We tend to assume that it’s fashion designers who keep the tyranny of the size-6 silhouette alive: the rail-thin runway model, small sample sizes and the implied suggestion that women must shrink ...

Despite an influx of body positive campaigns and celebrity discussion about inclusive red carpet fashion, there still seems to be one idealized image of a plus-size woman — a woman only slightly ...

More than six million British women are now size 18 or larger, it was revealed yesterday. Providing clothing for them is proving the fastest growing market for the fashion chains, worth £3.8billion a ...

The average size of an American woman is now between 16 and 18, according to a new study from the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education. Previously, it was commonly thought ...

Women who are plus-size and want to get fit have special needs that are often overlooked by traditional gyms, according to Rochelle Rice, a fitness instructor who specializes in helping larger women ...