One of the happiest days in a bride's wedding planning is dress shopping — but for curve brides, the notoriously size-exclusive industry can be a source of major anxiety. With fewer style choices and only sample sizes to try on, fuller-figure shoppers rarely get the full dress shopping experience.
In an effort to change that experience, The Knot and Kleinfeld came together with recently married supermodel Hunter McGrady for a panel that shone a spotlight on size-ism in the bridal industry and the first-of-its-kind size-inclusive bridal show.
The show and panel made many women in the audience emotional. Cofounder Olisa noted, "I had a girl tell me [after the show] that she's engaged and we just changed her whole wedding trajectory."
