(From left) New chic styles give curvy women more fashion freedom, including looks like Style & Co Women’s Plus Size Envelope Neckline Tunic Sweater in Deep Cranberry; Lane Bryant Rib Faux-Wrap Midi Dress in Burnt Henna; and Levi’s Trendy Plus Size Classic Straight Leg Jeans in Soft Black.

Let’s get one thing straight: fashion rules were invented by someone else, not by you. And especially for plus size women, those rules were designed to keep us small, hidden, and constantly editing ourselves to fit someone else’s beauty ideal.

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Finding the best plus-size men’s clothing isn’t as tricky as it used to be—the plus-size market for both men and women has expanded beyond the small, dated and dusty sections in department stores and is readily available at many online retailers.

Let’s start with the truth: fashion has long been complicit in reinforcing the “ideal body. ” For over a century, thinness has been styled as status, exclusion framed as aspiration, and larger bodies kept firmly on the margins of the mainstream.

Our series The One Thing is a Sparknotes version of the products, rituals, and moments your favorite celebrities and influencers swear by—their go-tos, must-haves, and can’t-live-withouts. So go ahead—take a brief, intimate peek into the lives of your favorites through the things (and people, and moments) they hold dear.

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