I feel like, sometimes, plus-size women get scared to show skin... but summer is the time that we can enjoy doing that.
— Ashley Nell Tipton
It's just an amazing feeling to know that I'm representing for every plus-size woman out there.
I'm never going to limit myself.
Sky's the limit. I don't have a vision, because I want to do everything that I can.
I'm talented, I know what I want, and I believe in myself, and I'm true to myself.
Working Wardrobes needs plus-size clothing donations to help women and men feel confident on their journey to finding a job. This is what we need in today's world - to lift people up - and Working Wardrobes is doing that.
A lot of my inspiration is what straight-size women wear - why is there a disconnect from what they wear and what we can wear?
I'm a talented designer.
I'm trying to put plus-size on the map. We can be fashion-forward.
Bridal wear has always been a passion of mine.
When companies are jumping on the bandwagon to do plus size, they limit themselves.
I love to design clothing that is not out there for your average plus-size woman, and I want to fill in the gap of that industry and not design cookie-cutter things.
I partnered with Working Wardrobes because I wanted to be part of an organization that lifts people's spirits.
I get so many different types of people emailing me how much my story impacts them. Hearing that inspires me every day to keep going and going.
I definitely want to go against the grain - break those rules and create clothing that is fun for women and shows their personality and just enjoy wearing it and being fashion-forward.
It's so important for me to share my story and inspire other women to feel comfortable in their skin and to know that your size has zero impact on the goals you set for yourself.
I love to create clothing for the everyday woman. I get joy out of that because it's something that we need in this industry.
I do feel like plus-size fashion is changing, but it's slowly changing. It's not growing as fast as we would all like.
We, as plus-size women, want the jewelry to fit like it was meant for us. Not like, OK, we're just going to add a couple links here to make it fit wider necks. I want jewelry that complements us.
I don't care what word you use: my job is to design clothing that is not out there for us.
