GUANGZHOU, Dec 13 — Surrounded by racks of colourful dresses and blazers in China’s manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, plus-size clothing brand owner and influencer Amanda Yao is...
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She is part of a small but growing number of women in China challenging restrictive beauty standards, including thinness, pale skin and childlike features. “I want my customers to have clothes that express who they are inside, rather than soulless pieces that exist only to make them look thinner,” the 35-year-old told AFP.
To promote her online store, Yao posts pictures of her outfits on the Instagram-like Xiaohongshu app, often sporting leggings and tight-fitting workout tops she wears to climb the hills near her office. While clothing options for plus-size shoppers remain limited, some Chinese brands have taken steps to be more inclusive in recent years.
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