Christian Siriano Quotes

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!

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.

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

When I'm working in the real world with real women and we're shopping, we find that fashion seems to end when you get any larger than a size 12. How ridiculous is that?

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.

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

I've been introduced to some huge designers that I could never afford. It's really cool.

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.

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.

Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.

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.

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

Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.

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

I would love to see more acknowledgement of how challenging it is to feel positive about fatness when you can't find clothing. When there literally is not something made for your body. Nobody ever talks about that; all those fat girl clothes swaps and stuff are for a very specific kind of fat girl. If I was Lane Bryant fat, I would be joyful about fatness.

We believe in embracing a woman's curves and I feel like now so many people are breaking down these barriers of not only going to a size 6 or 8, which is considered "normal."

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

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.

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

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

The fashion industry may persist to label me as 'plus-size,' but I like to think of it as 'my size.'

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

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 not waiting for the fashion cycle to have 180 buyers come in and see the collection and go, 'We like it, we'll buy it, and we'll have it in June.' The only one we're selling to is Net-A-Porter, and the rest is through our site.