Fatphobia and The Push For Size Inclusivity with Marielle Elizabeth

All The Small Things

Venetia La Manna

Fashion & Beauty, Arts, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Marielle Elizabeth is a body activist and writer in the ethical fashion community, who advocates for broader size inclusion and radical body acceptance. Throughout her social media platforms, she shares not only her lived experience as a plus size person, but also the ways in which we can all be striving to be kinder to the skin we’re in.

She is also a change-making contributor to Vogue, where she writes brilliantly about issues including but not limited to:

"Am I An Ethical Fashion Mean Girl?" and

“So Your Body Changed During the Pandemic. Here’s How to Rebuild Your Wardrobe”

In short, Marielle is here to make Slow Fashion EASIER for Plus Size Babes. She is one of my favourite people to follow on social media, and in my humble opinion, one of the most important voices for positive change. In this episode we unpack fashion’s fatphobia and sustainable fashion’s shortcomings when it comes to size inclusivity.

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Marielle recommends: SellTradePlus and ShopBerriez

Sustainable, size inclusive brand recommendations: Wray, Mara Hoffman, Christy Dawn

Also worth checking out: Loud Bodies, Birdsong, Lora Gene x Aja

This episode is kindly sponsored by WUKA. They are kindly offering my listeners £5 off your WUKA order, just use code “SMALLTHINGS” at checkout, valid until the 31st January. Ts&Cs: Minimum spend of £10 applies. Excludes shipping. Subject to availability: https://wuka.co.uk/discount/SMALLTHINGS5

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0:00.0	Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination, not a car in the world, as you simply lean back.
0:17.0	And before you know it, you're there.
0:20.0	This is how travel should feel, and on our trains, it does.
0:25.0	Avanti West Coast, feel good travel.
0:33.0	Hello and welcome to all the small things with me, Viniciela Manif.
0:37.0	Before we dive into today's conversation, here's a quick message.
0:41.0	If you know me, you'll know that period pants change my life.
0:45.0	My go-to brand for a usable period underwear is Wicker, which stands for Wake Up Kickass.
0:50.0	They're founded by an appolly woman called Ruby, who is on a mission to break to booze around periods with sustainability and inclusivity at the heart of what they do.
0:59.0	If you're new to period pants, let me tell you how easy they are to use.
1:03.0	You select pairs with absorbencies to suit your flow and wear them in the same way you do normal underwear changing them once a day.
1:10.0	You can wear them for up to 12 hours, there are no leaks, no smells and no waste.
1:15.0	Wicker are a size inclusive brand, with sizes ranging from 2XS to 6XL.
1:22.0	And styles and cuts to suit everybody and person from thongs to highways to lace to even sportswear.
1:29.0	My favourite style is the Wicker Flex.
1:31.0	The Flex is an adjustable pair of pants that features a strap similar to a bra that allows me to change the size of my period pants as my body changes.
1:38.0	It's a true game changer.
1:40.0	The other thing I love is their accessories, period or no period.
1:43.0	This winter I am forever attached to my Wicker wearable hot water bottle.
1:47.0	I am obsessed.
1:49.0	If you're looking to make a sustainable swap this year, why not start with period pants?
1:52.0	I am thrilled to say that I have an exclusive five pounds of your Wicker order for my listeners.
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