Fashion is getting more attention from the previously invisible community like the curvy women, hijab girls, old lady lately – nowadays, fashion is made for everyone, as it should be! So if you still think that you don’t have the figure or the shape to be fashionable, get out of that, explore your personal style, and have fun!
Look at these 7 wonder-‘plus-size’-women who believe fashion is made for them. They are absolutely gorgeous! I have listed down 7 intelligent, super stylish, and super confidence ladies who have made good achievements and contributions to the world, and they’re changing the way the internet looks at fashion one #OOTD at a time! Get ready for some astonishing inspirations, ladies!
Stephanie Zwicky
This 37-years-old French lady surprises everyone with her fashion taste. Stephanie has its own blog that captures her dashing look named Le Blog de Big Beauty that has been started since 2005. She has inspired so many plus size women and became a resource for them to find stylish clothes in sizes larger than 42!
She was born in Swiss and became the most popular fashion bloggers in France. She’s an actress, a television host of her own tv program, a designer, and today she records 230,000 readers from around the world EVERY MONTH!
Her body-conscious outfits really attracts people’s eye. Her blog tag line, “Le style n’est pas une taille mais une attitude,” which means “Style is not a size but an attitude” describes her confidence personality. She believes that woman’s style has nothing to do with her size or the number on a label, but much deeper than that.
Moreover, she designed a plus-size line for La Redoute (she has been in her sixth collection now), and recently in the last July, she debuts her SEVENTH collection with Jean Marc Philippe! Way to go, Stephanie!
Alegra Schminke
She’s just 27 and she got that sweet, bright, casual style of her own that makes her look good! Alegra is Germany’s best known plus size blogger that has been blogging since summer of 2008. Intelligent, open-minded, creative, and dare to be different, Alegra loves to observe fashion blogs and TV program in Germany and that’s how she observed her own style. She has many readers and has appeared in various press and TV appearances in her country!
In her blog, Dollface is Candysweet, she always posts her outfits on a regular basis, sometimes in both language, Germany and English. She tried to wear many colors as to avoid looking dull and she always picks the clothes that makes her feel comfortable. To make sure that the clothes she buy is perfectly fits her, she prefers to shop offline rather than online, unless if she sees something that she can’t find in the city. H&M, Asos, and Primark are the brands that most of the time she finds it suits her.
Tanesha Awasthi
I love her simple yet classy look!
All the way from Sillicon Valley, her mission is “to impact lives through fashion, by encouraging positive body image and self-esteem.” – her blog’s profile. She’s a model, a blogger, a monthly fashion contributor to Redbook Magazine and beauty contributor to GlossDaily.com (powered by Ladies Home Journal). She also has been featured in numbers of fashion magazines including Vogue.
She has started blogging since February 2011, began by posting outfits she had worn over the last week, and suddenly her audience grew so quickly! Today she has raised 55,513 facebook fans and 8,260 twitter followers. Just in a year, GirlWithCurves was named Best Curvy Blog 2012 from the navabi, and awarded a bloggie for Best Fashion or Beauty Weblog 2013. Awasthi has also appeared on the cover of Skorch Magazine and on Forever 21 billboards. Awe-inspiring!
Gabi Gregg
Here’s another young and bold plus size women that has fun and flirty fashion sense, Gabi Gregg from New York City. Other than being a style blogger and InStyle Magazine’s Plus Size columnist, she made a step ahead with her “Fatkini” collection – the loud and colorful bikinis for plus-sized women. She redefined what having a “bikini body” looks like for curvy women. For this “Fatkini” collection, she has a collaboration with swimwear line Swimsuits for All, an online retailer of plus-size women’s swimwear, and designed flattering, fashionable bikinis for plus-sized women.
This city-chic young lady (that’s how she described herself!) loves to spread positive message to keep her motivated. In her style, she doesn’t think too much about what should she wears – just grab whatever she wants instead! That’s how Fatkini became a success too! Tell you what, Gabi’s Fatkini sold out soon after it just released on May 15! Great job, Gab!
Nadia Aboulhosn
She’s a half-lebanese style blogger, designer, and model from Orlando, Florida. Nadia got that vintage and eclectic personal style, and has been featured in numbers of famous magazines like vogue, Elle, Refinery 29, New York Times, Teen Vogue, and Coco Perez.
She won American’s Apparel’s XL Model Search in 2011, and appeared in numerous campaigns supporting real bodies on common girls. Recently, she became the model for Gabi Gregg’s Fatkini collection. Have a look at her groovy style in nadiaaboulhosn.com.
Nadia Aboulhosn is selling her aesthetic collection at Etsy.com. Check it out!
Marcy Guevara
One thing about Marcy is, she’s very intelligent! Her charming appearance could catch the eye of her audience in moments. She’s a fashion stylist, plus-size style expert, contributor on CocoPerez.com, a writer in Marie Claire taking part as a plus-size style advisor, and is now a popular columnist and host in “Big Girl in a Skinny World”.
Marcy’s mission is to vibrantly represent women of all shapes and sized and inspires curvy women.Her passion is to mentor young women and she’s really determined to reach them. Recently, she’s running various web shows including The Marcy Minute – a vlog that captures her life, travels, opinions, and all things about her. Check out her blog, marcyguevara.com!
Nicolette Mason
This LA sassy lady is just in the age of mid-20-something and she has become one of the most amazing bloggers in her city with a site and a regular column in Marie Claire! Her fresh, elegant personal style and a sprinkle of intelligence made her the newest “Big Girl in A Skinny World” columnist.
A freelance writer, editor, designer, and art director that started blogging in 2009 has been featured in numbers of publication like Refinery 29, Vogue Italia, Brooklyn Magazine, Glamour Magazine, and more. She loves to create beauty in her life, that’s why her blog is all about her adventures in international travel, personal style, arts, cuisine, and her burgeoning career in fashion writing. Her contribution is so much inspiring!
Recently, on May 2013, she was chosen to be a model in Clements Ribeiro’s latest Evans collection, with other four plus size bloggers. Have a look at her swanky style in nicolettemason.com!
(as published in: http://www.emmagem.com, September 10, 2013)
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