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BEST AND LESS EMBRACES THE CURVES

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As a plus size blogger and stylist, it was music to my ears this morning to hear that Best & Less have set the benchmark by launching their new One Price Fits all collection. The whole concept of "Plus size" has always been a battle, to think that in the industry a size 10 is now classified as a Plus size is absolutely astounding - but that's an entirely separate debate that I won't get into here. It's no secret that the average women in Australia is a size 14-16, so why-oh-why aren't the average retailer or designer catering to the average shopper? And looking at the image above both women look healthy, both women look beautiful and it's not as if there is visibly a huge difference in fabric being used to make either outfits right?!  Yet for some reason, designers and retailers have felt the need to charge "plus size" on average an extra 20% more than traditional sizes. This summer, every...

MARLIES DEKKERS @ QTFWA

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International Dutch lingerie designer Marlies Dekkers was the first show at QT Fashion Week and Awards. Having such a high profile label on the Gold Coast was fantastic to see and knowing her collection has graced the bodies of superstars of SJP, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Victoria Beckham and Dita von Teese to name a few it was great to see the Africa collection in full, really showcasing her concept "underwear as outerwear".