A trade group that represents hundreds of American designers has called on the fashion industry to present women of greater diversity of greater size, such as plus-size models Ashley Graham and Candice Huffine.
Graham, from Nebraska, became the first plus-size model in 2016 that the cover of “Sports Illustrated” became. She also appeared on the cover of ‘Vogue’, and helped with the breaking of barriers in the notoriously destroyed fashion world.
“We are starting to see signs of fashion in the right direction,” wrote Marc Karimzadeh and Nicky Campbell on the website of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), who says it represents more than 500 men’s and women’s designers, as well as jewelry and accessories.
“Designers such as Michael Kors and Christian Siriano are casting models that defy tradition,” they said in a reference to the long -term preference of the fashion world for slenderness.
“Positivity of the body is important in fashion and we want to see that more designers and companies embrace this in 2019,” wrote the CFDA communication officials.
A movement to recognize alternative body types started in 2017 on New York Fashion Week, with catwalk shows from Prabal Gurung, Christian Siriano and Michael Kors.
In September the CFDA was launched with a Plus-Sized Brand Dia & Co de #Teeupchange campaign to encourage greater diversity in size among young makers.
It also worked together with Universal Standard last year, a brand that offers to exchange a item of clothing in the year after the purchase if the customer’s size changes.
“In the past year we have paid more attention to the inclusiveness of the size”, via the Dia & Co and Universal Standard tie-ups, “and it remains a focus in the future,” Karimzadeh told AFP.
