Get ready to clear the coffee table plus This is a book that the trendy soul who loves your style has been waiting for. Famous plus-size fashion photographer Lydia Hudgens has officially launched her debut photobook, a powerful, bold and visually stunning love letter to a plus-size body. Published by Smith Street Books, available now before sale Rezzoli, plus It’s more than a book. It’s movement.
Why this book is important
In industries that have been dealing with size for a long time, trendy, or worse, in industries that have been retrofitted,plus You’ll be required to see plus size fashion Ambitious, editorial, and absolutely essential. With over 300 pages of impressive images, this hardcover book offers something that the mainstream fashion space continues to shun. In other words, it is a vast and intentional expression that does not immerse yourself in order to be attractive.
“I’ll create a book like this plus Lydia Hudgens shared it with us. “The industry has changed. I have been slowing down the size representation at runway shows and I didn’t feel that existing images reflected the place they are today. I wanted to create new pieces that felt urgent and up-to-date.”
Behind the lens: Lydia Hudgens
Lydia Hudgens, known for her editorial eyes and working with top influencers, has long been a visual storyteller reshaping stories about body diversity. Plus-size photographer herself, Lydia filmed some of the game’s most stylish and influential plus-size figures. And now she is directing her lens to a wider, more intentional purpose.
“I’ve always been drawn to taking pictures of big bodies,” she says. “But the process of creating more than 300 pages of editing in just one year has been a huge effort… plus It was a necessary, deep and personal evolution of my work. ”
What is being made plus So innovative?
It’s not just a model (a mix of familiar faces and exciting new talent), impressive styling, or thin Front of these images. That’s the energy behind it all. Every frame challenges what fashion deemed historically beautiful. It is a curated piece that flows like a conversation. Sometimes quiet, sometimes noisy, always powerful.
“Casting was a very important part of the book,” explains Hudgens. “I wanted a balance. I had some recognizable faces and some new talent. That wasn’t much about independent hero shots, but about building visual conversations.”
Filmed primarily in the studio, the book looks intimately at plus-size fashion through a raw, emotional and editorial lens. “The first shoot I did plus I was with my longtime collaborator and friend Denka,” she recalls. “I actually started crying halfway through, striking me with how important my work is and how proud I am of what we are making.”
It was seen in the real world and was celebrated vigorously
Lydia Hudgens is intensely intentional about how she films a body of a well-sized, rejecting the norms of dignity, nuance and outdated beauty. “I believe in keeping things real. Stretch marks, cellulite, body texture. These are not defects. They are human,” she says. “I’m not here to rebuild my body, I’m here to reflect the beauty of what already exists.”
This is not about “flattering angles” or token inclusion. Lydia Hudgens challenges photographers to elevate their work beyond cliché expressions. “Don’t talk about ‘flattering’. Do not use words like “confidence” as a shield [plus size models] With the same respect and creative investment, you will give to someone else. ”
Visual archives of movements
Beyond fashion, plus It’s an archive. Visual protest and celebration will come in one. It makes us face the fact that we are not given space to our bodies outside the norm, and boldly carve new things. “Plus-sized bodies aren’t trending. They’re part of fashion, part of art, part of culture,” says Hudgens. “I hope this book will help create space, challenge awareness and help people to see more.”
From intense portraits to quiet moments of vulnerability, plus Redefine how beauty, fashion and identity intersect. And as the industry continues to backslide into size inclusion, the book feels like both a call to action and a lifeline.
What’s next?
After pouring everything into this project, Lydia Hudgens is taking the deserved breather while managing chronic pain and limited budgets. But she’s not finished. “I also thought about doing a book that focuses on nude,” she teases. “I want to continue building on this foundation, but it all comes down to having the resources and support to get it right.”
Until then, plus It’s that moment. This is a necessary addition to all fashion enthusiasts’ bookshelves and a rally cry for a deeper representation of editorial storytelling.
Are you ready to own a piece of history?
Pre-order plus Open now and you can sell this book in advance Rezzoli, Amazonand Burns & Noble! Whether you want to add your own size and work in fashion or simply support art that will change culture, this book is My owngifts, and celebrations.
As Hudgens puts it, “I want this book to challenge the idea that only certain bodies deserve to be photographed, styled, and praised.”
Official release plus Lydia Hudgens will begin on Tuesday, September 2nd in the US, Canada and Australia, followed closely by the UK and Europe on September 4th.
Let’s exclude the page. This is what plus size fashion looks like. And it’s beautiful.
Source: The Curvy Fashionista – thecurvyfashionista.com
