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NYFW: 67% Of American Women Are Plus-Size, Meet The Designer Fighting For Full-Size Fashion

The average American woman is between a size 16 and 18, with 67% considered plus-size. Renee Cafaro Atelier’s NYFW show was ...
New York Post

I’m a proud plus-size traveler — here’s why I don’t bother booking a bigger seat on planes, even if it makes other passengers mad

It’s a big hassle — with a slim number of solutions. Hopping a plane while plump isn’t easy, according to plus-size travel influencer Kirsty Leanne — citing narrow aisles, tightly-packed rows and ...

Why Plus‑Size Style Is About More Than Just the Clothes

A Growing Industry with Broader ImpactThe global plus-size clothing market is expanding rapidly – from around USD 282 billion ...

From Lane Bryant to Prada: The Journey of Plus-Size Fashion in High-End Style

Lane Bryant began as a maternity-wear brand and soon introduced dedicated plus-size lines, coining and legitimizing the term.
The Daily Dot

“I’d be fuming”: Plus-size traveler explains why she refuses to book two plane seats, infuriating critics

Kirsty Leanne (@kirstyleannetravels) is a plus-size travel content creator. In a recent TikTok video, she addressed a familiar wave of criticism about plus-sized folks traveling on airplanes. In her ...
Yahoo

Southwest is a favorite for plus-size fliers. A new policy may change that.

Southwest Airlines is changing a seating policy that accommodates plus-size passengers, making it more difficult for them to obtain a refund for an extra seat. The new policy, which will go into ...