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==Plus-size industry ==
Fashion designers are starting to look more closely at the earning potential from plus-size clothing, and have used plus-size models for their advertising campaigns and catwalks. [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]] and [[John Galliano]] both used plus-size models<ref>Crystal Renn (Jean Paul Gaultier), Johanna Dray (John Galliano)</ref> in their Spring 2006 showings in Paris.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crystal Shines On |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2010/07/14/crystal-renn-for-jean-paul-gaultier |author=Deeks, Sarah |date=14 July 2010 |work=Vogue |___location=UK |access-date=1 March 2012}}</ref> Gaultier also used plus-size models Marquita Pring and [[Crystal Renn]] in his Spring 2011 [[Ready-to-Wear]] show.<ref name="Model Call: Marquita Pring">{{cite web |url=http://www.wwd.com/eye/fashion/model-call-marquita-pring-5007890 |title=Model Call: Marqsuita Pring |work=Women's Wear Daily |date=26 July 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20018871-10391698.html |title=Crystal Renn Takes on Paris Fashion Week, Walks in Three Big Shows |author=Lee, Joyce |date=7 October 2010 |publisher=CBS |access-date=1 March 2012}}</ref> Italian plus-size fashion house Elena Mirò now regularly stages biannual [[prêt-à-porter]] shows during [[Milan Fashion Week]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamour.com/fashion/blogs/slaves-to-fashion/2010/09/plus-size-line-elena-miro-is-e.html |title=Plus Size Line Elena Miro Is Excluded From The Official Milan Fashion Week Schedule |author=Lomrantz, Tracy |date=22 September 2010 |work=Glamour |access-date=1 March 2012}}</ref> Mark Fast<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.farfetch.com/designers/women |title=farfetch.com - a new way to shop for fashion |website=www.farfetch.com}}</ref> and [[William Tempest]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thefashionscoutsept09.blogspot.com/2009/09/william-tempest.html |title=The Fashion Scout: William Tempest |first=The Fashion |last=Scout |date=22 September 2009}}</ref> each used plus-size models during their own [[London Fashion Week]] showings for Spring 2009, and again as part of All Walks Beyond the Catwalk<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://allwalksbeyondthecatwalk.org/blog/?cat=4 |title=All Walks Beyond the Catwalk, 18 September 2009 |access-date=27 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019134913/http://allwalksbeyondthecatwalk.org/blog/?cat=4 |archive-date=19 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> event held on 19 September 2009 in association with the [[British Fashion Council]]. Mark Fast also used plus-size models in Fall 2010, Fall 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://madisonplus.com/mp-daily/12-model-uk-and-mark-fast |title=12+ Model UK and Mark Fast |date=20 February 2010 |work=madisonplus.com |publisher=Madison Plus |access-date=1 March 2012}}</ref> and Spring 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/S2012RTW-MFAST/?iphoto=27#slide=27 |title=Mark Fast RTW Spring 2012 |work=style.com |access-date=1 March 2012}}</ref> Mr. Debonair of Beautiful You Fashion Tour uses plus-size models in shows around the world, including during the Beautiful You fashion show during New York Fashion Week 2022 which included Ms. Plus Intercontinental 2021 title holder Wendy Roach.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BeautifulMode.com |url=http://www.beautifulmode.com/ |access-date=2022-02-14 |website=www.beautifulmode.com}}</ref> Plus-size models became increasingly represented in high fashion since the yearafter 2020 but saw a decline in early 2023 when ultrathin models made a comeback.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roby|first=India|title=What Does the Future of Size Diversity on the Runway Look Like?|date=12 October 2022|website=Fashionista|url=https://fashionista.com/2022/10/size-diversity-runway-fashion-week-spring-2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Paton|first=Elizabeth|title=
Why Did Ultrathin Models Make a Comeback at Fashion Week?|work=The New York Times|date=11 March 2023|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/fashion/why-did-ultrathin-models-make-a-comeback-at-fashion-week.html}}</ref>