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Plus-Size Fashion Blogs & Online Shops: Refinery29's Top Picks

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First Posted: 6/16/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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For years, designers and editors have focused on a specific demographic of thin women, overlooking the many big and beautiful fashionistas among us. If there's anything we've learned from magazine editorials, it's that the fashion world can occasionally be out of touch with reality. Don't get us wrong, we think Ragnhild Jevne wearing armadillo shoes in the desert is awesome, but we take issue with the fact that average American women have historically been underrepresented in fashion.

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For years, designers and editors have focused on a specific demographic of thin women, overlooking the many big and beautiful fashionistas among us. If there's anything we've learned from magazine edi...
For years, designers and editors have focused on a specific demographic of thin women, overlooking the many big and beautiful fashionistas among us. If there's anything we've learned from magazine edi...
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