The plus-size fashion world is definitely built by women of color - 100 percent. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
One thing I think constantly is if brands like Gucci can make plus-size menswear, then why can't we see it for women? — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Plus-size is a term that's never been used in hate; no one has ever used it in a negative way. The industry… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Just because we're plus size, doesn't mean we have to prove that we're healthy, just as someone who is smaller than us… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Why would I want to walk the runway for a brand to be their token plus-size girl when they're not even making… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
It's really hard to find boots for plus-size women because most of us have larger calves - not all of us, but… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I would really love to work with major photographers who haven't featured plus-size models before. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I don't understand why it's not okay to be plus-size. I don't know why people hate that phrase. Many models have built… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
The real issue that I have is the erasure people are trying to do with my very valid feelings in regard to… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Many companies and publications don't understand what it means to be body positive or what it means to be plus-size. They're just… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I'm OK with being called plus size, I'm OK with being called fat. If someone is shouting that I'm fat in the… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that a big part of the obsession with women's thinness comes from the same place as male power fantasies. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
One thing I think constantly is if brands like Gucci can make plus-size menswear, then why can't we see it for women? — Tess Holliday Copy Share
For so long advertising hasn't been inclusive when it comes to plus sizes which is crazy to me. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
Being able to love who I was, while also understanding that I deserved to be treated with kindness, helped me create a more positive… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I love layers. And I definitely love boots and hats, I have a ridiculous amount. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I have no friends from high school. That was probably the reason I ended up dropping out, and I dealt with that by eating. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
When you become an adult and you have a choice of who to have in your life, if someone's hurting you and making you… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I mean, if people still want to hire my 34-year-old fat butt for campaigns and let me be myself then I'm all for it. — Tess Holliday Copy Share
Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy? — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I don't understand why it's not okay to be plus-size. I don't know why people hate that phrase. Many models have built their careers… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I think it frustrates me that so many people have bought into the idea of what we should look like instead of actually giving… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I've noticed that a lot of people who criticize me are from the U.K. - both in the press and on social media. Since… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I've been thinking a lot about my relationship to my own queerness, and I think the word pansexual speaks to me more than bi… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
I feel like it's important to talk about my health, which is fine, and my size because there are young girls who see someone… — Tess Holliday Copy Share
