Here's Why Tess Holliday Is Our Breakout Star of Fashion Week Spring 2020
."I don't know why it's controversial to talk about the fact that plus-size women should be able to take up space—literally—wear clothes, be fashionable and feel good in their bodies."However, Tess does acknowledge that when any plus-size model"has a breakthrough" in the industry, she considers it a"breakthrough for all of us."
That said, it's time to celebrate Holliday's many breakthrough moments throughout Fashion Week. Scroll through our gallery below and prepare to feel empowered to love the skin you're in.Chromat's 10th anniversary collection, which showed during New York Fashion Week, featured its most diverse cast of models yet.
ICONS bash at New York Fashion Week, where she looked every inch a movie star in a custom gown by Melissa Mercedes.and the British Fashion Council's event titled"Body Positivity and the Changing Landscape in Modeling" during London Fashion Week, Holliday discussed the rejection she continues to face as a not-so prototypical model.
"I get passed for opportunities quite a lot because of my height, size and tattoos," she said. '"I have the value of name recognition, but then they worry about their brand. Now, when my agent tells me I'm on hold for a job, I don't get my hopes up. I meet people and they promise me stuff, it's part of the industry."London Fashion Week party circuit? Check! Tess looked all kinds of stunning in a dress by ELOQUII at a grand opening celebration for The Standard.
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