Kenya's plus-size fashion show says 'big is beautiful' Kisumu (Kenya) (AFP) – In African wax print dresses and tight-fitting evening wear, the "plus-size" models strutted up the runway in Kisumu ...

Started nine years ago, the East Africa Plus Size Fashion Affair is the only event of its kind in Kenya, despite the fact that the region 'has mostly really plump women'.

After reading Delores Edwards’s “For Most Women, a Plus-Size Dilemma” (Perspective, April 27), I was struck by one point she didn’t make: There is no such thing as a plus-size section for men.

In a 2023 report by Coresight Research, 65% of plus size women said they feel overlooked by both beauty and fashion brands. But here’s the twist: that hasn’t stopped them from spending.

Torrid Store Closures: Torrid, a plus-size clothing store, plans to close 180 underperforming stores this year across the US. The closures, in part, are a result of more customers shopping online.

In 2020, Lane Bryant, an Ohio-based plus-size retailer, closed 157 physical locations and in 2019, Avenue closed all of its physical stores − both closures a part of bankruptcy protections.

The brand, which caters to women's sizes 10 to 30, and bra sizes 36C to 54D, saw a boom in the 2010s when several celebrities were spotted wearing the clothes or voicing their support for the brand.

For plus size women, embracing the soft life is a radical declaration that says: “I don’t need to shrink to be worthy of care.” It’s choosing silk over survival, healing over hustle.

George W. Phillips, 53, of the 12100 block of Spring Run Drive in Amelia County, was identified by police as a suspect in incidents that occurred in February and May. Police obtained two warrants ...

In 2020, Lane Bryant, an Ohio-based plus-size retailer, closed 157 physical locations and in 2019, Avenue closed all of its physical stores − both closures a part of bankruptcy protections.

Universal Standard is the gold standard of size inclusivity. Every single item of clothing comes in sizes 00-40. Every. Single. One. And the clothes are designed for a sample size 18 (which they ...

Torrid Holdings Inc., the plus-size fashion retailer known for catering to women sizes 10 through 30, is closing multiple retail locations across the United States.