At last: New York Fashion Week caters to full-figured women with an all plus-size show

I would not know what to do with a woman under the size of 16-18, I alway perfered thw BBW. Even when I was single I would date a larger woman before a small one. My first love was my Grandma and she was of good german stock. Blessing to all of you BBWs out there.

Sorry ladies FAT is unhealthy There is no such thing as a BBW.

I agree with Janice Dickinson who said the fashion world is not for plus size models. It's not PC, but I don't care. I'm a woman and get turned off by overweight women. They are not good role models.

The Correct term should be "Real American Woman"

I am surprised the president of One Stop Shop would make the statement that 62% of women in this country are OVERWEIGHT. Shame on you!! Maybe you should have said 62% of women in this country are size 12 and beyond. Just because a woman wears a larger size, does not always mean she is overweight. But no matter what ours size is we want to look great with great. I believe all the designers out there that do not have a plus size line is because they know it takes real talent to create clothes for plus size. Someone that is a size "2" can put a sack on and it would fit, more or less. From looking at the current plus size clothes out there, there are very few designers out there that really have the talent to dress our REAL bodies! And don't even get me started on under garments!!!!!!

i am a 'plus size' woman and have been one all of my life. i lost weight a long time ago and to keep it off i had to practically eat next to nothing and had to go to the gym or exercise everyday. that became harder to do when i became a mother. i have always been confident and comfortable with my size and i dress nice-- in fact i am always getting compliments about my wardrobe.i shop a lot and i love clothes.just because you don't wear a size 0 you can still dress nice!

i think that if god wanted us to be the same that he would have made us that way. aslo being full figure doesn't mean that we have to hide who we are beacuase our biggness is wrong. i believe that is why we have yonger women who have low self esteem and dont believe in them selfs beacuse the fashion world tells women who are not a size 0 or 2 that your not pretty enough or you can be something or someone beacuse of being fat and that is why we have so many problems with our younger viewers. being fat is not a crime and the fashion world needs to wake up and see that beauty is everywhere and can be seen in different shapes and coloers and that beeing fat is ok and we know that being in a two piece we couldn't do but we would like to feel pretty also.

This development is so long over due that it's baffling. Can you imagine if say, the entertainment or housing or automotive industries intentionally marketed products that could only be used by 1/3rd of their potential customers? Could you imagine the stock holders putting up with it or the media staying quiet about it?
And yet, as far as the fasion industry is concerned, this has been the reality we've been faced with up until now. The idea that women ought to be emaciated was so firmly, solidly drilled into the fasion industries heads that they turned their backs on 2 out of every 3 potential customers for decades. They spit in the face of the law of supply and demand and it's about time the better half of the human race stood up and said enough is enough.
Kudos to the makers of this fasion show and kudos to all who support them.

maybe us plus size women will not look so dumpy after all. I dont mind having to pay more for nice clothes in plus sized what really bothers me though is having to alter everything i wear cause i am very short (5'1") i used to be 5'4" still short but not as bad when i was wearing heels. Now i cant wear heels cause i have arthritis and a bad back problem which is the reason i am so short not that i stoop they had to cut a away a piece of my spine because of damage. Oh well i will continue to shop for nice clothes since when doesnt a woman love to shop LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Hey I agree w/Ginger...that is so true!!!! What they call plus-size is far from the norm. Then in the plus size magazines the models look like a 8-10 if that. Come on America get it together, and why am I just seeing this article? This should been blasted on every channel just like when those 'not so natural, no flesh on their bones girls' come across our screens everyday! Finally its our turn ladies...it took a minute to get here but FINALLY. SMILE YOU ARE GORGEOUS!!

Thats a joke! A size 12 is not a plus size, it's the avg size woman in America ... now when they have a fashion show for people size 18-20 then I'll believe ir's a plus size fashion show. a size 12-14 show is a real woman fashion show not plus size.0-8 is a fminus size show ... nuff said

Glad they are finally following the money trail. I'm plus-size and looking forward to something chic. Mumus are for elderly Hawaiian
ladies!

"Sixty-two percent of women in this country are overweight," says Stephanie Sobel, president of OneStopPlus . . .'" Might as well call it CantStopEating.

It's about time !

about freakin time there's real women to look at !!

the bigger the cushion the better the pushin

I don't understand why I am just now seeing this article as it was obviously written last year. I am pleased to see that the designers realize that we have money to spend just like the thinner women. It's also about time that plus size clothes stop looking like something my great-grandmother would wear. Let's see some hip, stylish clothes PLEASE

The only ones who aren't "real" are the designers--maybe we'll see a change now. While at it how about the store buyers catching on and making the same styles found in the petite section available in the misses and plus sizes. I'm 5'10", usually a size 10 but now a 12 after a couple of years of horrific job stress. For years I have envied the petite ONLY because of the great styles which, frankly would look better on me :), but, irritatingly enough, are not available. You build it, I will come.

Kel, what are you, 12? You aren't paying huge insurance premiums b/c of obese people. You are paying huge insurance premiums b/c the insurance companies are greedy and all about their bottom line.

And to quote the other poster.....get a life!!

My only problem with being a "plus-sized" gal is the fact Im over 6ft tall and these designers dont get that tops arent going to look the same on a woman who is a size 26 and 5ft7 and one who is my height (6ft 2)Its very frustrating when I find a top (or dress for that matter) and it hits 2 inches above the waist on me when it should be around the hip-bone! Skirts and Pants are always at least 3 inches too short. If they have designers that cater to big and tall men, cant SOMEONE do the same for women??????