Christian Siriano Quotes

We're getting to this amazing place where the average size in America is a 14-16, and we're starting to see that represented in the fashion industry, and it's becoming more accepted.

At the end of the day, it just means 'curvy.' That's why I think the word 'plus-size' in the industry is very different from people's mind view of what 'plus-size' really should mean.

Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.

There's no conversation happening between plus-size women and designers. The door is never open.

The message behind every brand that's plus size is about making a woman feel confident in any shape or size. Now straight size, it's all about the signature brand and how to look good in that one brand, and not necessarily how to look good for yourself.

The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes.

Society has a hyper emphasis on thin, and that trend comes from the consumers - it does not come from the fashion industry. The fashion industry needs to make money; that's what we do. If people said, 'We want a 300 pound purple person,' the first industry to do it would be fashion.

It's crazy that most high-end designers stop at a size 14.

For so long advertising hasn't been inclusive when it comes to plus sizes which is crazy to me.

The plus-size fashion world is definitely built by women of color - 100 percent.

There shouldn't be a segregation of women over a size 16, it should just be all women who want to wear beautiful clothes.

It can be very hard to find clothing for different body shapes. After all, there are only, what, five companies for plus-size women?

Plus-size is a term that's never been used in hate; no one has ever used it in a negative way. The industry has always used it to help us identify where to shop.

We're seeing more inclusivity in fashion when it comes to size, and we have to continue featuring more and more diversity.

Plus-size girls can look to the Plus-Size Fashion Weekends and feel like it's special - it's something for them and for their bodies.

Fashion can always be a part of your life no matter what shape or size you are. You don't need to feel like you have to fit into a box because you aren't a certain size that your favorite designer carries.

I would love to walk into a mall and see more than two or three stores that cater to women who are a size 14 and up!

I think if more designers designed clothes with a more fuller figure in mind, it would represent women in a greater sense.

I'm interested in looking for solutions because it's become the case that in fashion you're either a villain or a victim. Look at the industry's very limited remit in terms of body size, for example.

To be able to design for the plus-sized consumer, for me, that's just beyond. It's a dream.

I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety.

I do not discriminate about size. I design dresses to accentuate a woman's positives, whether you are a size 0 or a size 3X.

Fashion is quite inclusive and good at embracing different things and different forms of beauty. It's a very liberal industry. You can be yourself. Just not overweight.

It's taken me a long time to enjoy shopping. As a plus-size girl, you walk into a store, and it can sometimes be like a designer doesn't know you exist. It's become a fun treasure hunt.

What I love about Tadashi is that he isn't a designer that designs only for a double-zero. He designs for double-Ds, you know? Women of all shapes and sizes can wear him.