Plus-sized model Erin Marley Klay didn’t let her haters keep her from following her dreams. In April, the influencer, 25, became one of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit‘s 2026 Rookies, after she was ...

The media and fashion industries have recently showcased a wider range of body types and ethnicities, leading to a perception of growing inclusivity. But a new analysis published in the Proceedings of ...

Let’s be clear: Black women have always set the standard in the fashion and beauty industries. From the regal gold adornments of our African ancestors to the street style of the B-Girls of Brooklyn ...

A reader, discouraged by the perpetuation of outdated beauty standards in the fashion industry, wonders if we will ever see genuine inclusivity in fashion models. By Vanessa Friedman I’d heard there ...

Alicia Johnson is a 62-year-old author and model signed to Ford Models—an elite agency that has been home to Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Brooke Shields. She’s the only model at Ford in both ...

Inclusion. Acceptance. Diversity. These are all words that have been adopted by modern America and fought for in spaces like fashion and entertainment.

New York Fashion Week has long been a stage for boundary-pushing visuals and creative, artistic ideas. This season, couture designer Renee Cafaro aims to redefine the stage by the very scales of ...

The model also acknowledged that trolls may suggest her to shed the pounds to be considered "pretty", but she no longer cares what others have to say SHE spent years hiding her chubby belly – but now ...