Brazil’s 1st Plus Size Magazine, The Beleza Em Curvas (Beauty In Curves)

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The Beleza Em Curvas (Beauty in Curves) is a new women’s magazine in Brazil featuring Plus size women. With themes that include fashion, beauty, health, gender & behavior, The Beleza Em Curvas is exactly what plus size women need. Bringing readers interviews with renowned celebrities from various parts of the world, The goal of this… [Continue Reading]

Celebrate Your Independence In Style All Summer!

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The 4th of July is long gone but it’s never too late to celebrate your Independence In Style. All Clothing can be found at Curvysta.com.

Are We Ignoring Plus Size Male Models?

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The world is constantly buzzing about plus size models, equal opportunities and the lack thereof but in the midst of this sudden fascination with curvier models it seems we’ve neglected to address plus size male models.  In an attempt to do what their female counterparts have done, Indie magazine Fantastic Man recently featured plus size… [Continue Reading]

Finding Ophelia Devore

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Family is so very important to me. There are few that you meet that although blood doesn’t bind you together, your spirits certainly do. My best friends mother, Ms. Singh, was one of those people I felt a connection with. During a college course in Theology, she patiently explained the Hare Kishra religion to me…. [Continue Reading]

French Elle Goes Curvy

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1st Italian Vogue, now French Vogue. The April issue of French Elle is all about curves!  Scheduled for release this Friday March 26th, French Elle is launching their own Curvy Issue.  Plus-Size model Tara Lynn is on the cover of ELLE’s plus size issue. The issue includes a 32 page fashion spread featuring the cover… [Continue Reading]

V Magazine’s Preview: Day 2 Of Curves

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Thanks to Marie Denee over at The Curvy Fashionista I was introduced to Models.com’s Exclusive coverage of the V Magazine Size issue featuring Curves, Curves and More Curves!! I’ll be honest with you, when I first heard about this issue I expected to see a bunch of size 6 models that mainstream media couldn’t find… [Continue Reading]

Crystal Renn’s Disappearing Act: According to Newsweek

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When I stumbled onto the upcoming “One Size Fits All” photo essay in the January issue of V magazine, featuring plus-size model Crystal Renn, I was initially pleased. The spreads featured Renn and a skinnier counterpart in nearly identical clothing and poses. Renn looked awesome and, frankly, outdid her skinnier counterpart in a number of… [Continue Reading]

Plus Model Crystal Renn Delivers In V Magazine

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Some people believe that fashion made for traditional size models should not be worn by plus size models but not Crystal Renn. Take a look at these photos of plus size model Crystal Renn and traditionally slim rival Jacquelyn Jablonski posing side-by-side in next month’s V Magazine. Both girls are 5ft 9in tall with long… [Continue Reading]

ANTM’s Whitney Thompson Featured In V Magazine

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January is turning out to be a great month for America Next Top Model’s only Plus size winner, Whitney Thompson. In addition to landing a cover spot on the January issue of Plus Model Magazine, Whitney is one of many plus size models that will be featured in V Magazines Plus Model Issue which will… [Continue Reading]

Explanation of the “Lagerfeld” Perspective

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There has been much talk in recent weeks about Karl Lagerfeld’s statement regarding curvy women having no place on the runway. In his interview with the German magazine “Focus”, he goes on to say that the inclusion of real sizes on the runway is driven by “fat mommies” who watch TV and hate to see… [Continue Reading]