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Plus-size fashion: Deciphering the real issue

Plus-size women’s fashion continues to evolve, creating a greater presence in the fashion industry. According to ABC News, the plus-size fashion industry is booming but in an article on the Huffington Post writer Stephanie Penn says it’s bigger than plus-size fashion. She says the media is almost obsessed with plus-size fashion when there are other [...]

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Plus-size fashion: The overlooked and overexposed

Same old story The plus-size fashion industry has grown tremendously over the last decade. It is no secret that the average woman is not a size two five foot nine runway model, but those images still seem to flood runways, fashion magazines and websites. There has always seemed to be this obsession with body image; [...]

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Part IV: The Feedback

The discussion surrounding sensitive issues like weight and image can be difficult for people to take part in. While I did not get the amount of feedback I was looking for and expecting on my previous video, Dissecting the plus size fashion industry, I did receive one comment on the actual YouTube page from a [...]

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Part III Dissecting the plus size fashion industry

The fashion industry as a whole can be dissected into multiple segments. The plus size market or segment has grown exponentially over the last ten years. While it continues to grown, some issues within the plus size segment of the industry still exists. The video below explores and begins to dissect the plus size fashion [...]

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Part II: A thought that never was

The fashion industry consists of both male and female models. While slightly peeling the layer back on the plus size market, an article from NY Mag’s The Cut shed light on the lack of plus size male models. The slideshow below digs a little deeper as to where that segment of the fashion industry might [...]

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