Fashion Month may still be in full swing, but we know we’ve already
spotted the trend of the year: inclusivity.
In the past few weeks alone,
designer Rachel Roy expanded her size range to include a "Curvy” line; model Ashley Graham broke boundaries by landing the cover of
Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue; Chromat, H&M,
and Sophie Theallet all featured models of all sizes in their runway
shows; and now U.K. high street favorite River Island is launching its
own size-inclusive range, starting March 9.
Perhaps
taking a page out of Roy’s book, River Island has tapped model Candice
Huffine to be the face of the new line, who fan-girled over the size
expansion: "I’m a massive River Island fan,” she told Refinery29. "I
always race to the store when I get to the U.K. The fact that [River
Island is] extending its size range and st
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