size matters

From BMI to “beach body ready,” this was the year we got real about representation.

Women entering the profession will need a doctor's certificate to confirm they are in good health.

i-D attended a government inquiry into model health led by Caroline Nokes MP last week, where models, agents, diversity activists and medical professionals all seemed to see the sense in raising the minimum catwalk age from 16 to 18.

I joined fashion diversity pioneers Debra Bourne, Caryn Franklin and Erin O’Connor at All Walks Beyond the Catwalk in 2010. Here's what I've learnt from five years campaigning for the celebration of a wider range of sizes, shapes, ages, abilities...

Call yourself an activist? Then do something…

Celebrate the most stunning and provocative images of bodies that have appeared in the pages of i-D magazine throughout the years.

You don't have to be beautiful, acceptance doesn't come from within and remember that your face is making someone else money.

In the second of our week of films on whether fashion needs a body image health check, we hear from Barbie Ferreira, the 18-year old queen of the in-between who definitely isn’t into your Beach Body Ready bullshit. Confronted with the sad reality that...

We catch up with the body positive pioneer to talk Paris, Pat McGrath and the power of social media

From viral hashtags to YouTube videos, meet the activists paving the way for a more body positive future. Because beauty comes in all different shapes and sizes.

Fashion has a health problem. After a number of young women spoke out about the incredible pressure to stay super-thin, the UK government is launching an inquiry into model health with an all party discussion on December 1st. In the run up, i-D...

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and this week we’re looking right at you. Kicking Size Matters Week off with a big body positive bang, we discover the drama surrounding our bodies. From Drop the Plus and #curvy, to in betweenies and...