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, ...

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 ...

While traditional standards of beauty are evolving, people still have the desire to change their bodies to look like someone else. The modeling industry has previously been accused of promoting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sabina Karlsson made waves last year when she opened up about her journey from a size 6 to 16 and why embracing her natural size was her best career move. ESSENCE caught up with the gorgeous model to ...

Just in time for spring, Lane Bryant drops a new spring collection with Beauticurve—$100 and under. Tanesha Awasthi, who has ...

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 ...