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The Fashion World is Turning to Plus Size Models as Chanel offer their Headquarters to V Magazine Shoot

It was last year at Rosemount Fashion Week that plus sized models were used for the first time at a major fashion event in Australia. Women ranging from sizes 14-18 including Elizabeth Green and Fiona Faulkiner (former biggest loser contestant) modeled a collection by retailer City Chic.

Now Karl Lagerfeld seems to have changed his tune on using plus sized models by photographing the gorgeous and very voluptuous burlesque performer Miss Dirty Martini for V Magazines controversial ‘size issue’ which came out in January.

Strangely Martini didn’t wear any garments by Chanel for the shoot but was covered in Chanel accessories and temporary tattoos. Perhaps someone had a problem committing to jumping on the plus sized model bandwagon after such a public stance to the contrary?

It was a plus sized models runway at Mark Fast’s recent London catwalk, a stark contrast to the rest of the runway shows which were dominated mostly by women of slighter builds. His AW Collection was an array of feminine figure hugging knit dresses and skirts which always look better on a curvy hip than a boney one.

Model wearing a Mark Fast design at London's Fashion Week

If you know me you’d know my stance on the issue. For those of you who don’t know me I’ll just say that I’d prefer to see Beyonce modeling a pair of knickers than Kate moss.

Images courtesy of news.com.au and stylist.com