John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Sophia Kokosalaki, Shelley Fox and Jens Laugesen

Outsize?

SHOWstudio challenged fashion's finest to create the industry's Holy Grail: inspiring womenswear designs for sizes 16 and over. 12 leading designers, including Roland Mouret, Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, took up the gauntlet and created a range of inspiring and alluring proposals for those curves still deemed outside of fashion's narrow 'norm'.

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12 of the most influential and innovative fashion designers meet the challenge to make beautiful womenswear for sizes 16 and upwards. Including images by Agent Provocateur, As Four, Stevie Stewart and David Holah of Bodymap, Shelley Fox, John Galliano, Jens Laugesen, Sophia Kokosalaki, Shaun Leane, Alexander McQueen, Roland Mouret, Jessica Ogden and Marjan Djodjou Pejoski.

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