Plus size editorial

As Paloma Elsesser continues to break fashion’s glass ceiling, her major success is proof that archaic beauty conventions are finally shifting. So, how did the influential model achieve her ascendance to the top? She talks about being an advocate for change, how she’s feeling a new sense of purpose and the importance of community.

Paloma Elsesser goes boldly into summer in ‘Yo, Paloma’, styled by Kate Phelan. Photographer Nadine Ijewere [IG] is behind the lens for Vogue Espana April 2022.

"I just wanted other girls to know that being fat is not the worst thing you can be. It’s not."

PRECIOUS LEE’s Instagram profile post: “It’s not on me, it’s in me✨⚔️✨ @miumiu Wonder Woman collection shot by my @ethanjamesgreen ! Styled by @dara._ Love everything about this…”

International Vogue editors in chief nominated the models—every one of them with stories and perspectives as compelling as their look—in the spirit of global collaboration.

A new wave of designers are showing how simple rethinks in the engineering of a garment can open up endless opportunities for size-inclusive fashion. Why haven’t more mainstream brands adopted it?

Ashley Graham

In this scenario, a group of friends is on vacation, and the allocation of beds in their rented accommodation has caused some tension. The decision was made through a randomized selection process, resulting in some friends getting queen-size beds and others twin beds. One friend, Marie, who is plus-sized, asked if she could switch beds...

Even as designers embrace a more diverse runway, for models of every shape and size, body acceptance is a long and winding road. Maya Singer speaks to some of them.