'Fat-shionistas' Have Finally Had Enough
Beth Ditto, designer behind Topshop's new plus-size line. Photo: Getty Images
That threw the "fat-shionistas" (their term, not ours) blogosphere into a tailspin.
While the NYT piece did introduce us to plus-size musician Beth Ditto's triumph over the fashion industry -- she has designed a line for Topshop -- it didn't do much for the genre as a whole, or so the women thought.
In what we're assuming was a response to the NYT, TheDailyBeast posted an article yesterday, offering more insight from the women who love their bodies and their fashion.
Mia Tyler, a plus-size model, might be getting more work these days. Photo: Getty Images
And it sounds like plus-size women are looking for even more: Full-Figured Fashion Weekend hits New York City this weekend. The three-day event is a response to the twice-annual New York Fashion Week, which blatantly holds size-zero models on high.
The message must finally be sinking in, as British Vogue's editor lashed out at designers for forcing fashion magazines to hire rail-thin models to fit their shrinking samples.
While Full-Figured Fashion Weekend is a step in the right direction, it doesn't seem to be taking off as successfully as traditional fashion festivities.
It appears that high-fashion's plus-size models -- such as Crystal Renn and Mia Tyler -- won't be working or attending the event.






limobarbie, 6-26-2009, 11:30PM
It's a good thing that plus size gals have the FLOTUS for a model and fashion icon! The giantgantic booty Michelle Obama is dragging around has done wonders for plus-size fashion. It's just wonderful having the 200 pound plus size
16-18 Mrs. Obama leading the way in plus size fashion!!!
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