Laurel Dickman

Bio

Laurel Dickman is an intersectional feminist writer living in the East Bay. Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida she spent her childhood split between North Carolina and Florida, eventually running away at 21 to be a boho princess in Neverland, also known as Portland, Oregon. Laurel writes about fat bodies, plus-size fashion, self-care, music, and beauty. Aside from writing, Laurel also occasionally models, works as a personal stylist, and styles body-positive photo shoots alongside creative partner Suma Jane Dark. She lives with her Maine Coon by the name of Dorian Gray and her fiancee David on the side of what feels like Mount Olympus and has found herself currently obsessed with tea, waffle cookies, her loudly ticking biological clock and planning a wedding on a shoestring budget.  Follow Laurel on Facebook.

Laurel Dickman Articles

Activist and somatic therapist Rachel Otis (@somewhere_under_the_rainbow)

10 Plus-Size Babes Who Use Fashion To Make Social Change

Fashion is often described as fickle and soulless by critics. While they are not wrong, they aren’t right, either. Fashion can make social change.

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Photo from Maui Bigelow. Follow Maui on Instagram @phat_girl_fresh

11 Curve and Plus-Size #WakandaForever Inspired Looks

This week, we look to the beauty, creativity, and brilliance of this enthusiastic fandom as they declare their style and so much more with #WakandaForever.

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 Photo by Kelsey Kimberlin

These Fat Babes Showcase Their Visible Belly Outlines

Being in any body comes with its own set of insecurities, hangups, and unique idiosyncrasies, but visible belly outlines are particularly fraught territory.

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Take Up Space: Wear Brights!

Bright colors may not be for everyone, but they are for every body.

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10 Instagrammers show us minimal and androgynous looks for plus-size bodies. (Image: @marquimode)

10 Minimal And Androgynous Looks For Plus-Size Bodies

Minimalist and androgynous fashions are chic, easy to wear… and often really inaccessible to plus-size bodies. It’s not that the clothing is not there, fat bodies are just told that we can’t have it.

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DIY Denim Cutoffs For Plus-Size Bodies

Shorts: a summer necessity, but simultaneously “forbidden” for plus-size bodies.

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Brianne Huntsman wears JIBRI. Photo by Lydia Hudgens.

7 Boss Babes That You Need In Your Life

While the old saying “Dress for the job you wish to have” exists, what about “Dress as the boss babe you wish to be?” Boss Babes are taking over the world!

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Style Ethic's Kat Eves wears vintage Asos from Alex Michael May's closet at The Plus Bus. Photo by Rob Eves Photos.

Why Sustainable Plus-Size Clothing Is So Hard To Find

We have to examine the environmental impact of one of the world’s biggest industries, and support sustainable plus-size clothing companies.

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Natalie Hage's Step-By-Step Guide To Shutting Down Fat-Shamers

By merely standing up for herself and showing the world what that can look like, Hage became an everyday hero.

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Mother's Day Fatshion

Need a bit of inspiration? Check out these amazingly stylish moms and their little ones.

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