Strutter Summary for 1/6

Was your first week of 2017 a productive one? Yeah, me either. At least there were a few good stories out there for the plus size posse! This show is the complete opposite of "beauty comes from within." ( E!) You heard it here first: Plus size will be the new normal in 2017. ( Billboard ) Humans of New York profiled a woman who found body acceptance through modeling. ( HuffPo ) A stylist for hip-hop artists couldn't find fashionable plus size clothing, so she created her own line. ( Billboard , killing the fashion news angle this week) Modcloth opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Austin, where straight and plus sizes live in harmony. ( Racked )