The Washington Post has a great article in today’s paper about the debate of plus size women in fashion. The Post addresses the recent debate of model sizes, V magazine, and celebrity sizes. They post also talks with L.A. based designer Kevan Hall who created the gown that Gabby Sidibe wore to the Globes. He has worked with a lot of actresses who are not the typical hanger and he says “it’s all about picking the right silhouette for her shape.”
And it doesn’t matter if a woman is a size 2 or a size 16, “you’re always treading lightly. I’ve had actresses who are a size 2 stand in front of me and weep. I’ve had young girls who want to cover their arms and older women who want to cover their arms,” he says. The most significant difference in creating a dress for a larger size is that often a designer has to tamp down his ego. He can’t as easily force his vision onto the woman since she doesn’t have the physique of a hanger.”
Kevan Hall addressed a truth the fashion industry knows very well. It is much easier for a designer to design clothing for a hanger then it is for someone with curves. If it was just as easy to design for women with curves as it is for straight sizes, I can guarantee you that there would be a lot more high level designers designing plus clothing.
Hall goes on to say, “But at the end of the day, it’s always really about the client. Let’s be realistic, after all. What is the end-use of these clothes?” As we know, and Madison Plus is working to address, the end use of clothing is to present the best version of you to the world! Clothing is another version of expression and we should all be able to equally express ourselves to the world. Calling all designers! Take note!
By: Madison Plus
—If designers today had talent, they could make all bodies look damn good. I wish they would actually challenge themselves…
