FIRST EVER PLUS SIZED FASHION WEEK IN PARIS: BRING OUT THE PULP

PARIS FASHION WEEK: PLUS SIZED WOMEN

PARIS has hosted its first ever fashion week for plus size women.               
The event - dubbed Pulp Fashion Week because pulp means 'luscious fruit' in French - was organized by Paris-based fashion group Histoire de Courbes, who are known for their celebration of larger women.
Showcasing labels like Maryse Richardson and Tika Soomak and plus-size ranges from chain stores like Forever 21 and Asos Curve, everything seen on the runway was tailored specifically to bigger women.

With plus size model Robyn Lawley back in the news this week for speaking out against the thigh gap trend, this version of Paris Fashion Week is not only timely, but topical.

Lawley dubbed the thigh gap trend, which sees women straining to achieve a box gap between the tops of their legs, as "unhealthy" and an "added burden".

Interestingly, Oxford University scientists found that women who carry more fat on their thighs have lower levels of cholesterol than their thinner counterparts. Their 2010 study of 16,000 women also found that women with larger hips and butts produce smarter children.

But back to the fashion. Here's a sneak peek of what was on offer at Pulp: