http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog Bridging the size gap with a woman who's in between. Shopping & style for women with curves Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:40:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2010/01/v-magazines-size-issue-continues-to-shock/ http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2010/01/v-magazines-size-issue-continues-to-shock/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:15:28 +0000 Gemma http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/?p=385 V magazine continues to get column inches for its use of curvaceous models in its current 'Size' issue. Alongside Crystal Renn's 'One Size Fits All' spread, tongues are also wagging about shots of models Tara Lynn, Candice Huffine, Michelle Olson, Marquita Pring (above) and Kasia P in the 'Curves Ahead' shoot. The mag pitches them as the "bombshells of plus size" and I think they definitely fit the bill. Also grabbing the headlines is a slightly hypocritical shoot by our favourite fat-hater, Karl Lagerfeld, featuring the voluptuous Miss Dirty Martini...]]> http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2010/01/v-magazines-size-issue-continues-to-shock/feed/ 6 http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2009/10/once-fat-karl-lagerfeld-has-another-anti-fat-rant/ http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2009/10/once-fat-karl-lagerfeld-has-another-anti-fat-rant/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:31:38 +0000 Gemma http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/?p=326 Karl Lagerfeld has once again conveniently forgotten that he used to be fat and decided to moan about the use of normal women in magazines. "No one wants to see curvy women," said the designer, on hearing the news that Brigitte, one of Germany's top-selling magazines, was making a move to include 'real' women on its pages rather than professional models. This isn't the first time the Kaiser has whined about bigger women, either. When he created a line for H&M, he complained about his clothes being made up to a size 16, stating he designed only for slim women. Well, Karl, we seem to remember you cosying up to Beth Ditto at one of your shows not so long ago...]]> http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2009/10/once-fat-karl-lagerfeld-has-another-anti-fat-rant/feed/ 5