Americans are bigger than ever, but in a society that prizes svelte, athletic images, many manufacturers and retailers are reluctant to embrace and target those consumers, because of the stigma that ...

Let’s start with the truth: fashion has long been complicit in reinforcing the “ideal body.” For over a century, thinness has been styled as status, exclusion framed as aspiration, and larger bodies ...

Many apparel companies have started selling larger sizes in recent years, but some people who wear plus-size clothes say makers of technical athletic gear and apparel have failed to keep pace. While ...