100 Years of Plus-Size Fashion | Glamour

Take a look back at the last hundred years of plus-size fashion. In the 1910s plus-size options were extremely limited until plus-size staple Lane Bryant was created in the 1920s. By the 1980s the first plus-size Vogue spreads hit national newsstands. Over the last century, women's plus-size fashion has evolved in both aesthetic and access.
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100 Years of Plus-Size Fashion | Glamour

[@aanya3248]

_posting as often as they can before they have to add another decade_

[@pricey000]

Aanya crazy how were about to be in the 20s... LETS GOOOOOOO

[@mars-nf9cj]

They won’t have to add one they’ll just get rid of 1910s and add 2020s

[@LuzMaria95]

Aanya YUP!! 😂

[@LuzMaria95]

Stop Motion HD I hope not. I like the 1910’s. Lol

[@PrincessKLS]

Aanya Yeah, I figure next year, they won’t be able to start with the 1910s😂

[@moonston3d]

i have never in the last 9 years of the 2010's seen any one who is plus size wear a neon green ankle length dress

[@gdlywom]

Visit the South

[@trulytrey3645]

@@gdlywom I'm in the south... haven't seen it either.

[@gdlywom]

Tracey SheCrafts SOUTH south -> Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama

[@trulytrey3645]

@@gdlywom you mean southern... not south. Florida is as SOUTH as it gets.

[@OctJean]

alison rose I’m pretty sure she was wearing it backwards too!

[@fairycringemother964]

This is one of the most historically inaccurate videos of this series that I have seen so far. That “1910s” one was absolutely ridiculous and don’t even get me started on that “1950s” dress.

[@blaiseavey4090]

Like I get there's reference photos, but the dresses usually barely resemble the images given

[@nayankamarciarobert1036]

The 50s dress looks more like something people would wear in the 80s with these puff sleeves on the shoulders and long til wrists...

[@AshleyEssie24]

Omg and the hairstyles were not great either

[@aasenprivate5199]

I agree. I'm not even sure anything existed in the 1910s for plus size women. Plus the photo they show doesn't seem to have been taken in the 1910s.

[@chandrahousley5735]

Wtf that dress for 50's? More like 80's it's like they didn't even try.

[@shelbythompson8188]

Really, the 2010's had some of the best fashion items for plus size women ever and that is what they picked. Gross.

[@danibelle21]

My sentiments!! Horrible

[@emilyreed8946]

I thought for the last look they would have blew it out of the water with something. But nah. Lol

[@sleeplessstudios7626]

Agreed wtf

[@duanebrook1322]

I agree

[@abigaildelaney7653]

I’m gonna be honest. It may be inaccurate but the model absolutely rocked it in my opinion.

[@Vampirfranzi]

well they clearly did 0% research in historical clothes... nothing is historical accurate

[@honeybee1256]

Ikr!

[@stacyholmes9552]

@ᅵᅢᄑᄃRosé Blackpink yes we were. Even through the 80's, when I began my career. First photographer said to me "I don't know how to photograph your chubby face". Ummm 6' tall and 210 lb, I was a size 14 and age 14. Same photographer that told me to "give him the come "f" me eyes"..."make love to him through the lense". We've gotten better, but we're not anywhere close to arriving yet.

[@agonicole]

Everyone looks like a Russian grandma

[@TraderTravels]

we still are to a point

[@jacindabezaldo5714]

I love the nineties prom dress they used for the 1910s. Glamour, get your act together.

[@livbjorholm7526]

Same for the 1950s, looks more like an 80s prom dress than anything else

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Yeah the ankles are showing

[@jacindabezaldo5714]

Jessica Victoria Carrillo ankles did show in the 1910s, especially around the Great War. But the rest of it is atrociously inaccurate

[@kosukemiura1226]

@@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254 but ankles do show in the 1910s. skirts were usually mid calf especially later in the decade during the war

[@jacindabezaldo5714]

Annabelle Wheelis the rest of the video is also horribly inaccurate. However that is most glaring. They shouldn’t be presenting educational information as fact when they are so clearly falsifying it due to laziness in research

[@jaydenmiles2354]

Notice how there wasn’t a SINGLE pair of pants in this video? It’s that hard for plus sized people to find a good pair of jeans.

[@ivonegreipel2222]

Yes and when they find one it mostly looks honestly tight and ugly

[@Lavendermoon77]

Thats why i wear leggings or jeggings

[@jaydenmiles2354]

Ashley Elisabeth ASOS makes great denim! Very inclusive as well. Same as American Eagle.

[@ReplyGuy22345]

The 1990s model had pants. And it’s hard to make pants to flatter plus size women

[@LynnAgain83]

Express has some really comfy & cute jeggings! I'm a size 14 and can rock those unfortunately the price is a bit steep for me atm so I only own 1 pair.

[@victoriajane6841]

the 90’s outfit? was? just? a coat???? was any effort put into this video lmao

[@dove4881]

I thought you were exaggerating until I actually saw it 😂😭😭😭

[@SpiffyPenguin]

Smh

[@Bklyntransplant]

Even the models face said "disappointment"

[@Harloween74]

About as much effort typically put into plus size fashion.

[@Gamer_Mama_0611]

I swear!

[@marvaliciousLewinski]

Can y'all hire a black hairstylist please

[@RaspyMommy]

Agreed

[@reallysam9652]

Periodtt

[@mariecompere7823]

Em Lewis Fr ya messing the black girls up🤦🏾‍♀️

[@RaspyMommy]

@@mariecompere7823 In every video. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@MissAfricanAmerican99]

LOL!

[@MakeedaRoberts]

They got the 1950s dress alll the way wrong it looks more like an 1980s dress especially with the shoulder pads.

[@MsSilentsiren]

I thought I was the only one that noticed that.

[@Nzie]

I thought it was a little short on the length but when I think about glamorous dresses in movies in that era it's pretty similar. I know I always think of the poodle skirt look first but if you look at, e.g., the dresses in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes this isn't that different.

[@bookcrazy001]

@@MsSilentsiren all the dresses have something wrong tbh they are clearly modern clothes made to what they thought plus sized clothing looked like but its still clearly modern clothes

[@elissamarcus]

Agree! The 60s one wasn't too accurate either

[@ZoraTheberge]

To me 50s is all about the fit and flare, Dior New Look. And that fabric looks like it’s a synthetic that wouldn’t have existed in manufactured fashion.

[@iiNDiie1]

2010 was so wrong lol. Should have shown women wearing crop tops and more revealing outfits as body positivity has sky rocketed in this decade.

[@e.e.7900]

exactly! We are not covering our bodies up in shame any more. This isn't 1910.

[@BritniAlexander]

And maybe an athleasure look

[@TxcaBxbbles]

Exactly!

[@theivorys4]

Thank you for putting real plus size women in this video. It really kicks me in the heart when i see the words plus size and the people looks like a size 10. All these women rocked these looks!❤️

[@Hercurlzrbadd]

The 90s style is something I would wear today

[@thomyorke7622]

even the 80's one (for me at least!)

[@jackierowe380]

I have been plus size through 70s 80s 90sto this preasamt day and it was impossible to buy trendy stuff in England we had Evans shop which is still around but was very old fashioned. I think people had to make their own clothes to get anything on trend , material wasn’t good back then stiff , no stretch . I’m 62 and have the best clothes Iv ever had in my life . I love fashion and am envious that it still moly’s wasn’t around before . I think they thought we were invisible . And I wasn’t even that busy g back and n the day .

[@something.something189]

I think the 90s fashion is coming back heavy right now what with VSCO girls and Egirls

[@FujishimaAkiko]

@@something.something189 90s style is booming where I live among high schoolers. Over-alls with one strap not buckled is very common. Though, I was a teen in the 90s, but I was one of those into the 70s, so I dressed like a hippie with a slight spattering of grunge. :D

[@something.something189]

@@FujishimaAkiko same I was a teen in the late 90s as well but I was really into 80s so my typical wardrobe was acid wash jeans oversized sequinned blazers and of course the chunky gold earrings

[@krimmy8459]

I laughed so hard at the 1990s one 😂😂.Like seriously a trench coat???😂😂 5:10

[@Tina06019]

That 1970s pantsuit was awful, with a badly designed crotch in the trousers. Nice color, though.

[@Angelmama22]

Tina literally my thoughts!

[@kallymavromatis123]

THANK you! That poor model. That outfit was ill fitting and just plain awful.

[@labibahbalogun]

all the women in this video are so gorgeous jeez

[@viktor_makaveli]

They are not gorgeous, they are FAT

[@ShotoTodoroki-ev6wc]

We need more beautiful people like you in the world 🌎

[@ShotoTodoroki-ev6wc]

Black Designer Your IQ leaves little to be desired.

[@lilyahrens9764]

Black Designer you are probably fat so shut up

[@ShotoTodoroki-ev6wc]

Lily Ahrens I know right? Why be so hateful for no reason?

[@agcupcakestudiosslove]

they should have added a little recognition to mama cass in the 60s

[@milagrosguerreroorlando2730]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@tidepodpadthai2633]

Who??

[@milagrosguerreroorlando2730]

@@tidepodpadthai2633 she was one of the members of the Mama's & the Papa's (California Dreaming is their best known song), she was basically an icon I the hippie movement

[@prissycorvin1306]

Yes!!

[@keziarebeiz9834]

The 80s outfit is literally just ASOS curve. It’s sold out right now but it’s on there

[@saskiaglory1179]

Do you shop there? Is it any good? lol

[@mariamkhalafalla6907]

HOLY COW are these models gorgeous! !!

[@polysteveshusbandandboyfri644]

@@RsLeonardo1 *WHEEZE*

[@Tiffoku1267]

i’m not sure what kinds of black women wore their hair like that in the 90’s ..

[@sleepyhoe6452]

None of this is historically accurate

[@TinLizzie-uc1jw]

To be honest, nothing in these videos is ever all that historically accurate.

[@bookcrazy001]

Its laughable how many ppl believe these videos are tho

[@Candies1Creations]

Thank you

[@oatboi5708]

Sadie Odell agreed. And why’d they have to make this video anyway? Wouldn’t plus size women just wear the same thing as other women just bigger like today? I’m not trying to be rude, I’m plus size myself

[@bookcrazy001]

@@oatboi5708 not really. Plus sized clothing was different back then because what was plus sized then was smaller than today. Like a plus sized in the early 1900s was a size 10. If you were a size 14? Good luck finding clothes without making them yourself or having it custom made.

[@charonstormborn8998]

Torrid made such a difference for me! I don’t shop with them much these days but back in 2002 it meant I could actually have fun clothes!

[@Bladingmom]

Go back to Torrid! I am 57 and can still find fashion-forward clothing that isn't too "young looking" on me. There are always ladies of a certain age at my local Torrid.

[@charonstormborn8998]

Venitra DeGraffenreid Oh I love shopping Torrid in the USA but their Canadian prices are horrendous. We only recently got one near me in Canada and I honestly can’t afford it.

[@Bladingmom]

@@charonstormborn8998 I can certainly understand that! I can't go there as often as I'd like either.

[@iesika7387]

@@charonstormborn8998 I go straight for that clearance rack

[@lillylee122619]

@@charonstormborn8998 you think the Canadian prices are bad I'm outraged by the U.S. prices. $65 to $85 for a one pair of jeans really? Don't get me started on the tops and dresses.

[@kirstenirwin9084]

That is such an inaccurate 1910's dress. They're not even trying.

[@trionabyrne72]

Lots of women can have big builds.

[@kirstenirwin9084]

@@trionabyrne72 I wasn't talking about the woman modeling. The dress she's wearing looks way too moder for the 1910's.

[@derpatinas7683]

Yeah I feel like they didn't put any effort into being historically accurate

[@JohnDoe-xf8ew]

bruh as soon as I saw the skirt I rolled my eyes

[@annawaddill4216]

Seriously, her knees were showing, and when she moved you could catch some thigh too. NEVER would have happened in the 1910s! That dress is even too modern for the 20s! And the “1920s” dress is a1930s silhouette. If it were really 20s the waist would be lower.

[@wildcrocus]

So in summation designers have never, not at any point, catered to a plus sized figure and with rare exceptions that still don't. I am greatful that Christian Seriano is out there blazing a trail but the scaled up versions of "regular" sized designs are bu!!$#it. Specialized designs emphasizing curves are what are called for. As is recognition that womens bodies come in various shapes, not just sizes. Not all size 16s are created equal. Even if you had ten women who usually wear a 16 try on the same garment it would flatter some and not others just because of differences in height and weight distribution. Too often women try on something that is the workg cut for them and conclude their body is mishapen. The reality is the clothes were not designed with that figure in mind.

[@Z.A.M.1359]

I hate it when designers try to cater to plus size but don't realize they need to change certain measurements/proportions to create the same silluhette as the non-plus size. Like adding material to a skirt so it stays full, or lowering the waist line to account for bigger chests.

[@theblondebiatch]

Plus size shouldn't exist. I'm overweight, and I don't even belong to plus size, but the largest in regular size, and I already have health issues. Being overweight or let alone obese is not healthy, we all need to wake up!

[@Annierules1013]

@@theblondebiatch I'm at the larger end of the "regular" sizing and I don't have health problems. Fat doesn't inherently cause health issues. I know skinny people who practically subsist off junk food or don't exercise and others who smoke. They're not healthy. It's almost like weight doesn't equal health or something.

[@wildcrocus]

@@theblondebiatch Nonsense. Weight is correlated not causal. It is possible to be healthy at any size. Maybe it is an unhealthy size for you personally but do not come here and project your fatphobia on anyone else.

[@GotWrackspurts]

@@Annierules1013 no, weight doesnt equal health. But weight + BMI + waist-to-height ratio + diet + heart rate + blood pressure + body fat percentage + cholesterol levels +... == health. It all adds up, literally. Younger bodies can withstand adverse conditions, but they use up resources quicker than they should and you pay the price later. Young knees may be able to withstand 300lbs on them daily, but by the time you hit 40, the cartilage will be worn down and it's too late to easily undo that damage. 300lb footballer or 300 couch potato, it's too much weight regardless

[@gothspiceangel664]

They really didn’t just do 1980’s hair like that 🤢.

[@Hopeful_dreamer]

The 1950s dress looked straight up 80s...

[@monthly7846]

They really did the 2010's woman dirty huh?

[@LynnAgain83]

That was horrible!!!

[@asiarss]

I’m a plus size and trust we do not dress like that 😂😂😂

[@Dietxcokex00]

2:33 that dress actually looks way more 80s.there is no way that a model like that would actually fit in the 50s.the silhouette is all wrong.

[@jacquelinemoreno1700]

I thought it look like an 80s dress

[@Dietxcokex00]

@@jacquelinemoreno1700 same

[@Dietxcokex00]

@Snakestelle well obviously the silhouette looked different on plus size woman but still,de draping of the skirt,and the puff sleeves where quite off.

[@Hopeful_dreamer]

Exactly!

[@abbymichelle9821]

I don’t t understand why every clothing piece can’t be made in every size :(

[@jadadozier7817]

Exactly

[@VicvicW]

Because not all patterns scale like that.

[@JewelBlueIbanez]

I do. It comes down to proportions and having to design clothes differently for different shapes. I’ll give you an example. I bought a fit and flare dress that hit at the knees. It fit...except it was 8 inches shorter in the back (I carry my weight in the lower half). It was indecent if I had to bend.

[@jaszminehoward]

Abby michelle this is exactly why I sew my own clothing tbh. I’ve seen pattern designers go up to a size 72 hip. It’s awesome.

[@wendywalecka2910]

@@VicvicW Seems so simple, doesn't it?

[@jillianm8958]

I don’t understand how these types of videos can so consistently be inaccurate lol.

[@autumnsprite]

The music they used for the 20s is the best omg

[@LuzMaria95]

Leah ikr!!! 😍🙌🏽

[@botanicalkurage_san]

Whats the name?

[@autumnsprite]

@@botanicalkurage_san I wish I knew, but the genre is called electro swing

[@Candies1Creations]

No mention of Dots or Rainbow? Growing up those were the only stores to find plus size clothing that was fashionable and affordable.

[@sunnyedaize1262]

Candice Marie Creations whoah! Dots! I completely forgot.

[@gdlywom]

I loved Rainbow! Still do! 😊

[@LifeInAConcreteBox]

Wow! That took me back. I haven't seen a Dots since the 90's!

[@asamanyworlds3772]

Yup dots Steve and berrys

[@klairdelun456]

I'm a size 18. Being fat doesnt mean you're ugly! These ladies were gorgeous!

[@TheMombieZombie]

The green dress at the end looked more like a snuggie than a dress. That neckline was awful! I personally would never wear a neckline like that!

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Some of the clothes look very matronly which look jarring with these very young glamorously beautiful models. also I heard that Amelia Earhart's short-lived clothing line in the 1930s was the first to introduce the idea to the fashion industry that women sometimes have different sized tops and bottoms. Yeah I can't help but think the shoulder pads for the 50s dress are all wrong

[@rach2111]

We tend to have an idea of vintage fashion based on movies or other media of the time, however, very few people probably dressed like that unless it was a very special occasion and depending on what time period they probably still didn't because it wasn't considered decent. While this video is definitely not accurate, a lot of clothing for all size-types would be considered matronly by today's standards. On top of all this, for a very long time, women tended to make their own clothing, especially when times got tough.

[@Z.A.M.1359]

It helps when women, and non-average sized women are running a clothing company.

[@letsstartadialogueeh7692]

Plus size clothes still look matronly.

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

@@letsstartadialogueeh7692 Ya got me

[@sophiadavenport3959]

I hardly ever see short plus size models who are shorter than 5'5. 😳

[@carlomalferrari]

Patricia tha bibliophile that’s all models though.

[@caram6073]

All models are tall. Short women get SO much that tall women don’t get pls don’t try and make this an issue lol

[@unamed2516]

Patricia tha bibliophile I think some of these models might be short if they took off their 👠

[@yaniragarcia8329]

I think most clothing is made for “average” height women, if you are shorter than 5’ 4” or taller than 5’ 7” clothes aren’t “made for you”.I am 5 feet tall, my roommate is 6 feet tall. Both of us have trouble finding clothes that fit perfectly, it’s not a competition.😂

[@amandarose2007]

Lucy b, what's you're i.q ?

[@AndromedaCripps]

eeeee this is so inaccurate.... I can't even begin..... please don't take this video for historical fact- the text is all really good and informative but there is anachronism abound in the clothes. Do your own research.

[@sirenwilliams]

When growing up during late 60's, 70''s and the first couple of years of the 80's I was extremely thin and considered as underweight . Finding clothes for me was easy to do. My mother was a curvy woman , I never was aware that her clothing choices were limited. She managed to dress fashionably although she was a size 16 or 18. I of course wanted to be that tall curvy woman who was always impeccably dressed. Little did I know that finding clothes for her body type was so difficult and the only store she shopped at was Lane Bryant or she bought patterns and had her clothes made by a neighborhood seamstress . Now older I'm also fury . I have no problem finding clothes that fit my body.

[@spacebaberae5384]

I think it would be interesting to find out what plus size was defined as in each decade

[@chibaby0306]

Yayyyyy to diversity!!!! Wonderful depiction! I am not plus size but I believe we all deserve the same respect, we are all people at the end of the day and all the same!

[@finn7520]

Yes! Also, I LOVE your username. :) Chance is the best.

[@chibaby0306]

@@finn7520 finally someone gets it!!!! Hahahaha thank u so much!!

[@Weguginkorea]

It's kinda sad that at first there wasn't that much clothing for plus size women...says a lot about society though

[@janed2747]

Yes but that was over 100 years ago, fortunately a lot has changed.

[@Stephanie-xz7qd]

A 100 years ago there werent that many plus sized women anyway

[@Debiginger]

Yeah it sure does. People were a WHOLE lot less fat back then. Obese in the fifties was more like overweight or chubby today.

[@Weguginkorea]

@@Debiginger yes i agree but this including plus size women "trend" doesn't exist that long...for example its still not that common to have plus sizes on catwalkes or advertisment for plus size fashion

[@Weguginkorea]

@@spocktiberiusmccoy9463 yes but i'm not only talking about like 1910, much later there wasn't and still isn't a big representation of plus sizes even though there are now more people "being part" of this section

[@Tina06019]

The supposed 1910s dress was the prettiest and had the most flattering cut. The model looked very good wearing it. No woman in the 1910s would have worn a dress with a faux front wrap which exposed that much leg with each step.)

[@selina5598]

You never would have gotten away with that 40's dress in Britain. Rationing was in full force. I didn't expect that style of dress to be featured for the decade

[@chauncygardner123]

“The average clothes size for women was a 14, so it was decided that any size larger than a size 8 is plus; nobody understands why so many women are anorexic, bulimic, or have some other kind of eating disorder. Nuff said.

[@PrincessKLS]

I didn’t realize the idea of fat acceptance was that old.

[@bronaghlynch95]

'fat acceptance' has near always been a thing. In the victorian era - the bigger, plumper you were, generally, the wealthier you were/percieved to be 😊

[@helen8022]

It was always accepted. It's idiots like Tess Holiday that abuse the system and promote obesity just for money and popularity.

[@letsstartadialogueeh7692]

Didn't know making clothes for fat people is fat acceptance...?

[@MakiaaaLovesDrakee]

@@letsstartadialogueeh7692 right lol

[@e.e.7900]

@@letsstartadialogueeh7692 That's literally what it is, dumbass.

[@nancycarden2619]

I admit I cried tears of joy when Torrid opened in my local mall. But my favorite outfit I got at Ross.

[@bunnyincloudrecesses9590]

The 80s hairstyle on that model is fabulous! She's gorgeous!

[@savannahclavel8596]

I’m sorry but that 2010’s one just isn’t it lmao

[@fedoralars]

Bruh that’s the best you could do for 1950s 😂 that is an 80s does 50s at best my friend.

[@LuzMaria95]

The fact about the fat-in and the NAAFA makes me so happy!!! ☺️

[@omgitskia]

Can't believe they messed up the 90s like that smh

[@AshleyEssie24]

I want that 2000’s black dress so bad!!

[@realong2506]

Fashion Bug in the eighties kept me stylin' until they went out of business. I miss them.

[@LuzMaria95]

Much love to each and every plus sized woman!!!

[@baddiebeth]

dreaming love? What’s so great about plus size women? I don’t get it

[@iam_sherlocked8421]

@@baddiebeth What so great about thin women? I don't care, if someone is thin or thicc.

[@honda-akari]

Why send love to gluttons which look like jabba the hutt?

[@canadey97]

Do they not consult fashion historians for these?

[@yaboimccoy8109]

No mention of Mama Cass? Heresy

[@plusheeview1482]

The best thing about this video was the shout out to Claire McCardell, the first great American ready to wear designer

[@ShotoTodoroki-ev6wc]

It’s so sad how many people treat people of different sizes badly. It doesn’t matter how skinny or big a person is. It’s their choice we should not ridicule them for how they present themselves.

[@ShotoTodoroki-ev6wc]

ItsOver. Enjoy ignorance.

[@unamed2516]

ItsOver. I’m basically skinny and my mom always tells me that I could get diabetes. It doesn’t only happen to people with weight.

[@ShotoTodoroki-ev6wc]

Kiara Thompson Thanks for being smart. It’s people like you who save my hope in humanity.

[@unamed2516]

Lil Yes Oh well you’re welcome 🙂 I wasn’t really trying to be, I honestly just commented because the person’s comment kind of annoyed me along with a few other people who are saying negative things about the models and their bodies.

[@honda-akari]

How can one feel comfortable with that much fat on their body? It's disgusting.

[@hollydaniels2607]

Loved the 1970s look! I'd wear it today.

[@bananamcdonald4916]

5:36 if she's a plus sized model then im a bloated smashed potato

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Yeah. I feel the same way, I guess plus for modeling

[@bananamcdonald4916]

@@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254 yeah, probably and it just goes to show how wrongly body types are classified in fashion

[@industrialcathedral]

nowadays even Cindy Crawford would be considered plus size

[@unamed2516]

Big Little Girl That’s weird because the pictures I’ve seen of her online show her to look pretty slender.

[@e.e.7900]

Today she would definitely be considered average size (she is not plus whatsoever) but back in the day people were a lot thinner due to a number of factors, so she would have been seen as "bigger" in comparison.

[@aasenprivate5199]

To be honest, I didn't even notice any real differences between these dresses.

[@LucienneintheDreaming]

No 2010s plus size women are showing their bodies more than ever.

[@MoonPowerASMR]

I love to see how fashion changed and to see the history behind it!

[@unamed2516]

I really never expected a video like this. Really 👍Usually people don’t acknowledge plus size women.

[@Gugunet26]

The girl wearing 1880's fashion looks GORGEOUS

[@marygraceredfield2702]

Thank you for doing this video. Plus sized folks have always been made to feel less than, even by well meaning loved ones..It feels wonderful to be seen and acknowledged in a positive way.

[@KaraBearuhh]

Just a reminder! Love yourself no matter what. You are perfect just the way you are! Have a lovely night or day!

[@whitterbug]

I love the black zipper dress! Very beautiful models.

[@MiyukiZero]

Ugh. Some of those fashions. I'm "plus sized" and not riddled with diseases like people would think. Not everyone is going to be sick or overeating. Those women are very pretty.

[@letsstartadialogueeh7692]

Besides like a 14 and 16 is considered plus size? Like give me that.

[@jd-hj5ed]

I had the 80's outfit, except it was a yellow dress. Loved it.

[@hannahboucher4875]

As a plus size individual, I love this!

[@unamed2516]

Hannah Boucher It’s nice that you do😊 I myself envy most of these women a little. I’ve become a bit thinner than in the past when I had a chubby stomach. Losing it hasn’t improved my life much. You’re lucky to have a nice amount of weight on you.

[@klairdelun456]

I am also plus sized and loved this

[@hannahboucher4875]

@@unamed2516 your still beautiful! Just be you! 😊

[@gdlywom]

All of these models are absolutely GORGEOUS!!😃

[@eldergeek6077]

Sadly, BBW magazine no longer exists and I would love to see it come back.

[@honda-akari]

If you enjoy watching fat blobs, true

[@frostedcherrybon]

@@honda-akari we already got magazines that feature flatties. I'd much rather see womanly figures that women who are built like 12 year old dudes.

[@mariasofola1878]

In Ireland it's very difficult to find clothes in a 20 or above in a regular clothes shop, most plus size lines are only available online and not in store unless you go to boutiques or specialist shops and they tend to be expensive and or old fashioned or for evening wear not everyday trendy casual wear

[@lavendexx135]

the 50s one was sooooooo wrong, looked more 80s to me

[@jessicare5331]

1060s had cute prints AND pockets!

[@CLB30ROX]

This video makes me feel SEEN, and I love it 😁

[@tlaoltjenbruns9580]

The only thing they get right here is that plus sized women have been put in unflattering clothing for eons. As a child of a plus sized woman (and, awkwardly, the only one (male and female) in the family who is not plus-sized by fashion standards), I openly have seen over the years how much my mom and also older sister struggled to find things that were interesting and flattering at the same time. What I saw throughout the 90s and 2000s was either designers pulling off tents as shirts and dresses in order to hide the "unslightly fat rolls" or the exact same style as the "non plus size", just scaled up and put in the far corner of the store. These style may or may also make them look like an overstuffed sausage. Even worse if you were a short plus sized lady. Good luck finding stuff that fit your limbs, but don't dig into your shoulders, bust, hips, and/or booty OR drag on the floor. Let's go into shoes now... Um boots. If you're one of the plus sized ladies who have some serious muscle on those legs (which is extremely common), guess what? The boots won't fit around them. It's devastating to see them try to cram their legs into these tiny cylinders of fabric anyway because they want boots (or worse, say "oh no, I can't wear that. I'm too fat"). I wonder if it's harming them? Is it pinching nerves or cutting off circulation? I'm not even going to go into swimwear or lingerie. More or less, it took forever to get my mom into a one piece because she'd say things like "no one wants to see me in something that tight". Now, I am optimistic that fashion directed towards plus-sized ladies is a thing. I am slowly starting to see stuff specifically made for our buxom beauties I am so happy. I finally get to find clothing that some of the most important women in my life will like and look good in. I hope this stuff becomes mainstream so that people don't have to suffer through the fat-shaming any longer. People who are plus-sized are not necessarily unhealthy. When they are unhealthy, it's obvious and I do support them losing weight to maintain their health, but only for that reason. So long as they are happy and healthy, no one should care what their clothing size is.

[@kaitlinmojica9678]

It's crazy how back in the day men thought of bigger women as being undesirable. Now they can't get enough of us lol. Where are all my proud plus size beauties at!? ❤

[@imcarressa]

I thought it was the other way around

[@kaitlinmojica9678]

@@imcarressa how you figure?

[@mars-nf9cj]

Fat women are less conventionally attractive because there’s a relatively high chance that if you are seen as ‘fat’ or ‘overweight’ then you probably have health problems and won’t survive long enough to have children to pass on a man’s genes. Obviously that isn’t a deciding factor as to Attractiveness now but reproducing was all the rage in the 20s

[@kaitlinmojica9678]

@@mars-nf9cj I'm pretty sure men weren't thinking about that back then... Lol. To them skinny equals beauty. Period.

[@mars-nf9cj]

Kaitlin Mojica they were thinking about it subconsciously. Thin equals beauty because of what I just said, it’s a primitive instinct

[@serenegodly9481]

I am pleasantly surprised that these women are truly plus size!

[@caitlynnbrown8971]

I love the dress in the 2000s!! I would so wear that and I’m plus size. Anyone know where I can get it?

[@Trinaster]

Looks almost like a fashion Nova dress

[@caitlynnbrown8971]

I found it! It’s on Forever 21 but it doesn’t come in my size which makes me sad. Hopefully I can find something similar to it.

[@holyexperience1976]

I love love, loooove the green eyeshadow on the one model!

[@MagiaGirl]

1910's is wrong. I thought it was the 20's at first. 1950's is also wrong

[@gummypoppa]

yessssss, all of these beautiful models in the video are so stunning! bless them.

[@natalietoledo212]

Can I just say that these women are all so gorgeous!

[@masongallagher6634]

You forgot to mention that the founder of Lane Bryant was the first creator of maternity clothes. Before that, pregnant women stayed in the house due to not having clothing available to them. She also created the first bra that our modern bras are based off of.

[@icantpickaname8528]

Where can I get a fit that looks like the 80’s one 😍

[@coeditionplussizefashion3650]

Could watch these video's all day!!!! So fun

[@parkabeans]

The way the 2000’s dress is askew bothers me so much oh my gOD ITS MESSING WITH MY HEAD

[@emm_uhh]

Many people in history didn't have to worry about buying "plus size" clothes because most women made their own clothes to fit them. Even my mom who was born in the 60's made her own clothes until she went to college because they were poor.

[@cup_o_sew4556]

When will they every get these 100 year videos right. Your just continuing the spread of false information. Please stop

[@wendywalecka2910]

I loved oversized button-down shirts in the 80s!

[@lincoln169]

Most plus sized clothing today looks terrible. These sizes can have structured clothing too, instead these designers have heavier people walking around looking like walking hot air balloons.

[@krystallahaiyoungblood7985]

Yo... I know most of the plus size models that r in the video 😃. Shout to all u guys. Love ur works on IG. It inspires me everyday 😊

[@MD-jw5ln]

their 2010's style was not cute, they could have done a lot better especially with all the size-inclusive brands there are now.

[@shirleygiordano7627]

Stepping in my counselor's office in tears because I am the curvy sister out of four, he looked at me and said, "real women have curves!" I am so thankful for all the choices available to me today in the fashion world. This was interesting.

[@andreaweber8059]

Skirts THAT short in the 1910s? I think not.

[@AlbertaRose94]

Yeahhhhhh, based on my childhood memories of what my Mom had trouble wearing in the 70s, what we had trouble wearing in the 80s and 90s, as well as me deciding in 2003 after loosing all my pregnancy weight, including regaining a 28 inch waist only to discover my already big hips had gained an inch, the later fashions are definitely inaccurate.

[@nicholleortiz6253]

Now we just need more plus size male clothing. 👍🏽

[@Nayda1976]

That’s called big and tall