Laurel Dickman

Layering adds intrigue to an outfit, but it’s also incredibly important when you’re trying to maximize your closet and transition your plus-size wardrobe.

You don’t have to wear a two-piece if it’s not your thing, nor do you have to cover up your body to appease anyone else’s beauty standards.

Instead of spending time looking at smaller bodies that the world suggests you should be aspiring toward, why not surround yourself with images of fat people with bodies like yours — who are living their best lives and seriously having fun in their swimsuits?

Check out these fashionistas from size 0-28 who show us how to love our bodies and this body-diverse trend.

Need a bit of inspiration for how to implement this trend into your wardrobe? You got it!

This Valentine’s Day, our valentines to you are these vignettes of fat love told by the women, femmes, and non-binary folks within these plus size couples.

Often gorgeous and luxe, floral prints have a tendency to find their way into most plus-size women and femme’s closets in one way or another. From traditionally “womanly” oversized peony prints in Japanese-inspired florals to the hard-femme aesthetic of the dark floral rose prints that have popped up all over this year, few florals read as being accessible to non-feminine genders — save for the application in a “Hawaiian” shirt or swim trunks here and there.

Bright colors may not be for everyone, but they are for every body.

As we move into Pisces season, hold on to your feels! Beautiful watery colors and flowing fabrics move like rivers. Clouds of seafoam and bits of lavender!

Every New Year people tout the idea of “New Year, New YOU!” But what if the problem isn’t you? I propose we let go of the things that no longer serve us.