Torrid Holdings Inc., the plus-size fashion retailer known for catering to women sizes 10 through 30, is closing multiple retail locations across the United States. The closures span malls and standalone stores. According to Torrid’s official first-quarter earnings report, released June 5, the company plans to close 180 underperforming stores. The closures, Chief Executive Officer…
While the fashion world seems to be embracing body diversity these days, not everyone is thrilled about being labelled as “plus-sized”. Zhao Tongshu, an aspiring model from Gansu, China who recently auditioned for 2025 Fashion Week wasn’t exactly pleased when she was called plus-sized. In a video posted on IG, Tongshu is seen confidently walking…
And in a fashion landscape that makes it more convenient (see: cheaper) to shop big names over independent brands, it’s a reality that’s getting rarer and rarer. “I used to love spending a day down on [Manhattan’s] Orchard Street because there was a little corridor of shops I could go to and try on in…
Karoline Vitto’s designs are all about contouring curves rather than concealing them – proving every body belongs in high fashion. Raised in Caçador, Brazil, fashion was always a constant in Vitto’s life — her grandfather was a cobbler, and her grandmother a seamstress. It was precisely her family’s craftsmanship that led her to London, where…
“I’m at this point where I view the diversity of the models on a brand’s website as a litmus test for their ethics, and if I want my dollar going towards them.” How many people reading this have decided against buying an item of clothing because when they look at the listing on the website,…