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Ashley Graham’s Curve Appeal

The plus-size beauty models H&M’s fall Studio collection

H&M’s Studio collection is always full of surprises—and sold at a higher price point than the store’s usual fare—but the defining moment of the fall collection’s Paris Fashion Week debut had less to do with the well-tailored, Swedish heritage–influenced clothing than with the women shown wearing it. Models of all ages and sizes circled the runway, including body-positive heroine Ashley Graham. “I walked with icons like Pat Cleveland and Amber Valletta,” says Graham. “I was honored to be the model representing curvy women.” As for how she felt in the clothing? “I felt like a badass!”

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