Claiming space: 26 people talk being fat and working in fashion:
My childhood wardrobe consisted of baggy sweatpants, ill-fitting graphic T-shirts, and heinous argyle sweater vests. Needless to say, fashion was not my forte. My parents, who had immigrated to the United States in their teens, placed a high emphasis on thriftiness, and didn't want to spend money on expensive clothing, especially as my weight rose at a rapid rate.
Soon after, fat fashion became my beat. I covered everything from plus-size brand launches to Victoria Secret's hatred for fat people to Dolce and Gabbana's racist chopsticks ad . As much progress has been made in terms of body diversity in fashion, waves of change have yet to hit. Leading the tide, however, are a growing group of fat trailblazers with a hunger for shaking things up—and this fashion week, we're honoring them.
I think it's so important to just live your truth in the most authentic and strong way, and that I truly believe somehow encourages other people to gravitate towards you—that energy sucks people in and so you gotta just keep living and keep pushing forward and keep having the conversation and keep being unapologetic and just live the damn thing. Jessica Torres, influencerFashion Week and [working in] fashion in general makes me realize that there was a place for me all this time.
Being a plus-size reporter on the ground is very weird... It is genuinely strange to be in an environment that so obviously values people who do everything they can to not look like you. [However], whether it's because of weight, because of skin color, because of gender presentation, I think that there's an enormous advantage in the perspective that gives you on how the industry works.
The entire purpose [of #FatAtFashionWeek] is not just to be seen, but it's really to encourage people, especially younger people, to join us. And so if you are an amazing makeup artist, or you love event production, or you love PR marketing—all the jobs that exists beyond just being a model on the runway, I want them to feel like they can be a part of the fashion industry, and that is not something that's closed off to them because of their size.
Now we've started incorporating voices and allies in the body-positive space [into CurvyCon]. Just to be able to have those sort of allies in the community and people who really believe in body positivity and fashion inclusivity and just being awesome women, in general, is how we've kind of seen our community grow. Sarah Conley, writerSeeing a size 14 model on an e-commerce site is just not good enough anymore.
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