give a heads up on what is going on in the news for the curvy lady (or “person”).
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1. “‘Women over size 16 still have sex’ says plus-size beauty…”
The title of this article may be a bit over the top, to say the least, but it has a very valid point. Sometimes plus size women are perceived as non-sexual, on-beautiful people — and they are the exact opposite! Going beyond the tabloid, at core it is saying something important. The article cites quotes from plus size model, Tess Holliday (Munster).
“I think people need to be taught that when you get
past a size sixteen you still have sex and you have sex a lot and that
you have healthy relationships. That you live your life, have fun.”
“People assume that fat people live miserable lives,
that being my size is a death sentence.”
2. “Lane Bryant CEO Linda Heasley: ‘I wouldn’t want to call myself plus size'”
Linda Heasley, who has been Lane Bryant’s CEO since 2013, is working to redefine the plus size world (or as they call it — “her size”). She has been working to change the view on sizing and the fashion offerings at Lane Bryant.
“I love going on bloggers’ sites,” she said. “They teach me
every day how we should be thinking about this.
There is definitely awareness of the marketplace and
challenging preconceived notions. We use ‘her size’ here internally
We are trying to show respect, and that size doesn’t matter.”
3. “Why Victoria’s Secret Needs to Fix Its Plus-Size Problem the Right Way”
It seems like more and more apparel companies are coming “under fire” for their lack of good, fashionable plus size clothing. Victoria’s Secret is the most current company that women are rallying against. Victoria’s Secret has a huge advertising campaign using the term “Perfect Body,” that clearly only includes those in the “straight” size range. There is a push for Victoria’s Secret to add a larger size range to include more women.
4. “Plus-size model Tess Holliday busts out of stereotype”
Tess Holliday has been making all kinds of waves in the past couple of weeks! Most importantly, she was recently signed to MiLK Model Management. This makes her the largest sized (size 22) and shortest (5’5″) women to have ever been signed to a major modeling agency. Bravo to Tess for working on making changes in the world for all women!
5. “Ashley Graham’s Historic Plus-Size Ad Runs In Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue”
It’s been the talk of the town that not one, but TWO plus size women were to appear in this year’s Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue. Robyn Lawley (who is more of a “regular” sized women than “plus” at a size 12) and Ashley Graham. Ashely Graham, a size 16 plus size model, featured in a swimsuit ad in the magazine — proving sexy is at any size!
