For loyal customers and activists boutiques like the Plus Bus have become safe spaces to gather. They’re our fat cultural centers. This weekend, Los Angeles boutique The Plus Bus celebrated its first anniversary as a brick-and-mortar space reselling plus-size clothing. Big whoop, right? Wrong. The plus-size community has so few brick-and-mortar spaces; bigger bodies are constantly...
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20 Body-Positive New Year’s Eve Looks
Congratulations — you made it to New Year’s Eve and the end of 2016! If it feels like you should be expecting some giant “Boss” like at the end of a video game level, it’s understandable: it feels as though we’ve had to Mario or Samus our way out of a lot of crap this year, too. You...
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Could PDX Knockout’s Size-Inclusive Show Be The Future Of Fashion?
If you’ve ever wondered what Body Positive Heaven might be like, designer Claire Doody of Portland, Oregon, and a slew of plus-size fashion’s brightest talents did their best to create it. Citing inspiration from Full Figured Fashion Week in New York, Doody organized and produced PDX Knockout, a size-inclusive fashion show with an emphasis on...
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StyleCrush: Katana Fatale
Portland’s Katana Fatale may be the next big thing. Northwest born and raised, the bombshell blends boho beauty with a retro sensibility — think Jane Russell at a Thievery Corporation show. A fashion chameleon, we have watched Fatale bounce between blue, teal, black and strawberry blonde tresses — and rocking each and every one of them....
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The #BodyPositiveWeek Lookbook Is Here!
Get your very own downloadable copy of the WYV body-positive lookbook! (please excuse any third-party popups) Wear Your Voice is proud to present the 2016 Body Positive Lookbook, chock-full of some of the finest sustainable designers out of the Northwest and beyond. When people think of Portland, fashion production is not usually the first thing that...