The high fashion industry has always been synonymous with thinness, but for a brief moment in the 2010s, the body positivity movement was at the forefront. It promised a revolution of accepting ...

Plus-size models, typically those above a U.S. size 12, have become better represented in high fashion. “Curve” models like Paloma Elsesser, Precious Lee and Ashley Graham have thriving careers.

Last season, New York Fashion Week had the most body diversity yet, with 49 out of its 4,000 or so models being plus-size. This season, though, that percentage fell to 31 out of roughly 3,200.

Joel Alvarez, Miami-based fashion designer and creator of the "Black Tape Project," wowed 2024 New York Fashion Week with models wearing nothing but tape down the runway.

Models hit New York Fashion Week runway wearing nothing but body tape. Models wowed on the runway at the New York Fashion Week, but the Black Tape Project left very little to the imagination.

The prospect of observing a body-inclusive fashion show was not so long ago a viable option. However, the Spring/ Summer 2025 runways have presented a starkly different reality where inclusivity ...

The Namilia brand shocked some with this T-shirt at Berlin Fashion Week in 2024 - it said it was being satirical The high fashion industry has always been synonymous with thinness, but for a brief ...

Out of Bach Mai’s 40 looks 52.5% of models who were were hired were mid-size and plus-size. Standouts also worthy noting during the most recent cycle of New York Fashion Week include Collina ...