This year, the words “quiet luxury” appeared in 684% more Google searches. While some credit the desire for a more sustainable approach to fashion, other analysts feel the style is reflective of current socioeconomic conditions, leading affluent individuals to seek out more muted ways of expressing sophistication and wealth. [...]
Just right. In between. The middle sizes. Meet the new silent majority: mid-size women. The visibility of mid-sized bodies was initially spurred on by the inclusivity and body positivity energy surrounding the plus sized movement. But separate from plus sized struggles, being “in the middle” [...]
In 2021, Old Navy made waves by announcing their intent to combine their plus size line with their core product offerings. The initiative, called Bodequality, led to stores carrying sizes 0-30 in a wide selection of designs. However, less than a year later, the company backpedaled. The fast fashion [...]
The words “maternity wear” may inspire visions of frumpy, shapeless sacks worn like dresses and bulky pants with elastic panels. Good news: modern maternity clothes aren’t at all like that. The key to shopping for pregnancy is not to spend a fortune on a new closet, but on adaptable [...]
Fashion has long been synonymous with cultural and social changes, and nothing seems to embody this more clearly than hemlines. For instance, the Hemline Index, credited to 1920s economist George Taylor, attempts to connect the economy to the length of women's skirts and dresses by way of the hosiery worn [...]
Boobs. Tatas. Bosoms. Breasts. Small and perky, or pendulous and well-endowed. There are as many types of breasts as there are women. Yet if you’ve ever put on a cute flannel only to be faced with the dreaded chest gap, or slipped on a sweet sundress to be silhouetted [...]
