Tess Holliday Quotes

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

I just want it to be normal for every fashion label to have all sizes. Completely inclusive - that's how it should be.

There's 67 percent of women that are in this plus-size world that we live in. And that's over half of the women in the world. So why are we not dressing for [them]?

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.

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.

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

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.

I hate hearing from anyone ever saying, 'Oh, you only make clothes for models. That's so annoying,' because it just never, never is the case. Our top-selling size is probably a 12.

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

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

I don't believe stores should stock clothes below or above a certain weight. They should be made to feel uncomfortable when they go in and can't find a size.

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

Plenty of times, I haven't been able to wear certain clothes because they didn't come in my size.

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.

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.

I'd love there to be more larger models, but it's just not going to happen. Designers love to design for slim girls.

I have experience dressing me as a 6, a 12, and more. And when you go above a size 12, you don't lose your love of fashion.

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.

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

One thing that I can say is that I think it's important that there's some sort of celebration of beautiful women that isn't just exploitive.

We have dresses that I actually think look better if you have more of a bust or more of a hip... or whatever it is. That's why, in a collection, it should be as diverse as you can be. I think there should be options for a lot of different types of bodies and women.

Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.

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.