The dress will debut on OneStopPlus marketplace this fall. Syracuse University fashion design student Nina Chen (center) wowed Fashion Without Limits judges, OneStopPlus head of design and style Zahir Babvani (left) and Fashion Without Limits founder and Supermodel Emme (right), with her innovative “Tulip Dress” design. Offering essential business insights and tips for designing clothes plus-size women want to wear, Babvani challenged the group of future designers to create the next “it” style for curvy women, keeping in mind today’s inflation-weary shoppers, the heightened demand for versatility, and the customer’s need for a superhero multi-tasker piece to serve all her style needs, from casual to work to dressy. Couching the exciting world of plus-size fashion design in a real-world industry context, Babvani provided a crash course on bringing a garment to market in the growing women’s plus-sized sector in the United States.
As head designer at OSP, responsible for the company’s growing roster of popular plus-size brands, including Woman Within, Jessica London, June+Vie, Roaman’s, Catherines and Eloquii, Babvani held a rousing virtual masterclass on plus-size design and style for the University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts fashion design class of 2024. Teaming up with her alma mater Syracuse University and online plus-size retailer OneStopPlus (OSP), the nationally recognized advocate for body positivity, health and wellness is promoting fashion inclusivity in the classroom with the 8th annual Fashion Without Limits (FWL) design competition.Įmme, a graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, enlisted the help of fellow advocate and veteran plus-size fashion designer Zahir Babvani, head of design and style for OneStopPlus, to inspire a new generation of up-and-coming fashion designers to put their talents to work for the silent majority -the estimated 70 percent of American women who wear sizes 12 and up. Supermodel Emme, the Division 1 college athlete who put “athletic curvy” on the map and rose to fame in the mid-1990s as the world’s first plus-size Supermodel, is once again shedding light on size inclusivity in the fashion industry. The 2023 Fashion Without Limits student design competition winner, Syracuse University student Nina Chen, found inspiration for her winning design, the “Tulip Dress,” in nature’s bountiful curves. What’s the secret to designing an award winning dress? Inspiration, innovation and talent.
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