Smith Street Books - Plus: Expanding the Frame
Lydia Hudgens's debut photo book is a fashion photography collection showcasing only plus-sized bodies. In a landscape where magazine covers are still dominated by skinny bodies and Fashion Week runways have moved backward in the models that are walking, Plus breaks with business as usual and features only plus-sized models in a celebration of diverse fashion and a demand for the industry to move forward. Lydia Hudgens is a Brooklyn-based photographer with a passion for highlighting the strengths and personalities of her subjects.
Divided into three chapters—"Beauty,” “Editorial,” and “Body”—Hudgens’s photography celebrates the beauty of all bodies, and the figures who’ve pushed fashion forward to welcome more people in. Alongside shoots of models, Plus features interviews with trailblazers like Kellie Brown who’ve made their mark on the fashion world.
The fashion industry needs to keep evolving, and these icons, models, and Hudgens are helping to make it happen.
Hardcover. 8.25" x 10.38". 304 pages.
