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In 1979 ''[[Big Beautiful Woman]]'' magazine (more commonly known via the acronym ''BBW'') began publication and was one of the first publications in the US catering specifically to plus-size clothing consumers.<ref name=":0" /> It ceased publication in 1995, but the "BBW" brand was sold onwards.<ref name="BBW Magazine, Past and Present">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbwmagazine.com/pastandpresent_3.htm |title=BBW Magazine, Past and Present |publisher=BBW Magazine |access-date=31 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127090055/http://www.bbwmagazine.com/pastandpresent_3.htm |archive-date=27 January 2013 }}</ref> Although it continued in print via several editor-and-publisher combinations it continued to falter, finally ceasing print publication after 23 years with the April/May 2003 issue.<ref name="BBW Magazine, Past and Present"/> BBW is now an online community surrounding archived material from the magazine.<ref name="BBW Magazine, Past and Present"/>
In Spring 1981, Lane Bryant began publishing ''It's Me'' magazine. Along with ''Big Beautiful Woman'', ''It's Me'' was one of the few print magazines for plus-size women.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x34hAAAAIBAJ&pg=7001,2046588&dq=it%27s-me+magazine&hl=en |title=New magazine favors larger woman |author=Cannon, Carl |date=11 April 1982 |work=Tri City Herald |access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref> In 1982, the magazine was sold to Happy Hands Publishing Company.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/15/business/advertising-it-s-me-magazine-sold-to-texas-company.html |title=
In addition to magazines, books dedicated to plus size (aka "full figured") fashion and lifestyles began to be released from major publishers in the 1980s. Some of these include: ''Making It Big'' (1980),<ref>{{Cite book |last1=DuCoffe |first1=Jean |title=Making It Big: A Guide to Health, Success and Beauty For the Woman Size 16 and Over |last2=Cohen |first2=Sherry Suib |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=1980 |isbn=0-671-25097-3 |___location=New York, NY, USA |language=English}}</ref> ''The Big Beauty Book'' (1982),<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Harper |first1=Ann |title=The Big Beauty Book: Glamour for the Fuller-Figured Woman |last2=Lewis |first2=Glenn |publisher=Holt, Rinehart and Winston |year=1982 |isbn=0-03-060561-X |___location=New York, NY, USA |language=English}}</ref> ''The Lane Bryant Fashion Math Make-Over'' (1987)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lulow |first1=Kalia |title=The Lane Bryant Fashion Math Make-Over |last2=Geddie |first2=Wanda |publisher=Dell |year=1987 |isbn=0-440-14597-X |___location=New York, NY, U.S.A. |type=Paperback}}</ref> and ''Sizing Up'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Head |first=Sandy Summers |title=Sizing Up: Fashion, Fitness and Self-Esteem for Full Figured Women |publisher=Fireside |year=1989 |isbn=0-671-67572-9 |___location=New York, NY, USA |language=English}}</ref>
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=== Specialty model agency divisions ===
Cheryl Hughes founded Hughes models, the UK's first plus-size agency in 1985.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/plussize-models-still-rare-on-ny-and-london-catwalks-2080929.html |title='Plus-size' models still rare on NY and London catwalks |agency=Agence France-Presse |work=The Independent |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref> Allison Bramwell Bewley, a former straight size and plus-size model founded Excel Models in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CURVE+IS+ALL+AROUND%3B+Big+is+beautiful+as+size-14+Alice+wins+Cosmo...-a0172377556 |title=CURVE IS ALL AROUND; Big is beautiful as size-14 Alice wins Cosmo modelling competition. |author=Booth, Samantha |date=13 December 2007 |work=Daily Record |___location=Scotland |access-date=22 July 2012}}</ref> The agency has represented notable models including [[Pollyanna McIntosh]] and Sara Morrison.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://showstudio.com/project/outsize |title=Outsize? |author=Alexander McQueen |author2=John Galliano |author3=Roland Mouret |author4=Sophia Kokosalaki |date=18 February 2002 |website=SHOWstudio |access-date=22 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="Blanchard, Tamisin">{{cite news |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG6223994/London-Fashion-Week-may-not-be-ready-but-women-love-a-curvy-model.html |title=London Fashion Week may not be ready, but women love a curvy model |author=Blanchard, Tansin |date=24 September 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=17 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308163240/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG6223994/London-Fashion-Week-may-not-be-ready-but-women-love-a-curvy-model.html |archive-date=8 March 2013}}</ref> Sarah Watkinson founded 12 + models in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.12plusuk.com/about-us/ |title=About Us |work=12plusuk.co.uk |publisher=12 + UK Model Management |access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref> Former plus-size model Anna Shillinglaw founded the plus size division of Milk Management in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://madisonplus.com/mp-insider/milk-management-promo/ |title=Milk Management Promo |date=9 December 2011 |work=madisonplus.com |publisher=Madison Plus |access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> These agents have been credited with improving visibility of plus-size models in Europe and developing some of the top plus-size models for international markets. In recent years, the most prestigious fashion agencies in the UK have launched plus size divisions. In 2011, Excel Models merged with [[Models 1]], one of Europe's most prestigious fashion agencies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8618603/Plus-size-models-to-work-with-Models-1.html |title=Models 1 expands for plus-size models |author=Cowan, Natasha |date=5 July 2011 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref> [[Storm Models]] started a plus size division, Curve in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4th July 2023 |title=Plus Size models that,are killing the game right now |url=https://www.simplybe.co.uk/blog/10-plus-size-models-that-are-killing-the-game-right-now |url-status=live
===Specialty media and other ventures in Europe===
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Fashion editor Rivkie Baum launched SLiNK, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for full-figured women in 2011.<ref name=Driscoll>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/10/slink-plus-size-fashion-magazine_n_2271412.html |title=Plus-Size Fashion Magazine SLiNK Features Models Sizes 8-16 on Cover |author=Driscoll, Brogan |work=HuffPost |date=12 December 2012 |access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref> SLiNK is one of the few magazines focused on plus size women to photograph models with a Vogue-like aesthetic.<ref name=Driscoll/> The magazine began publishing in print for its fifth issue in March 2012.<ref name=gorkana>{{cite web |url=http://gorkana.com/news/consumer/little-black-book/gorkana-meetsrivkie-baum/ |title=Gorkana Meets...Rivkie Baum |date=18 April 2012 |work=gorkana.com |access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref> The magazine was also the first to feature a plus size model in a 3D editorial.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artslondonnews.com/2012/11/21/design-graduates-create-3-d-magazine-cover/ |title=Design grads create 3D magazine cover |author=Okafor, Chinedu |date=21 November 2012 |work=Arts London News |access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref> SLiNK was also one of the few magazines to feature plus-size and smaller sized models on a magazine cover.<ref name=Driscoll/>
European versions of Vogue and Elle have featured plus size models in many editorials, often photographed by top photographers. In 1997, British Vogue published an editorial with Sara Morrison photographed by [[Nick Knight (photographer)|Nick Knight]].<ref name="Spencer, Mimi">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/aug/06/healthandwellbeing.features |title=The shape we're in |author=Spencer, Mimi |date=5 August 2006 |work=The Observer |access-date=21 July 2012}}</ref> Vogue Italia featured plus size models on the cover of three issues. Sophie Dahl appeared on two covers in 2000(February and April).<ref name="fashionmodeldirectory.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Sophie_Dahl/ |title=Sophie Dahl |work=fashionmodeldirectory.com |access-date=9 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="Sophie Dahl">{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/sdahl/sophiedahl/ |title=Sophie Dahl |work=New York |access-date=9 April 2012}}</ref> In June 2011, [[Candice Huffine]], [[Robyn Lawley]], and [[Tara Lynn]] appeared on the magazine's cover.<ref name=huffpovogueitalia2011cover/> The main editorial of the issue featured those three models plus Marquita Pring.<ref name=huffpovogueitalia2011cover/> Robyn Lawley also appeared in another editorial in that issue. Elle France has featured Tara Lynn on two covers in April 2010 and April 2012, and Robyn Lawley on their April 2011 cover. The April 2010 issue also included a 20-page spread with Lynn. Elle Italia has featured [[Crystal Renn]] on its April 2008 cover. Elle Belgium featured Deborah Dauchot on its May 2012 cover.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deborah Dauchot for Belgian Elle Magazine |url=http://madisonplus.com/style-file/deborah-dauchot-for-belgian-elle-magazine/ |work=madisonplus.com |access-date=2 January 2014 |date=25 April 2012}}</ref> In November 2013, Tara Lynn appeared on the cover of Elle Spain. In December 2013, Iris Monroe Baker appeared on the cover of Elle Netherlands.<ref name="Toeps">{{cite web |last=Toeps |title=
Other magazines that have featured plus size models on their covers include ''Amica, Avantgarde, Biba, D Reppublicca della Donna, i-D'', and ''S Moda''. In addition, magazines such as ''Bon, Diva e Donna, Gioia, Glamour UK, Glass, Grazia, Numéro, Paradis, Ponystep'', and ''Yo Dona'' have featured plus size models in editorials.
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