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25/04/2012 16:44 | By Jane Murphy, contributor, MSN Her
Plus-size and fabulous!
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Top designer - and former plus-size model - Anna unveiled her first fashion collection in 1995, and has been creating amazing clothes for curvy women ever since. Her celebrity fans include Gemma Collins, Queen Latifah, Dawn French and Beth Ditto. Garments are created based on a curvy size 18 then graded down to size 12 and up to a size 28. 'My aim is to make curvy women enjoy shopping and trying on clothes again,' Anna explains. Her latest Black Label collection, Hippie Chick, has a big focus on prints and colour. Meanwhile, her new White Label collection, Colour Voyage, is influenced by Morocco's intricate mosaics and sumptuous rugs. Prices start from around £125.
We love: Black Label Georgette Tie-back Dress, £229, Anna Scholz, annascholz.com
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27/04/2012 07:00
What a load of rubbish! With the exception of Gemma Collins (sorry Gemma!), none of the models look bigger than a size 14 and the clothes are obviously shown in the smallest size available. If you are going to promote large sizes, use large models wearing large clothes and show BIG girls how good they can look!
27/04/2012 08:48
Personally, 'plus size' 16-18 is what I find sexiest in a woman. My other half is a 16 and she hates her shape because she has a belly, but I find it sexy. Shes got a great belly, gorgeous legs, nice pair of boobs and she is downright beautiful in every way.
27/04/2012 09:12
I am a size 18 and have only just recently found catalogues that actually make clothes that fit.....I never had any confidence but it seems the older I get the more confident I get. Now I don't care what other people think as long as I am comfortable....life isn't about size it's about living. Personally I think that way too much attention is paid to body image, we should concentrate on being healthy.
27/04/2012 11:07
Many store are now accepting that there are bigger ladies out there who want to look nice. But they only have their plus ranges online because they don't want "fat" people in their shops, but they are happy to take the money off them- next do this.
New look do a good plus range, but when I recently asked in their Oxford Road store where the Inspire range was I was tols that they don't carry it in that store- It's their flagship shop!!!
I agree with the comment about the lingerie, many men like veluptuous ladies and they want them to wear sexy, even nice underwear, but the lingerie market doesn't recognise this. And unless you want to spens £60 an a bra and £30 on panties to match you are out of luck. Asda started doing larger lingerie but have now stopped- strange as they had identifed a huge gap in the market.
And as to the health issues- yes I am overweight, but I model and have a huge fan base. I recently had a full health check and I don't have diabeties, or thyroid problems, or cholesterol issues, my liver and kidneys are perfect- much to the disgust of the practice nurse who wanted to find loads wrong with me so she could say it was all due to my weight!
Skinny people tend to be the ones who smoke more.
Wake up clothes sellers- we are a market and we have money to spend!
27/04/2012 07:45
im a size 28 with lumps and bumps to hide ..when you bend over the cloths stick up your back..and how can a size14 be the same length as a top a size 28 ...im 5ft 10in when you buy trousers where the 2in hem you used to get.....you can always cut a bit off we are not all 5 ft 6 in. ...make some tops in good heavy silks what drop of you and hang nice... ive got some but hard to find.. i buy lots lots of catalogs... but most of it is sent back....and bras lets have some thin straps and backs ...why do bras go up to 42 dd,e,f,g,h,..only ...why not..44 46,48, in dd,e,f,g,h,..and the bones well second ware they are cut out then i fall out ..im 65 i don t want to be mutton dressed as lamb...but you so called designers want some lumpy bumpy big birds to cut your big sizes from not size 14s ..i was a size 14 once ..what happened ????you are what you eat
27/04/2012 09:55
30 years ago I weighed 8 stone 5 - I was a size 12 then, now I would be a size 6 - ridiculous, they simply move the goal posts to suit the industry
27/04/2012 10:26
I don't think encouraging women to stay big is a good thing.
Big is not best for health. It may be attractive to some but it's not good at the end of the day.
I've been a size 18-20 before and I'd never wish it on anyone and would never make clothes to make women feel ok to stay that size or bigger.
It's time to get healthy girls!! Not for attractiveness, not for men, but for your own health and self confidence.
Obesity kills whether or not you like to hear it.
I have two kids and want to be healthy for as long as possible. 3 times a week doing swimming was my answer and now I'm a size 14 heading for a 12. I know it's hard as I actually have a 'food addiction' but it can be won. This battle was as hard as me giving up smoking so I know how it feels.
Make the effort girls, it is Soooo worth it, and so are you!
Don't let any media crap or fashion trends say it's good to stay fat. It's NOT!
I agree with Lisa Hunnybun's comment too. Sizes have been changed radically by the industry. I have a skirt from my mum, she bought it in the 70's from M&S and it's a size 16. It's too small for me and I'm now a modern size 12-14. So really you girls who are now a size 16 are actually more like size 20's!! Shocking.
Sorry if this truth hurts but it usually doesn't feel good to be told point blank what you don't want to hear!
Let the backlash commence . . . . .
Big is not best for health. It may be attractive to some but it's not good at the end of the day.
I've been a size 18-20 before and I'd never wish it on anyone and would never make clothes to make women feel ok to stay that size or bigger.
It's time to get healthy girls!! Not for attractiveness, not for men, but for your own health and self confidence.
Obesity kills whether or not you like to hear it.
I have two kids and want to be healthy for as long as possible. 3 times a week doing swimming was my answer and now I'm a size 14 heading for a 12. I know it's hard as I actually have a 'food addiction' but it can be won. This battle was as hard as me giving up smoking so I know how it feels.
Make the effort girls, it is Soooo worth it, and so are you!
Don't let any media crap or fashion trends say it's good to stay fat. It's NOT!
I agree with Lisa Hunnybun's comment too. Sizes have been changed radically by the industry. I have a skirt from my mum, she bought it in the 70's from M&S and it's a size 16. It's too small for me and I'm now a modern size 12-14. So really you girls who are now a size 16 are actually more like size 20's!! Shocking.
Sorry if this truth hurts but it usually doesn't feel good to be told point blank what you don't want to hear!
Let the backlash commence . . . . .
27/04/2012 13:48
I am just wondering why these women are called plus size! half of them are very slim and look very healthy but because they are not twigs, they're plus size!
27/04/2012 11:24
I love a bit of self contradiction in an article... how can you state that a size 16 is average for the uk, then say its a plus size? I dont see hoards of size 16 ladies only shopping in plus size shops.
I am a 14-16 and have never struggled to find clothes that size in any high street fashion store, some designer shops yes, but not a high street shop. Most shops go to at least a 16 if not a 20/22 before they have a separate plus size range and the ranges are the same in all of these sizes (except the plus size where they have styles specifically designed for bigger ladies).
Wonder where you got your info from?!
27/04/2012 10:44
Although these women are beautifull, im overweight and i honestly hate it , i have lack of self confidence ,i honestly cant wear half the clothes i have in my wardrobe as my lumps and bumps always tend to show. Im picky about what clothes to buy and its just a hassle!.I dont want to be stick skinny hell no! i just want to be a healthy weight. So i agree with Louise encouraging women to stay big isent really a positive thing , not for confidence or for health.
27/04/2012 13:45
now lets get serious here a size 16 is not a plus size you can get that size in most shops,
i would say a size 20 upwards is a plus size and we need far more outfitters to come up with something good , evans really doesnt do it for me. and it might help ifdress shops whatever the size you are start modelling their sizes truthfully and not scrimp and scrape on the materiel , lets have a truthfull size 16 and not a tiny child size 16.
28/04/2012 09:13
i think you should be ashamed to call the women in these photos plus size, they are not plus size, im a size 12 and far away from being a plus size.
27/04/2012 11:22
Perhaps we should alter the sizing on clothes? There should be a tick box on all size garments over 18, no matter what the ticket number states. So instead of size 20 for instance, you should have to tick:
Do you feel fat in tight fitting clothes?
Are you out of breath walking upstairs?
When you sit down, is it difficult getting up easily?
Does your inside thighs rub together when you walk and become sore?
The more ticks on the ticket would be a reminder to become more healthier so you can wear smaller clothes.
Us overweight people just need an incentive. We just keep buying clothes to see if that makes us look slimmer...the fact is...fat shows and it is unhealthy we need to address the problem not dress to hide it.
27/04/2012 08:53
David Edwards this topic is about large sizes for women and NOT English you moron.
27/04/2012 13:54
i am a size 18. evans is not very fashionable in my opinion, and u really need to be about ten ft tall, I like asda but they are not very generous in sizes, the best is ambrose wilson or fashion world/simply b
29/04/2012 15:17
i don't considered woman's clothes "plus-size" until they're size 20+.
it's worse for models. i think it's if you're a size 10, you're a plus-size!
size should be changed.
30/04/2012 14:25
I am a size 30 and yes I am larger than the average person out there. I am who I am, people judge people on the size they are, not on whats on the inside. I may be a size 30, but certainly dont look it, even in evans when I ask for a size they say your never that size, but are amazed when they realise i am. I do wish when plus sized clothes are modelled they are modelled by models who are at least a size 26, What stores seem to forget is that clothes look so different on a smaller sized model than they do on a plus sized model. I have bought many things from catalogues only to send them back cos they looked nothing like they did on the model when i tried them on, Underware is even worse to find, I am a size 52G, and most of the bras I can find are not very sexy nor appealing. I really wish designers would design a bra thats is not expensive but offers faship, style and support in all the right places for us more voluptuous ladies :)
27/04/2012 10:44
Although these women are beautifull, im overweight and i honestly hate it , i have lack of self confidence ,i honestly cant wear half the clothes i have in my wardrobe as my lumps and bumps always tend to show. Im picky about what clothes to buy and its just a hassle!.I dont want to be stick skinny hell no! i just want to be a healthy weight. So i agree with Louise encouraging women to stay big isent really a positive thing , not for confidence or for health.
27/04/2012 15:28
I have just come down from a size 34 to a size 12/14 in 12 months and very proud of my achievements. I hope I never get back to being "Plus-size" again. Mind you, I did manage to get some beautiful clothes from Simply B so I can't say I looked a dag. No idea why Gemma is starting another range when there are already lovely clothes out there. Dawn French used to do a lovely range called Sixteen (I think) but haven't seen anything of her clothes online lately.
01/05/2012 10:56
I am a plus size person and for me I have to say yep it is tricky, but for bra sizes I say thank goodness for Bravissimo and a lovely little shop in Minehead. I had stopped to get out of the rain and ended up buying a new bra from one of the ranges that they sold and became hooked Fantasie Belle
bra in which I am a size 38hh. In fact I have most of the colours that they had in the range.
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