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A painterly editorial illustration of a plus-size Black fashion model with deep dark brown skin and voluminous natural curls, walking a runway toward the viewer in a tailored gold jumpsuit under warm gold and red stage light; a discarded, spray-paint-stained black garbage bag sits off to one side of the runway in cold teal tones, with a blurred seated audience in the background. The figure is a generic, invented illustration, not a depiction of Liris Crosse or any other real named individual.
Fashion

Liris Crosse Was Taped Into a Garbage Bag on Project Runway. She Just Walked for Christian Siriano at NYFW.

Liris Crosse says a designer draped her in a paint-stained trash bag rather than dress her. Christian Siriano said yes — and this week, she walked his runway.

The Culture Desk · 5 min read
Fashion

Vogue Business Put New York Fashion Week's Plus-Size Number at 0.9 Percent. The Named Exceptions Stop at an 18, a 12, or a Custom Order.

The Culture Desk · 5 min read
A pattern-drafting sheet covered in overlaid red, blue, green and black grading lines, with a graded measuring scale down the middle and a wooden artist mannequin hand resting on top.
Fashion

Why a Size 22 Cut From a Size 8 Pattern Never Quite Fits

The Culture Desk · 3 min read
A plus-size woman standing against a plain pale backdrop in a white T-shirt tucked into light blue jeans with a black belt, one hand in her pocket, the waistband sitting flat against her body.
Fashion

How Plus-Size Denim Finally Got the Fit Right

The Culture Desk · 4 min read
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