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Our Fave ELOQUII Swimsuits

Summer is coming – we promise. And whether you are cooling off in the back-yard sprinkler, or sitting six feet apart at the beach, you will want to look delectably cool in one of these.

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Our Favorite Spring Outfits from Torrid

You’ve been asking for coordinated Torrid outfits. Here are four adorable, complete early spring outfits from Torrid. Enjoy!

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Meet Body Positive Influencer and Aerial Yoga Instructor Danya Avner

Danya Avner, a body-positive influencer and aerial yoga instructor with more than 530K followers on TikTok, wants you to know aerial yoga is for all body types. In fact, she posts videos daily to prove it.

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ELOQUII Teams Up with Ella & Oak to Bring Plus-Size Brides Their Dream Dress Experience

Every bride likes to make buying her dress an event. If you’re a plus-size bride who is about to say “I do,” you’ll love this. (Photo Credit: Ella & Oak.)

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Columnist Paige Fieldsted: What Going All Natural For 7 Days Taught Me

In a world of photo filters, Photoshop and the highlight reel that is social media, we have women convinced we have to do more and more to fit the mold. I took a challenge from one of our readers and decided to step away from the idea of looking “perfect” and to embrace just being me by going all natural for seven days. 

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What’s Wrong With Me? Breaking the Stigma

What’s wrong with me? Do I really look like this? Is my stomach really that big? Why are pants so tight. Uuggghhhh, I need to lose weight. I’m sure we’ve all said these things out of our mouths.

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My Body Confidence Written In Ink

I remember the sentence so clearly. It was directed at me — a fat girl who had been audacious enough to wear a tank top on a very hot day. “That’s weird, I didn’t know people could get stretch marks on their arms.” 

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Columnist Rachel Micheletti: Burlesque – Get Naked and Dance!

If you had asked my 25-year-old self if I could see a future in which I would take my clothes off in front of a live audience (on purpose!) I would have probably laughed, or maybe cried, and walked away quickly.

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Carmen Rene Column: Stop Staring at my Legs! Life with Lymphedema  

I wish I could walk around with a sign that says “I have lymphedema, stop staring at my legs!” The back would read, “Google it.”

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How I Started As A Plus-Size Model – Q & A With Our Cover Model Sheila Lopez

We wanted to hear the latest from February cover model Sheila Lopez, so we reached out with some questions. Lopez is a rising Latina model and influencer with a keen interest in body positivity and social and economic justice for women in general and women of color in particular. Here’s what she had to say!