Designing Apparel for ConsumersThe Impact of Body Shape and Size
A volume in Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
2014, Pages 256–272
13 – Plus size Black and Latino women: the implications of body shape and size for apparel design
Abstract:
While
a particular representation of plus size has been accepted as
‘fashionable’, the same representation has rendered many Black women and
Latinas invisible within the fashion industry. This chapter will
explore the links between fashion designing, aesthetics, and silhouettes
within Black and Latina groups to offer ways in which to view, value,
and (re)consider plus size Black female and Latina bodies.
Key words
- plus size fashion;
- plus size Black women and Latinas;
- body size discrimination;
- plus size entrepreneurs;
- Black and Latino women’s fashion
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