Listening to the news, articles circulating through the internet, the media would have you believe that the plus size woman is a burden to society, with no fashionable options, a second-class citizen, and one who should be ashamed to exist.  If you were to buy into the news, all the progress we have made in the last ten years in fashion, community pride, and confidence would all be in vain. 

As society would try to regain control of the plus sized confidence and community built, shaming us out of existence or into a “healthy” lifestyle, what does a full figured curvy, confident, and chic woman do?

We talk about it.

This year, in conjunction with the Second Annual Full Figured Fashion Week™, The Curvy Collective hosts a panel discussion, “The State of the Curvy Community.”  Perfectly timed, in the midst of current news in the media, this panel discussion addresses the current state of the plus-size community and the significance of Full Figured Fashion Week, through the eyes of the industry’s leaders, bringing different perspectives from various experiences and points of view.  

Join us for an intimate panel discussion of “The State if the Curvy Community” hosted by the Curvy Collective and moderated by “The Original Runway Diva,” Sharon Quinn. Panelists include comedienne Erica "Fat Bitch" Watson, plus size blogger and co-author of "Lessons from the fat-o-sphere," Marianne "The Rotund" Kirby, and many more to come!