Big is beautiful’ is a concept that has found its way into the mainstream of international fashion, opening up new and lucrative vistas in the multi-million-dollar clothing industry and simultaneously imbuing in ‘ample’ women a renewed sense of confidence that the world out there does not belong only to women for whom dress is driven by diet.
The clothing culture that takes account of full-figured women has also reached Guyana. These days fashion events that cater to ‘the bigger girls’ have become popular though we are yet to move to the stage where the local shops take sufficient account of the notion that big, too, is beautiful in the clothing they offer.
Part of the idea behind the staging of the August 14 GT Memoirs Plus Size Expo at the Ramada Princess International Hotel is to bring the big sizes into the high-profile showrooms, the organizer, Damien Lewis says.
Lewis is allowing half a day, from midday to midnight for the staging of a variety of activities aimed at raising the profile and boosting the confidence of Plus Size women and men. During the event four designers—Reshma Persaud, Jason Shurland, Pamela Fox and Anthony Seecharran—will showcase a range of clothing, casual wear, swimwear and evening wear for both women and men. The programme will also feature what its organizers are describing as ‘self-love,’ sessions that will focus on living an enjoyable and fulfilling life through a focus on self-confidence and keeping fit.
