- StyleNatalie Hage
'There’s so much more to me than just my weight': Why 'Real Women Have Curves' hits home 15 years later
For those of us who have been plus-size from a very young age, the discussion on our bodies (and of other people's opinions of them) that was started by "Real Women Have Curves" hit close to home.
- StyleKerry Justich
Size 8 beauty pageant contestant considered 'plus-size' is all about the 'in-between'
Messalina Morley, 20, has been identified as plus-size through the modeling and pageant industries in which she's worked. However, she is using that status and experience to shed light on what she calls being in "the in-between."
- StyleNisean Lorde
Why this blogger doesn't have to wear tight clothing to prove she has body confidence
"You don't HAVE to always look like a 10. If you want to wear something baggy, you are no less confident or worthy."
- StyleNisean Lorde
Is this the secret to body confidence? Why one mom is teaching her daughter how to pose for the cameras
"Every day I strive to be the woman I needed as an outcast kid."
StyleNatalie HageI joined a gym at age 9. Now, as a plus-size role model, I have a message for my younger self
She was given a gym membership at age 9 and forced to wear maternity clothes by 13. Now, plus-size model and activist Natalie Hage takes us on her journey of becoming a role model for curvy women nationwide, with the introduction of her original Yahoo series, "Curves Ahead."
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Bella Thorne Sits Naked on a Chair for New Photo Shoot, Says She Asked for No Retouching
Bella Thorne asked for no retouching on the shot, the 19-year-old actress explained in an honest message about her insecurities.
- StyleJessica Ankomah
Comedian's brilliant clapback will change the way you deal with trolls
"Objectively speaking, I look hot. So let’s talk about 'the haters.'"
- StyleMaggie Parker
Body-positive blogger on what she learned at 4: 'Fat was the worst thing I could be'
Body positivity blogger Megan Jayne Crabbe recently took to Instagram to share her experience with body shaming at a young age.
- StyleAlexandra Mondalek
Bra model-turned-entrepreneur says investors 'were all reading from the same 'skeez' script'
Amber Tolliver says her investors were only interested in making sexually inappropriate jokes during her meetings. She's launching a Kickstarter for her company, Liberté, to prove she can do it on her own.
- StyleYahoo Style Staff
Couple's viral boudoir shoot proves body positivity is beautiful
"These don't scream, 'Look I’m a thick women,' but these scream 'I'm a women in love and with the man I love.'”
- StyleYahoo Style
Plus-size Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Robyn Lawley: 'Being strong is always more important than being skinny'
“I still want designers to cast more sizes and not segregate sizing, and for agents to step up and not segregate sizing. I want to see all sizes, races, ethnicities, ages, everything."
- StyleErica Rae Chong
Emily Ratajkowski calls out magazine for making her lips and breasts look smaller
"I was extremely disappointed to see my lips and breasts altered in photoshop on this cover.”
- StyleAlexandra Mondalek
Plus sizes not offered by 99.9% of luxury fashion designers
According to new data, plus-size shoppers are shut out of shopping at luxury fashion brands. But those brands can't afford to ignore 67% of shoppers anymore.
- StyleNatalie Hage
Has Fashion Week become more inclusive? Designers and celebrities speak out: 'We want more'
This year saw more plus-size models than any other year in NYFW’s history, and we also saw plus-EXCLUSIVE shows like Addition Elle and Torrid and queer fashion showcases like Dapper Q that highlight gender expression.
- StyleNatalie Hage
Sports Illustrated model Hunter McGrady blocks 'fat, ugly, beached whale' comments: 'Sorry, bullies'
Her modeling career has really taken off, but McGrady still has to deal with trolls. We talk to her about her past struggles and the Instagram feature she uses to manage commenters.
- StyleYahoo Style
Curvy model Jordyn Woods: Labeling people as plus-size 'is not cool'
One of the collections shown at NYFW was by Jordyn Woods, who is making a splash as a plus-size model, designer, and influencer — and, of course, as Kylie Jenner’s BFF.
- StyleJessica Ankomah
This before-and-after shot shows just how much PMS can impact your body
"We can be too hard on ourselves for not looking our normal selves during PMS, but it's something very normal and is just a part of the human body."
StyleYahoo StyleWhat 'plus-size' means to Nia Jax, Christian Siriano, Leslie Jones, and others
Not too far in the past, there was no positive representation of plus-size bodies anywhere, plus-size fashion was basically nonexistent (and if it did exist, it was mediocre at best), and the term itself was almost said in a whisper.
StyleYahoo StyleAshley Graham's lingerie line is the sexiest part of NYFW
Model and businesswoman Ashley Graham released the newest line of her Ashley Graham Collection lingerie, sold online by plus-size retailer Addition Elle, which also hosted its New York Fashion Week show on Sept. 11, in which model-of-the-moment Jordyn Woods walked.
StyleAlexandra MondalekPlus-size shoppers grill retail execs: 'When I see your regular models, they don't look like me'
At theCurvyCon 2017, retail executives answered shopper questions about the plus-size market and what they're doing to solve its biggest issues.
StyleYahoo StyleWhy Leslie Jones acted inappropriately at Christian Siriano: 'I think I handled it like a baseball game'
Leslie Jones said she treated the Christian Siriano fashion show like a baseball game because she was so excited about the clothes and plus-size models.
StyleYahoo StyletheCURVYcon 2017: Watch the entire conference!
This is your livestream of The CURVYcon 2017. Tune in for the Dia&Con fashion show from 6-7 pm on Friday, September 8 and for a day of insightful panels — one starring Chrissy Metz — and previews from 9:45am to 4pm on Saturday, September 9th.
- StyleYahoo Style
Transgender and plus-size models make this fashion's most diverse runway ever
At the Chromat runway show at New York Fashion Week, transgender and plus-size models ruled.
StyleYahoo StyleWhy ‘This Is Us’ star Chrissy Metz is the anti-Ashley Graham: 'Her body type is a little bit different'
The body-positive, curve-embracing event called theCURVYcon is in NYC on Sept. 8-9, bringing designers, fitness experiences, influencers, and speakers to town.
StyleYahoo StylePlus size model Precious Lee says there's 'no pill' for body confidence: 'It's a really personal journey'
Plus-size model and theCURVYcon speaker Precious Lee isn't super confident because she's a size 14; she's super confident because that's just how she is.
