The fashion industry and people who aren’t ‘typical model size’ have never truly gone hand in hand. As a fashion student and a very self-conscious 19 year old, reading that, to some agencies and brands, a size 10 is considered plus size makes me want to curl up in a ball, eat chocolate ice cream and watch Bridget Jones on repeat. And cry because I am ‘fat’. I will never be seen as industry appropriate size-wise. Besides, I like cakes too much.
Thank the lord that lingerie company, Boux Avenue is on my wave length. I fell in love with these guys in the Metro Centre, where the second you enter their store, it smells like heaven, and the sales assistants actually look genuinely pleased to see you. Not only do they do incredible underwear, they also are right behind plus size models, including Robyn Lawley who has recently became the face of their new campaign.
Lawley is a size 16 and proud, and my god, she is gorgeous. The 23 year old Sydney born model was not always this curvaceous and fabulous though. In an interview with Fabulous magazine last year, Lawley talked about her past eating disorder, “I stumbled across pro-anorexia websites and scoured them for tips. I began starving myself and making myself sick after meals.” But, as an inspiration to others who are in a similar place, Lawley realised at 18 that she was beautiful no matter what size she is, and joined a modelling agency for natural bodies. And boy are we glad she did!
Lawley has recently became the first plus size model to be the cover of Australian Vogue. I am genuinely inspired by this woman, and by Boux Avenue. “The brand is striving to promote a healthy body image and their size range reflects this” Lawley said in a statement about the brand. I am pretty sure my bank balance is going to suffer, but when a brand makes me feel happy about my size, and their underwear is so damn good.
Robyn Lawley for Boux Avenue
Lawley for Vogue Australia
By Sarah Stothard
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