PRABAL GURUNG x LANE BRYANT COLABORATION 2.27.17

“We simply believe that all women should be seen and celebrated as they are"

- Brian Beitler Lane Bryant CMO

Lane Bryant has come together with designer Prabal Gurung.  The 22pc collection was release today and can be bought in store or online.  Lane Bryant has once again partner with another designer to give women of all sizes a high end collection but at an affordable price. 

Prabal’s  has been added to Lane Bryant list of collaborators like Christian Siriano, Lela Rose, Sophie Theallet and Isabel Toledo. Prabal's collection, with super model Ashely Graham, is made up of a collection of minimalistic jumpsuits, full skirts and form fitting dresses paired with feminine flora's and bold color blocking creating sexy yet stylish pieces.

Prabal’s said " I am grateful to the Lane Bryant team for giving us the opportunity to create beautiful clothes that celebrate women who inspire us. Our goal has always been to create a luxury brand with soul, and inclusion is inherent to this ideal.”

Lane Bryant's campaign has always asked for women to embrace their confidence, curves and be fearless.  This collection is a celebration of women being unique and being themselves.  Lane Bryant always push for women to be beautiful but to not confirm to what society say is beautiful.  This collection says just that.

"The collaboration of Prabal Gurung and Lane Bryant exemplifies that celebration by praising the female form and redefining the traditional standard of beauty. The groundbreaking designs and innovative vision that have made Prabal such a massive success come to life in each piece within this collection. We are thrilled to share Prabal’s designs with the Lane Bryant customer.” said Brian Beitler, Lane Bryant CMO.

Click HERE to shop the collection online 2.27.17

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Move Fashion Forward Campaign with Dia & Co.

Today Dia & Co., personal styling and subscription box company for the plus size women, took out a full page at in the New York Times calling for ALL fashion designers to start being size inclusive.  This would call for them to not stop at a size 10 but to go up to a size 24 to include the plus size market.  The ad is published on the first day of the most recognize fashion event in the world, New York Fashion Week. 

With 67% of the population being over a size 14, its crazy that in 2016 such an ad has to be done.   Designer should be more than happy to carry every size in order to gain over half the population and gain more revenue.  Why hasn't the industry as a whole changed?  Most think it has to do with the brands loosing their skinny target audience and being rejecting the brand.  We all see that that is not true.  When Christian Siriano made a line of plus size clothing for Lane Bryant, put plus size models on his runway and dressed some of Hollywood hottest plus size starlets, his fan base increase, his brand presents increase and revenue increased. 

He is proof that the old way of fashion is dyeing.  I'm here to say that the old way of the fashion industry is rapidly changing with the rapid change in technology, population and social media. 

I applaud Dia & Co.  for giving am opportunity for designer like Kate Spade and DVF to recognize the change in fashion and move with the times.  Plus size designers have already seen the change and done something about it.  A lot of plus designers and retailers have added size 10/12 to gain that "not so plus" market. Now its the designers turn to do what's right. 

So what can you do to help the movement?

Join in on the campaign and let your favorite designer know you want them to be size inclusive.

Copy this picture, or the one above, and post it to your social media page with hashtags #movefashionforward

#nyfw

Make sure to @ the designers 

Also visit Dia&Co campaign site www.dia.com/movefashionforward also
Check out Dia &Co. HERE to see what this company is all about.

Tweet, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram this movement today!!!!

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