So, you thought body con was just for the size zeroes among us, and that no designer worth their credentials would ever put a woman with a bum in one of their less forgiving designs? Well, think again girlfriend, Mark Fast has been causing a ruckus at London Fashion Week by daring to mix it up a bit and use 'plus size' models in his catwalk shows, filling out the skin tight dresses in a way that a faceless Eastern European teenager could only dream of.
He paraded his collection on a selection of models that did include the stereotype half starved looking models but then exploded three curvaceous size 12 and 14 girls onto the catwalk, proudly strutting their feminine form in totally unforgiving body con creations that left some of the fashion faithful steaming in disgust that he'd actually dared to use bigger women to show off dresses that, let's face it, look better with something to cling to.
His stylist, obviously more used to dealing with unchallenging shapes, had a diva strop and left stylist Daniela Agnelli and casting director Natalie Hubbard to take over.
Amanda May, managing director for the Canadian designer, said there had been "creative differences" with regards to the casting of the three larger models. But she added, "We wanted women to know they don't have to be a size zero to wear a Mark Fast dress - curvier women can look even better in one."
What do you think?
