I'd venture to guess that if you looked in any fashion or women's magazine from five to 10 years ago, you would come across some "advice" about plus size women wearing bold prints. Sadly, the advice ...

As a freelance writer and small business owner, I am lucky enough that I can go to my office wearing a 2 Chainz concert t-shirt and on some days, I totally do. But many women who look like me have ...

In the fashion industry, say the name Byron Lars and it’s synonymous with style, fit, and funky fashion flair. There are not many designers who can claim they dress the most powerful people in the ...

Christine Hunsicker saw opportunity in the $120 billion women’s apparel industry: One-third of U.S. women wear plus-size clothing, but they represent under a fifth of women’s apparel spending. So in ...

A model poses beneath the ivy-covered portico of a Gothic mansion in Piedmont. It's an unusually hot July day, and between shots, a makeup artist steps in to powder the brow of the woman, whose ...

The cost of producing a plus-size range – from increased fabric yield, new base patterns, extra samples and hiring new fit models – is relatively surmountable. “It didn't actually take a lot of money ...

Like so many other startups, AbbeyPost grew out of a personal pain. Founder Cynthia Schames had become fed up with the lack of stylish plus-size clothing available to her. “I was having the hardest ...

If you’ve ever walked into a store hoping to find a pair of plus size jeans that hug your curves in all the right places and left feeling defeated, you’re not alone. Despite the fact that a large ...

When Lydia Morrow was pregnant with her son, like so many people she gained weight fairly quickly. Faced with a "full-on wardrobe makeover project", she figured she’d finally invest in the clothing ...