Let’s be clear: Black women have always set the standard in the fashion and beauty industries. From the regal gold adornments of our African ancestors to the street style of the B-Girls of Brooklyn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to breaking barriers and challenging beauty standards, Black plus-size models lead the way. Their confidence and ...

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 ...

Size inclusivity is a hot-button topic within the fashion industry. Globally, there is still much work to do in regard to representation. Major fashion houses are still lacking statistically when it ...

The fashion industry's relationship with body diversity is like a bad breakup – it keeps promising change but goes back to old habits. 7 percent across 230 shows and presentations featuring 8,800 ...

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 ...

The runway has long catered to a waifish ideals. Across 219 shows in New York, London, Paris, and Milan, Vogue Business reported that only 17 brands featured plus-size models—a statistic that reflects ...

Erin Marley Klay used her social media platform to spread a message about body positivity and empower women after being body-shamed over her bikini photos. On Tuesday (July 8), the plus-size model ...

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" ...

“At first, we were a made-to-order brand. I’d put the garments up online, so customers could enter their waist and hip sizes. We also did a lot of pop-up shops and festivals. I hired a seamstress to ...