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Style Is Not a Reward for Shrinking

Dressing for your proportions, not for a future version of yourself

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Noelia Santana
Feb 24, 2026
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Look, I love fashion. I work in fashion. I love clothes and style and fashion weeks and editorial spreads.

But I also know that fashion is still far from being truly size-inclusive.

Yes, there has been a great deal of change since the heroin chic era, when ultra-thin was the only acceptable silhouette and public shaming was normalised — even on shows like

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