Tanya

I agree with Meredith. If there was ever a case where the curvier models proved, once and for all, that every type of apparel looks better on fuller figures than on the thin frames of the faux-plus girls, this is it. Here, in this fashion show, you had the most gorgeous size-18 models in the world, in every type of clothing -- from lingerie to club attire to daywear -- and in all three cases, they completely outshone the thinner plus-size models, the kind I see in ads all the time. Seeing the clothes on these models' bodies makes me want these outfits for myself. I can trust that if something looks good on them, it can look good on me too -- and everything looks good on them.

This show also proved that to stage a plus-size fashion show, you don't need gimmicks, you don't need celebrities, and you don't need rock bands. The most important thing is to have models on the runway who are truly and visibly full-figured, and who are also gorgeous. That's it. Anything else is extra. But above all else, the models must be plus-size, and they must be beautiful -- as Kelsey, Katherine, and Lindsey so vividly are.

When I open an ad from a full-figure retailer, or when I go into a plus-size store in a mall, these are the kinds of models I want representing me.