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Fat Prejudice Exists — Model Ireland Baldwin and Others Speak Out

Fat Prejudice Exists — Model Ireland Baldwin and Others Speak Out

By | May 29, 2013 at 10:27 pm | No comments

Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger's 17-year-old daughter recently received criticism for not having enough of a model body. She shot back in an amazing blog post, writing: "Of course I get those comments about how I am too fat to model, how I am not model material, how I am an...

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Saffi Karina, Plus Size Model, Launches Curve Project London Workshop For Beginners

Saffi Karina, Plus Size Model, Launches Curve Project London Workshop For Beginners

By | April 21, 2013 at 4:59 pm | No comments

"There is a real thirst for ‘normal’ sized women" Taken from The Huffington Post: After years of silence on the matter, the fashion industry finally seems poised to embrace fuller, less svelte figures. Plus-size models like Robyn Lawley and Crystal Renn are already...

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How A Young Community Of Creative Entrepreneurs are Rebuilding Detroit

How A Young Community Of Creative Entrepreneurs are Rebuilding Detroit

By | April 14, 2013 at 4:32 pm | No comments

Queen Grace has been a big supporter of the community efforts to save and restore Detroit to it's glory days of prosperity and rich culture, so we're really pleased to share a super enlightening story about a group of young, industrious entrepreneurs doing everything they can to...

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What do guys love? Strong confident women with passion and goals.

What do guys love? Strong confident women with passion and goals.

By | March 14, 2013 at 7:04 pm | No comments

Be it at the workplace or in a relationship, men really do like confident women. One clever guy lists a few great reasons why... According to Jason Dayrit, a contributor to the Female Network, in today’s modern times, being the “damsel in distress” may work for you for...

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We’re Plus Size & We’re Blazing A New Path — The World is Watching the Curvy Woman in Fashion

We’re Plus Size & We’re Blazing A New Path — The World is Watching the Curvy Woman in Fashion

By | November 13, 2012 at 9:20 pm | One comment

Well what do you know. every day something new and more life affirming is coming out of the major media houses proclaiming PLUS is the new IT GIRL. We couldn't agree more, knowing from our own QG WD perspective that the forces our with us! Every day, multiple times we hear...

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College Student Becomes Viral Sensation With Bold Bikini Pic

College Student Becomes Viral Sensation With Bold Bikini Pic

By | October 24, 2012 at 3:55 am | One comment

Lady Gaga gets all the credit for her body revolution campaign, but a New York College student had been a bolder advocate for body acceptance in recent months. Stella Boonshoft has become a viral hero thanks to her blog, in which she speaks frankly and powerfully about weight...

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Model Alexa Chung Responds To Weight Criticism

Model Alexa Chung Responds To Weight Criticism

By | October 15, 2012 at 4:35 pm | No comments

Our favorite quote in this article released by VOGUE Magazine, "I think it's about time people stopped judging women on their appearance and more on their intellect, like you can appreciate my style without having to appreciate my weight," she said. ALEXA CHUNG has responded to...

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Successful Curvy Women in TV, Film and Music Step Off the Scale

Successful Curvy Women in TV, Film and Music Step Off the Scale

By | October 12, 2012 at 4:26 pm | No comments

ON her new show, “The Mindy Project,” Mindy Kaling plays a single doctor who is irked but not undone by a male colleague telling her she should lose 15 pounds. Neither is Hannah, the character Lena Dunham plays on her HBO comedy, “Girls.” When a boyfriend asked her...

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Courageous TV Anchor Speaks Out Against Personal Attack and Bullying

Courageous TV Anchor Speaks Out Against Personal Attack and Bullying

By | October 5, 2012 at 11:26 pm | No comments

Powerful and truly inspiring words from a woman who would not tolerate the harsh, cruel words of an email from a viewer. Instead of letting a bully's harsh words about her weight bring her down, WKBT-TV news anchor Jennifer Livingston decided to speak up. In an editorial...

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Queen Grace Collection & Designer Adolfo Sanchez Featured in MTV’s “Loving Large”

Queen Grace Collection & Designer Adolfo Sanchez Featured in MTV’s “Loving Large”

By | October 3, 2012 at 6:26 pm | No comments

"Loving Large" - Trailer from Rogue Culture on Vimeo. We couldn't be more pleased with this week's debut airing of the MTV LOGO documentary, "Loving Large." This groundbreaking program highlights the life and loves of the plus size men and women and Queen Grace Collection...

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LA Times Declares “Designers Embracing Plus Size Fashions” We Know! QG Is Doing It!

LA Times Declares “Designers Embracing Plus Size Fashions” We Know! QG Is Doing It!

By | August 26, 2012 at 5:58 pm | No comments

According to the LA Times (and isn't it just wonderful that our dear friend Marie Denee of the Curvy Fashionista is getting so much recognition?) designers are 100% on board and full steam ahead with embracing the plus size fashion consumer. We know! Queen Grace has been there...

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