Are plus-size clothes really making us put on weight? Or are they simply an alternative to the judgement endured by women of a certain weight?
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High street stores urged to cater to plus-size women in open letter by top models | The Independent | The Independent
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Plus-size reinvented: 'We were told to hide, wear a sack – now we want equality' | Fashion | The Guardian
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