In Its Fifth Year, CurvyCon Proves the Future of Fashion is Fat
Co-founders CeCe Olisa and Chastity Valentine have created a sold-out event where brands come for the chance to learn about plus-size fashion.
Co-founders CeCe Olisa and Chastity Valentine have created a sold-out event where brands come for the chance to learn about plus-size fashion.
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"I wanted to serve the reader who was above a size 12 but felt like I'd done all I could do as an editor through creating content and I wanted to do something more."
The Rihanna- and Pat-McGrath-approved creative is ignoring trends, breaking conventions and carving out a career path that focuses on lifting people up and paying her successes forward.
Plus, millennials are changing India's wedding industry.
Plus, Rihanna's Fenty puts an end to the notion of star designers.
"It's not enough for us to be 00 to 40 and reach this revolutionary inclusivity we've wanted to reach from the start, rather the commitment is to help others in the industry to be able to do the same."
With the women's body positivity movement in full-swing, what's holding guys back?
The brand's push toward sustainable wardrobe domination continues.
However, representation of transgender, non-binary and plus-size models took a disappointing step backward.
Plus, how Supreme Italia gets away with legal fakes.
Plus, Anthropologie is launching plus sizes.
The e-commerce player is freely sharing its valuable data with its brands to help them improve their extended sizing.
The brand launched a collaboration with model Ali Tate Cutler last year with the promise that it was the "first step towards fully launching into the category."
Year after year, the options are getting better.
Plus, Jane Fonda has an activewear line in the works.
"I want it to fit my curves, you know?" says JXB campaign star Marquita Pring, who also gave input on designing the perfect fit.
The online retailer intends to ramp up influencer partnerships in the plus-size space.
"That's the most any designer could wish for."
The new capsule includes sizes 0-18.
Plus, Ralph Lauren generated the most social media buzz at NYFW.
"You wonder, 'When can we just be human?' But you have to keep fighting for that."
J.Crew's sister label will now offer up to size 3X in select items.
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