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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11 Plus-Size Fashionistas to Ring In Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Check out these 11 Instagrams by talented Asian and Pacific Islander plus-size models and fashionistas. A common complaint about plus-size fashion is that it predominantly represents feminine, white, small fats. Well, the critics aren’t wrong. The voices, faces and cultural identities of other folks are ignored en masse by media and clothing brands. These 11...
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StyleCrush: Kelsey Olson, Plus-Size Model
If this week’s StyleCrush looks familiar, it’s for a good reason. Kelsey Olson may have just hit her thirties, but she has been a staple of the plus-size fashion circuit for years. Olson’s effervescent, easygoing, genuinely fun personality breathes fresh air into an often-stale, competitive industry. Read on to learn more about this good-natured glamour girl...
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StyleCrush: Tessenie Mowatt
This week’s StyleCrush is the impeccably dressed Tessenie Mowatt. Mowatt is a Jamaican-Canadian plus-size model. This amazing StyleCrush discusses how her Jamaican background has influenced her gorgeous style, as well as giving a bit of inspiration for those struggling with body issues. Name: Tessenie Mowatt Age: 28 Current Location: Toronto, Ontario Hometown: Montego Bay, Jamaica...
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StyleCrush: Kanda Mbenza-Ngoma, Model and Singer
This week’s StyleCrush is the incredible plus-size model and singer, Kanda Mbenza-Ngoma. Northwest born and raised, the talented jazz singer turned plus-size model has been the face of several ad campaigns, including the most recent Beth Ditto collection, and has appeared in Vogue. On top of her modeling and fashion careers, Mbenza-Ngoma also co-hosts a podcast...
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StyleCrush: Coco Marie
This week’s StyleCrush is New-Yorker-turned-California-girl Coco Marie! New to the plus-size blogosphere, Coco Marie is a plus-size Instagram model. The inspiration behind her modeling was all of the fantastic plus-size women that would stop her on the street to ask about her outfits. Realizing the lack of representation and access, Coco Marie set out to blog her...
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StyleCrush: Saucye West
This week’s StyleCrush is Bay Area plus-size model Saucye West. A Wear Your Voice fave, West fights for representation of larger plus-size folks (or “super size,” as they’re known within the fat-lib movement) as well as dark-skinned women. The ever-glamorous thirty-something slays every runway she is on and serves face in any campaign she graces. Name:...
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Ashley Graham Bashed for Appearing Thinner
Ashley Graham, the curve/plus-size model best known for being the first plus-size model on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, is once again the target of trolls criticizing her body. If she’s too fat for some, she’s too thin for others. Recently, the model posted an Instagram photo of herself with a smaller waistline and tighter...
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Torrid is Seeking its next Face of Torrid
Last weekend marked the beginning of the search for Torrid’s Second Annual MyTorrid model search for the Face of Torrid 2017. Our collective inner teenagers are shrieking with excitement over the idea of representation for plus-size bodies! If you are unfamiliar with Torrid, it is one of the biggest plus size retailers in the U.S., offering...
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Music Monday Presents: Coco Madrid
This Music Monday, we’re doing something special. Wear Your Voice presents an interview with Coco Madrid, a Portland-based plus size model, club promoter, and the brains (and beauty) behind DJ ChaCha. Coco has been in the music industry for over fifteen years, making her a veteran before she even hit her 30s. Coco graced us...