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In 2018, when I was starting my business, Henning, I had a meeting with a potential investor who told me that there was very little blue sky (that’s venture-capital-speak for “market opportunity”) left within plus-size fashion because three companies had already received funding. Yes, three. “Thanks for the advice re: ‘remaining blue sky,’” I wrote […]

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When it was announced that Karl Lagerfeld was the theme of the 2023 Met Gala, there was some understandable backlash about the late designer’s complicated legacy. Industry voices (including FASHION) pointed to Lagerfeld’s track record of vocalizing misogynistic, discriminatory, and, perhaps most reliably, fatphobic views. This is why, as stars graced the steps of the […]

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In the early 2000s, I dreamed of being thin. I flipped through issues of CosmoGirl and J-14, longing for a flat stomach like the pop stars they so frequently featured. I didn’t look like them; in fact, I never would look like them: I was a bullied fat kid who wore soccer shorts and Gap […]

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Roxy Earle’s ethos is quite simple: “Everything that I work towards is about making women feel good in their mind, body and soul.” It’s what’s driven her success on the short-lived Real Housewives of Toronto, as she became a fan-favourite for not conforming to reality TV’s unspoken size zero mandate. It’s what’s led to the creation […]

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Old Navy is making major strides towards size inclusivity. And the sister company to Gap just announced that they are doing more than simply expanding their size range. Beginning on August 20, the Old Navy BODEQUALITY initiative will launch in an effort to democratize style and normalize all bodies. In addition to stocking sizes 0-28 […]

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Egyptian-Canadian model-influencer Mina Gerges talks body image, mental health, representation for plus-size male models and more.

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Here's how a plus-size model and activist campaigned for Instagram and Facebook to update their nudity policy, which unfairly targets people of colour.

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Emma Zack launched Berriez, a retail platform for vintage clothing that offers an extended range of sizing, after experiencing exclusion at many mass-market and independent shops. “I can’t tell you how many vintage [and] regular stores I’ve walked into where the employees have looked at me and I’ve felt the weight of their eyes,” she […]

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Say hello to Henning

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It's inspired by her own journey with fashion

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We spoke to Beanie Feldstein about her favourite costars, body image and coping. “I think one of the most beautiful lines I got to say in 'Lady Bird' was ‘Some people just aren’t built happy. I was really struck, because I have no words for how much I miss my brother, but I think that I am just built happy.”

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…finally!

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