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Glass Magazine included an editorial of exaggerated shapes and lengths with a showgirl skew in its sophomore issue “Rapture” featuring models from London’s top agencies.

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Besides being one of the original “plus-size” supermodels and repeat cover star of Mode Magazine, Kate Dillon Levin graduated from Harvard in 2009 with a Master’s Degree in International Development and is dedicated to changing the world whereever she might.   Vogue U.S. featured Kate in its annual “Shape Issue” of April, 2010 wearing lipstick [...]

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While not quite back-to-back (May & August), two appearances in Vogue Paris in the same year is quite an achievement for any model, let alone one reknown for pushing size boundaries.  Carine Roitfeld has gathered an unusual and impressive designer wardrobe for this moody, sensual series of 7 photos.

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OneStopPlus.com, one of those online mega-malls offering extended-size clothing shot mostly on models under a size 10, has finally come out with a TV commercial worth watching, even if it does follow that overused scenario of “woman getting ready for a date”….

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Denmark is headquarters for a surprisingly large number of plus-size clothing brands, given the relatively small size of the country.  Casual wear brands Zizzi, ZJ Denim Identity, and Zay each have their own set of advertising images produced for each season, and following are the lookbooks for Spring Summer 2010.

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Elle Italia‘s May 2010 issue features a series of portraits of women by Amanda de Cadenet, who also shot a recent Crystal Renn image for V Magazine #64.  De Cadenet is known for being a late adopter to digital camera technology, therefore also for her “I don’t want to have to retouch” approach to setting up [...]

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MADISON’S LEARNING CURVES

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Australia’s Madison magazine has started including impressive ‘how to dress for your curves’ pages in each monthly issue.  Following are the pages for April, May, June, July and August 2010, all produced by the same photographer and stylist team.

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OH YOU PRETTY THINGS

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BUST magazine’s issue for January/February of 2010 included a sweet lingerie size-mix editorial featuring everyone’s favourite brazilian bombshell in charming corset top bras and soft pastels with a cute smaller model.

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DRESSED TO FRILL

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Groan-worthy puns aside, this well-executed editorial by Australia’s Woman’s Day magazine is a neat example of showing pretty lingerie on a variety of body sizes.  It is lovely to see that the largest model is given the most number of photos in the series!

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THE BIGGEST WINNER

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While some larger models appearing on reality weight-loss shows have found it to be the end of their career…not so for this Australian model.  While she may be better known for appearing in the first series of Australia’s version of Biggest Loser, with this glowing cover and 8 pages of editorial in the redesigned magazine Notebook, [...]

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ELENA MIRO TURNS 25!

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Elena Miro celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and has released this whimsical illustrated postcard set excerpted from their full set of collection images to keep their advertising presence ticking over until the next big runway show in Milan.

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ELIZA PARKER LAUNCH COLLECTION

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There’s a new line of feminine and easy-chic clothing called Eliza Parker launching on June 30 in New York.  Designer Jessica Tenaglia has ensured curvy girls and their friends can all shop together by offering sizes from 10-28 via her online boutique. The sunny Napa vineyard location and lush hair lends a subtle Dionysian touch to the [...]

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NSFW: MARIE CLAIRE’S NEW BODY BEAUTIFUL

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Marie Claire France often features larger models in its “How To” fashion pages (mostly in swimwear), but this is the first time in recent recall that a larger model has featured in a skincare beauty editorial over several of their pages.  It is incredibly refreshing and long overdue to see a more curvaceous figure used [...]

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SHOP TIL WE DROP

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Australia has had another bumper crop of editorials featuring models ranging from size 10-16, courtesy of the June 2010 issue of  Shop Til You Drop.   While the abundance of content is heartening, it is a shame that the Editor felt she had to point out that this was NOT to be thought of as [...]

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ELLE FRANCE ‘SPÉCIAL RONDES’ – part 2

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As it didn’t get nearly the same amount of coverage as the major editorial, readers may be unaware there was an additional shopping ‘how to’ editorial in the Special Rondes issue of Elle France, featuring 3 French women talking about their style and preferred shopping venues.

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MC CURVY SWIMWEAR

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Marie Claire France‘s June 2010 issue featured swimwear in their usual ‘how to dress for your shape’ pages, and the photographer also published additional photos from this shoot on his own website.

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OUR BODY IS BEAUTIFUL, TOO

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My Black is Beautiful is a marketing campaign by Proctor and Gamble specifically created to (paraphrased slightly) “celebrate the diverse collective beauty of African-American women and encourage black women to define and promote their own beauty standard — one that is an authentic reflection of their indomitable spirit.” I wish I had more images of [...]

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AUTUMN GLAMOUR

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Yet again, Australian Women’s Weekly shows real fashion in a totally glamourous and aspirational way.  Why rely on nudity when you can actually clothe your models?  Two of Australia’s most successful international exports to the U.S. show us how to style it up this Fall.

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GIRLFRIENDS, GERMAN STYLE

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How long has it been since we’ve seen such a glowing, natural redhead in a campaign or editorial?    Freundin Germany’s March 24, 2010 issue puts three models together to work all of the spring/summer trends for 2010.

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MOTHER & CHILD REUNION

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Okay, so I am the queen of corny song title post headings LOL  Don’t judge. Essence‘s issue of May 2010 features many images of larger models, the most eye-catching being this downtown NYC editorial featuring Anansa Sims and her mom, Beverly Johnson.  Some of you more ‘life experienced’ readers might have heard of her?  Apart [...]

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