Robyn Lawley: “No woman should be called plus-size”

Posted by theo on Jan 24, 2014 in News | 0 comments

Australian fashion model Robyn Lawley, who is a dress size 12, recently spoke up about the recurring lack of size diversity in today’s modeling industry, and insists that “plus-size” should be dropped when referring to women who diverge from the average runway model size.

The 6-foot-2-inch beauty (listed a couple of inches shorter in some agencies), who has graced the covers of major fashion publications such as Vogue and Elle, told UK’s Clique magazine that to statisfy the demands of the industry, she made an attempt to decrease her dress size at one point in her career, but coudn’t achieve it.

“I couldn’t get to the size that they wanted me to be. Even at my lightest, I just couldn’t get there. I genuinely really tried,” Lawley said during her interview for the magazine in their latest issue. “Fashion designers won’t go past a size 2, so there’s no size diversity – just none,” she added.

When asked to give her thoughts regarding the term “plus-size,” the lovely Aussie called it a derogatory and unnecessary label. “I’m a model; I don’t think i need the “plus-size” in front of it,” she declared.