How to Choose a Plus-Size Swimsuit You Feel Good In
A swimsuit's job is to work for your body, not the other way around. Shop the construction first: the lining, cups, and straps that decide whether you feel good in it.
By Tanya Fields
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Plus Size Fashion
Style, beauty, and life for every curve.
How to Find Jeans That Fit a Curvy, Plus-Size Body
The back-waist gap and the thigh squeeze are a cut problem, not your body. Here is the waistband, rise, and fabric to look for so jeans finally fit your curves.
By Zoe Adams
How to Find a Bra That Actually Fits When You're Plus-Size
The band riding up, straps digging in, cups that gape or spill: almost all of it is a fixable fit problem, not your body. Here is how to find a bra that actually fits.
By Jasmine Price
How to Choose Shapewear That Doesn't Roll Down or Dig In
Shapewear that stays put is a fit and design problem with real fixes. Here is exactly what to look for so it stops rolling down and digging in.
By Kira Morales
How Emma Grede Built Good American Into the Size-Inclusive Denim Standard
How Emma Grede co-founded Good American with Khloe Kardashian in 2016, scaled it into the size-inclusive denim brand other labels keep trying to copy, and built a denim playbook the rest of the industry is still catching up to.
By Tanya Fields
Pattern Beauty as Industry Case Study - What Tracee Ellis Ross Actually Built
Pattern Beauty has become the case study every beauty brand cites when talking about inclusivity that actually shipped. A fashion-editor read on what Tracee Ellis Ross built, what the industry copied, and what the brand still owes its customers.
By Tanya Fields
How Betsie Larkin Built Honeylove Into Shapewear's Third Name
How Betsie Larkin walked away from a singer-songwriter career, co-founded Honeylove with her husband Adam in 2018, and built the brand into the third name on every shapewear shortlist next to Spanx and Skims.
By Tanya Fields
How to Style Plus-Size Baggy Jeans Without Losing the Shape
A curatorial guide to styling plus-size baggy jeans without the silhouette collapsing into a sack. Outfit formulas, the fit details that matter, and the troubleshooting most blogs skip.
By Tanya Fields
How to Style Plus-Size Barrel Jeans Without Drowning in the Cut
A working editor's guide to wearing plus-size barrel jeans without looking swallowed by the silhouette. Cut anatomy, top pairings, shoe choices, and the fitting-room signals that separate flattering from frumpy.
By Tanya Fields
The 120-Year History of Lane Bryant, the Brand That Built American Plus-Size Retail
How Lena Himmelstein Bryant Malsin turned a 1904 Lower East Side maternity-dress shop into Lane Bryant, the brand that wrote the rulebook for American plus-size retail and is still arguing with itself about how to evolve.
By Tanya Fields
How Betsie Larkin Built Honeylove Into the Third Name in Shapewear
How Betsie Larkin spent her own savings prototyping a bodysuit that would not roll down at the waist, launched Honeylove in 2018, and turned an Instagram-driven shapewear brand into the third name in a category that used to belong to two.
By Tanya Fields
Adwoa Beauty's Founder Story: How Julian Addo Built the Prestige Curl Brand
Julian Addo built Adwoa Beauty from a personal frustration with textured-hair products into the prestige-tier brand that Sephora put on its core shelf. Inside the founder story, the Baomint line, and the retail strategy that worked.
By Tanya Fields
How to Find Your Bra Size - A Working Calculator That Fits Plus-Size Bodies
A working bra-size calculator method that actually fits plus-size bodies, with band and cup math, sister-size logic, and the brands that cut for a 38DDD without lying about it. Written by a fashion editor who has been fitted at every major retailer.
By Tanya Fields
20 Affordable Plus-Size Clothing Stores Where Everything Is Under $40
20 affordable plus size clothing stores where everything is under $40. Budget-friendly fashion for sizes 14 and up including online shops and in-store options.
By Tanya Fields
Abercrombie Curve Love Jeans Review - Are They Really the Best for Curvy Women?
Honest Abercrombie Curve Love jeans review. Are they really the best for curvy women? We cover fit, sizing, styles, quality and how they compare to competitors.
By Jasmine Price
A-Line Dresses for Plus Size Professionals - Flattering Silhouettes for Every Office
Discover how A-line dresses create the most flattering professional silhouette for plus-size women. Find the best styles for every office.
By Tanya Fields
10 Ways to Wear a Denim Jacket as a Plus Size Woman - Outfit Ideas for Every Season
10 stylish ways to wear a denim jacket as a plus size woman with outfit ideas for every season. From casual to dressy, maximize this wardrobe essential.
By Tanya Fields