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 ...

As the fashion industry evolves, the inclusion of diverse body types remains a pressing issue. Recent reports show a concerning decrease in size inclusivity on the runways of major fashion cities, ...

Curvy fashion has become a powerful movement, encouraging women to love their natural bodies and move beyond restrictive beauty standards. Full, soft, and natural figures are now celebrated as symbols ...

Size inclusivity is a hot-button topic within the fashion industry. Globally, there is still much work to do in regard to representation. Major fashion houses are still lacking statistically when it ...

Melissa Owens Miller, known professionally as Emme, is an American plus-size model, social reformer and body image advocate. Emme gained worldwide fame as the first full-figured model chosen for ...

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 ...

New York Fashion Week did not get the body diversity memo this season. The drastic shift away from curve representation towards thinner models caused the event to hit the headlines for all the wrong ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to breaking barriers and challenging beauty standards, Black plus-size models lead the way. Their confidence and ...

In 1997, Pink Floyd released a poster showcasing some of the band’s album covers painted onto the bare backs of six models. Now, a group of women are paying tribute to the poster by recreating it with ...