In August 1991, Catherine McCord appeared on her first cover of Glamour *magazine (followed by the coveted September issue cover a year later). A successful model in the ’80s and ’90s, McCord also appeared in campaigns for Victoria’s Secret and Calvin Klein. Now in her mid-40’s, she’s the founder of heathy-eating website, Weelicious, and organic…
That all-too-familiar time of year has once again arrived where every influencer, blogger, and fortunate person on your social media feed is snapping photos and videos from one of the many major music festivals happening nationwide. Coachella, which just concluded, is of course the most popular. But festivals like Firefly, Lightning in a Bottle, and…
Unfortunately, most of the things Bryant wore on Shrill were custom, because costume designer Amanda Needham couldn’t find as many tailored, smart, well-made pieces that would fit Annie’s style (and body) as she needed. “I wanted to normalize a woman of that size being fashionable. You never really see super stylish, put-together girls in that…
Elizabeth*, 38, started puberty early, getting her period in the fourth grade. Her pediatrician criticized her for weighing more than the average nine-year-old, despite the fact that she was already five-foot-three. “I can easily say that experience triggered twenty years of body dysmorphia and disordered eating,” she says. “Shortly after that, I used to just…