Plus Sized

  • NewsYahoo Canada Style

    #DiaARMy: These plus-sized ladies are starting a bare arms movement on Instagram

    Hot summer days conjures images of sleeveless sun dresses and airy tank tops for some, but for others, the heat means sweltering under cardigans and jean jackets.Stylist and community manager of plus-sized styling company Dia&Co, Ashby Vose, is only too familiar with the problem.The body positive brand, which offers a personal stylist service that sends clients packages of curated clothes in sizes 14 and up, gets plenty of requests from their plus-size clients for layers and jackets even in the

  • NewsAlice Sholl

    This model wants all ‘plus-sized’ ranges to be dropped

    [Photo: Instagram/Stefania Ferrario] When you think about it, the actual term ‘plus-sized’ isn’t exactly the most complimentary. ‘Plus’ - as if these sizes are bigger than ‘normal’. This is exactly why Australian model Stefania Ferrario wants to drop the term altogether. Just to be clear here, she doesn’t want larger (e.g. normal) sized clothing to be dropped - just the wording, because the word ‘plus’ implies above average.

  • NewsAlice Sholl

    The #WeWearWhatWeWant Hashtag Is Encouraging Women To Break Fashion ‘Rules’

    Started by Simone Mariposa, a 23-year-old plus-sized blogger, the hashtag encourages plus-sized women to share photos of themselves wearing whatever the hell they want. Mariposa started the hashtag after seeing a story about a plus-sized woman who was criticised for her fashion choices.

  • NewsSamantha McArthur, Yahoo Lifestyle Blogger

    How the ideal male body has changed over time

    Recently, Ashley Graham even made waves as the first plus-sized model to front the cover of Sports Illustrated, signaling a shift from “thinner is beautiful” to celebrating full-figured “real” women. From left to right: Clark Gable, Mick Jagger and Ryan Reynolds [Photo: Wikimedia] In the 1920s to 1930s, the golden age of Hollywood, all eye were on the silver screen and, of course, the lead actor. Think Clark Gable or Cary Grant. The perfect man was a Mick Jagger type - skinny, scruffy and loo