199. Plus Sized Confidence feat. Stephanie Yeboah

Welcome back cousins, this week we are joined by plus size content creator, blogger, body positivity activist and author Stephanie Yeboah. We delve into plus size fashion, the limitations of the industry for those that are plus size, influencer wage gap, the shift in the body positivity movement and more. 00:00 – Introduction: Who is Stephanie Yeboah? 03:15 – How Stephanie came across the self-love and the body positivity community through her diet Tumblr page, her viral blog post on body confidence, body image 09:04 – Ideologies of femininity, men hiding their preferences of plus size to conform to euro-centric standards of beauty, and Stephanie still battling her insecurities and trust issue with men 14:12 – How things have progressed in the fashion industry for plus size women, fast fashion brands being the first pioneers for plus size women, Victoria Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister’s entry into the plus size community 24:24 – The importance of having diversity behind closed doors that isn’t limited to just race and gender (#PLUSSIZERIGHTS PURR), the difficulty of sizing and how they don’t cater to body types as well as body sizes (cough cough H&M), online returns being sent straight to the landfill 34:58 – Clothes swapping in the plus size community, the pressures of influencing clothes during the cost of living crisis, the difficulty of shopping sustainably as a plus size woman, making fast fashion sustainable and outfit repeating 40:52 – The influencer wage gap for black women and plus size black women, the performative support from brands since 2020, low-balling yourself as a black content creator and learning to charge what you are worth 54:16 – How Stephanie sees the role of influencers evolving, the authenticity of brand campaigns, picking up a side job as plan B and Stephanie’s upcoming book!!! Instagram: www.instagram.com/stephanieyeboah www.stephanieyeboah.com You can watch the episode here https://youtu.be/qgXqSj95fOY If you want more, join us on Patreon for extra exclusive episodes: www.patreon.com/styleandcitydiares You can find us here... Instagram: @Styleandcitydiaries / @prinnyraee / @amberleaux / @prinnyxamber Twitter: @Stylecitydiary / @prinnyrae / @amberleaux Tiktok: @Styleandcitydiaries / @prinnyraee / @amberleaux Youtube: Prinny and Amber Email: [email protected] www.styleandcitydiaries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices