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While many of the designers at this year’s Fashion Week brought back visions of the 1990s with their ultrathin models, Dolce & Gabbana focused on showing how its latest fashion line looks beautiful on everyone. Among the many models gracing the catwalk included Ashley Graham and Tess McMillian.
Dolce & Gabbana Leads the Way in Inclusivity
Fashion inherently embraces trends and focuses on making new ones. When it comes to diversity, Dolce & Gabbana avoids looking at size as a trend. Back in 2019, it became the first luxury brand to offer its collections in sizes beyond the typical industry standard of UK size 16. This move finally gave women with curves the opportunity to wear the latest designer clothes designed for a perfect fit. For the 2019 fashion show, Monica Bellucci, Ashley Graham and Tess McMillan proved how curves can add elegance and beauty to any clothing.
Other Designers Have Brought Back Thin
As Dolce & Gabbana continues to push forward and make different sizes a natural part of fashion, others have seemed to step backward. The latest fashion created quite a buzz with a high percentage of wispy models. It has made many women who appreciate fashion, as well as curvy models who just a few years ago saw a runaway future, wonder why the change happened and if it will affect access to luxury clothes for women with curves.
Theories Why Others Have Trended Backward
Modeling does not always come easy. It takes the right look and the right attention. For models with curves, that challenge exponentially increases. Theories as to why the move away from curves happened includes:
• Fashion often follows cyclical trends, and the style of the Y2K era has reemerged. During the 90s, that meant long and lean models.
• Throughout time, body image has played a big role in fashion. With new pharmaceuticals available that make it easier to lose weight, it may factor into the move toward thinner models.
• While women in smaller cities tend to embrace their individual size, New York City and other major cities have started to trend back toward slimmer figures.
• During a fashion show, time quickly runs out. Some designers may not have used plus-size models due to the added time for alterations.
Dolce & Gabbana Runway Models Fit No Mold
Ashley Graham turned modeling on its side as the first plus-size model featured in a prominent magazine. That fueled the fire to lift her to supermodel status. Dolce & Gabbana strove to help her stay on top of the modeling game. Along with walking the runway, she frequently gets photographed in the brand’s latest fashion. Dolce & Gabbana saw another star rising in Tess McMillan, who has a uniqueness made for photo shoots and showing the world how good luxury clothes look on women of all sizes.
As trends change, Dolce & Gabbana has proven itself as one of the most popular trendsetters. One trend the company wants to ensure does not happen remains taking a step backward when it comes to body inclusivity.