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This plus sized designer's 'unflattering' dress has caused a fuss online
ALYSSE DALESSANDRO IS a fashion designer behind the “body positive apparel and accessory brand” Ready To Stare.
The brand’s ethos is simple: throw rules about what is and isn’t “flattering” out the window and wear whatever the hell you like.
Last week, Dalessandro launched her Christmas collection and one item in particular sparked a discussion online: this “cupcake dress”.
The dress was shared on Plus Model Magazine’s Instagram and some commenters immediately dismissed it as being unflattering.
Here is a small sampling of some of the comments…
Dalessandro called out her critics on Twitter.
And wrote an impassioned piece about the myriad reactions, good and bad, to the dress.
She also explained why she believes that the word “flattering” needs to be removed from discussions about fashion.
More than anything, however, she explained that she wants plus size women to have the same options as other women.
And, as she pointed out, fat bodies shouldn’t be disguised as there’s nothing wrong with them.
The whole thing has prompted a discussion online about plus size fashion and its “rules”.
Writing for Dazed and Confused, Bethany Rutter wrote that plus size fashion has become a “joyless enterprise”.
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This morning, Dalessandro wrote, “We won’t move forward in plus fashion unless we stop letting clothes have the power to control how we feel about our bodies.”
Preach, sister.
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