She calls it “Mystique from the Hood.” Eryn Amel, a self-described momprenuer from Yonkers, used this Halloween to take a stand for body positivity, body changes and celebrating your roots with her X-Men inspired costume. She’s been crushing it on Insta for a while though, with breastfeeding and stretch mark photos.
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Nawat Itsaragrisil, owner of the Miss Grand International beauty contest, reportedly tried to force Icelandic beauty queen Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir to lose weight, telling her to "stop eating breakfast." Her response: F*ck that, I’m out. She posted her awesome resignation letter to Itsaragrisil on Instagram. And good news: This won’t be the last you see of Jónsdóttir.
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Artist Jojo Oldham knew she wanted to create a powerful work of art to mark the milestone that she had officially, at age 31, learned how to respect her body. So she took all the comments people made about her body over the years and put it on a dress. The last words Oldham added came from men in a van shouting at her.
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Curve model Barbie Ferreira has never been afraid to speak her mind. And now in a new video for Teen Vogue, Ferreira, is getting real about just how important it is for young women to grow up seeing women like themselves in the media. She's joined by trans model Torraine Futurum who highlights one major diversity faux-paus in the industry.
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The New Zealand-based brand, which recently made headlines for releasing raw images of two HBO stars, casted nine women of all different sizes, ages, gender identities, and races. Although the campaign is a step forward, there is one issue with inclusivity that the brand plans to address.
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From starting the hashtag #VoiceOfTheCurves to partnering with Lane Bryant. Danielle Brooks has made size inclusivity her platform. Now, the Orange Is the New Black star opened up about the societal expectations that curvy women of color continue to struggle with. She also highlighted an additional struggle plus-size who are African American often face.
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With more and more plus-size celebrities speaking out about the lack of products available to fit their bodies, the seven above brands have followed through with their promises to be body positive. One major brand, however, continually promises to be inclusive, but lacks diverse clothing sizes in stores. Follow @this-is-life-actually
Even before New York Fashion Week began, there was good reason to expect that this would be the most diverse yet. The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) sent a letter to all CFDA members before NYFW that included "racial diversity pointers provided by the Diversity Coalition." That being said, racial diversity was actually lower than Spring Fashion Week — despite the racial inclusivity of two major designers.
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Gina Rodriguez is not here for the fashion industry's excessive airbrushing and filtering. From her own image struggles to realizing there is no such thing as a "perfect" body, Rodriguez has not been shy about discussing the pressures she's faced in Hollywood to look a certain way. Rodriguez even has a morsel of wisdom for people who want to improve their self-perception.
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Women in the U.K. are challenging the fashion industry's proclivity for just one body type. In a hashtag campaign launched by the U.K.'s Women's Equality Party, women are sharing a picture of their size tags. WEP is also urging the British Fashion Council to enforce a new rule for inclusivity that we wish we had here.
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H&M has been preaching size inclusivity by casting curvy models in its campaigns, but has quietly decided to remove the plus-size section from some of its stores. According to an H&M representative who spoke with Revelist, H&M Plus is still offered "in the majority of U.S. locations." The publication researched just how many stores carried the line and discovered some major hypocrisy.
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Within the past year, Siriano has been outspoken about dressing women of all shapes, sizes, ages, and ethnicities. With celebrities approaching him left and right, like they did for the Emmys, his commitment has clearly paid off. And many on Twitter have taken notice as well, with the New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman, too, tweeting an amazing observation about his work at the Emmys.
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Mic caught up with Dita Von Teese at Labor of Love, and the queen of burlesque made one thing clear: she is not here for your age shaming.
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Mommy blogger Laura Mazza, who goes by "Mum on the Run," might not be as thin as she was before she had children but that doesn't mean she isn't healthy. In fact, now with cellulite and stretch marks, she's finally ready to celebrate and accept her body for all its worth. Over 300 people have commented on her Facebook post, with many voicing their support and sharing their own insecurities.
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