Plus-size models make a comeback during London fashion week

Body diversity has made a comeback at London fashion week despite a wider shift towards ultra thinness in the fashion industry.

- Chloe Mac Donnell

Emerging designers including Karoline Vitto, Phoebe English and Sinead Gorey have included a wide range of body shapes on catwalks in the last week. Sizes have ranged from a UK size 10-16, a category referred to as midsize in the industry, to plus-size, also known as curve models, who measure from size 18 upwards.

The move comes at a time when experts have expressed concerns about previous efforts towards size inclusivity in the industry being curtailed, with a worrying return to promoting thinness.

Last year, Vogue Business reported that plus-size representation made up just 0.9% of catwalk looks across the womenswear collections shown in New York, London, Milan and Paris in September.