Ep 05 - Celebrating the Amazing You w/ Model Maia Douglas

Happy International Women's Day!! Today's episode features Maia N. Douglas, a plus size model and women's equity activist. Together, we discuss fashion, travel and women who inspire us.
To help you get the most out of today’s episode, feel free to skip around to what is most relevant to you in this moment. Here’s the breakdown:

• 02:40 - In the World Today
• 11:00 - Universal Standard Campaign
• 19:50 - “You Need to Lose Weight to Do That”
• 23:00 - Y2K Was Trash
• 26:06 - It’s an Aesthetic
• 31:26 - Signs of a Fetishizer
• 35:02 - BoPo or ToxPo?
• 47:30 - Maia’s Modeling Origins
• 53:28 - Luxury Fashion
• 57:12 - Yearly Theme
• 1hr01 - Carry-on Version of Me
• 1hr08 - Can we talk Shoes for a Sec?
• 1hr11 - Plus Size Privilege
• 1hr14 - Women Who Inspire
• 1hr21 - The Final Three

Follow Maia Douglas on TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest.
Additional Resources
Universal Standard
Drop Dead Diva
Body Positivity is a Subset of Toxic Positivity
Maia’s Plus Size Luxury Fashion List
Ego Shoes
Journee Wide-Fit Shoes
Viola Davis Biography
Thierry Mugler at the Brooklyn Museum

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