Models present creations by La Belle Affranchie during the first
Pulp Fashion Week on October 27, 2013 in Paris. – - ©ourtesy of FRANCOIS
GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images
No heroin chic here! The first ever plus-size fashion week in Paris
celebrated womanly curves in all their glory. Dubbed Pulp Fashion Week –
the word “pulp” in French conjuring up luscious fruit – the event was
organized by Histoire de Courbes, a Paris-based fashion group that
celebrates larger women. Weeks after labels like Louis Vuitton, Chanel
and Lanvin showed off their Spring 2014 collections at Paris Fashion
Week, the Pulp events were a triumph for plus-size-friendly designers
and the women who wear them. French labels La Belle Affranchie, Maryse
Richardson, Tamboo Bamboo and Femme Fabuleuses were among the brands
sported by the models, who strode the runway in styles ranging from
lingerie to couture to sportswear. “Now please let’s welcome women with
fabulous curves!” the
Histoire de Courbes website
announced in English. “What better than a real Fashion Show for the
Pulp women?” While some in the fashion industry have moved to address
concerns over too-thin models – including bans on models who are under
age 16 and who “appear underweight” walking in shows – skinny is still
the predominant aesthetic. In September’s New York Fashion Week, Eden
Miller
became the first designer to show a plus-size label at Fashion Week. Miller’s Cabiria line carries clothes in sizes 12-24.
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