Paula Pell Quotes

People don't stop at a size 12. I feel like there's a big thing missing where you can't dress to your mood above a certain number.

It is harder to dress a bigger woman no matter what anybody wants to say.

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

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.

I've never worn plus size brands, and I never had to because I found what worked for my body type. So my advice is to find what works for you.

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.

It's so much easier when you're a size two or three to just slip on anything. But a big girl, sometimes you've got to strap some stuff down!

Designers are either not interested in making larger sizes or they don't feel that it's important.

The term 'plus size' is so inaccurate. I'm not plus size; I have never bought an article of clothing that was plus size.

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.

I think the labels 'Plus Size' and 'Curvy' should be banned. You don't say 'White model' or Skinny model.' Why should 'Plus Size' models have a label.

I did not label myself 'plus size.' The fashion industry did.

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

The fashion industry at large has been the worst public relations vehicle for larger women and petite women, they are both maligned and neglected. And I honestly do believe it's getting better.

Some women are naturally thin. But there needs to be an appreciation for a variety of types of women because we don't all come in one package. We're not pre-destined to all be a size six. It's very hard for a large group of women to maintain a thinness which is, after all, only natural to a few people.

I think my body is beautiful, and I'm confident to embrace it. There's nothing to be ashamed of if you're a size 14, as long as you're fit and healthy.

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

Some women are naturally thin. But there needs to be an appreciation for a variety of types of women because we don't all come in one package. We're not pre-destined to all be a size six.

A lot of the time, you see something really beautiful, but if you don't have the perfect figure and are a really small size, it won't work well for you.

Instead of a woman who is starving herself to be a size 0, give me a healthy woman who is a size 8 or 10 any day.

Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.

My existence in Hollywood is a political statement, because there are so few women who are plus-sized or above a size 6.

For so long, the fashion industry has designed almost exclusively for a particular woman with particular measurements, and they've never really been challenged on it. We're all consumers, yet we're rarely given a voice within this industry that dictates what we wear.

The States are more accommodating to fat people - there are more plus-sized clothing labels, and people talk openly about it.

I felt the term 'plus size' was inaccurate and kept all these beautiful, stunning women with the widest spectrum of body types I've ever seen - mind you, curvy agencies start at a size 6 and go up to a size 18 - from being seen and resonated with.