Plus-size people wore this Lirika Matoshi dress long before it cropped up on TikTok. Why aren't they considered tastemakers?
Lirika Matoshi only makes the strawberry dress up to a size 16 — Holliday's iteration was custom-tailored to her — which isn't very inclusive by the plus community's standards but is still better than the average designer's range. As a plus-size person myself, I can personally attest that it's rare to find high-fashion pieces like this that are actually available in my size .
This is less about what's considered stylish and more about which people are considered acceptable by our society. "There is still a sense that something has to be popularized by the 'right' — usually thin and white — type of person to desirable," Okello says.
"I feel that if fashion writers critique fat celebrities' outfits, they need to have a broader awareness regarding fat people's access to fashion," Blair says. Accessibility is an issue, by the way: Because many designers won't make custom creations for women above a certain size, plus-size celebrities including Holliday, Chrissy Metz, andstar Aidy Bryant have all worn clothing from consumer plus-size retailers like Eloquii on the carpet.
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