Ashley Nell Tipton Quotes
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I'm turning this industry around and making clothing that we've been wanting and needing.
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I'm not trying to get approval from anyone else. No one's approval matters to me - what matters is making myself happy for myself and no one else. And if I look good to someone else, I hope they take me as inspiration or whatever they want.
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It's a constant battle being a plus-size designer.
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I don't care what word you use: my job is to design clothing that is not out there for us.
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I always try to manipulate the eye when I'm dressing myself or someone else. I don't have an hourglass figure, so I'm always trying to give the illusion that I have one; bringing the eye to the waistline by adding a belt or having a heavier print at the bottom or at the top helps define your shape.
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I have to constantly remind myself that no one is perfect and that this is my journey, and I have to be kind to myself.
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I'm talented, I know what I want, and I believe in myself, and I'm true to myself.
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I do feel like plus-size fashion is changing, but it's slowly changing. It's not growing as fast as we would all like.
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I went to multiple doctors to make sure that I'm taking the right anti-depression medication and make sure that my blood pressure's okay. I found out that my blood pressure wasn't okay and that I had a fatty liver. All these health risks were coming up.
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Widening a garment or making it larger is not understanding the real curves of a plus size women.
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I had a hard time with bullying in school, so being creative was my outlet.
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I love to design clothing that is not out there for your average plus-size woman, and I want to fill in the gap of that industry and not design cookie-cutter things.
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I'm super excited to be collaborating with JCPenney to create my first-ever capsule collection for that plus-size woman who needs that confidence and wants to be fabulous every day.
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Sky's the limit. I don't have a vision, because I want to do everything that I can.
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I can believe in myself, and I feel like I'm such a strong and talented designer.
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Weight loss surgery isn't going to make you lose weight; it's a tool to help you lose weight. Half of it is the surgery, and half of it is you eating what you're supposed to eat and exercising.
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When people told me that I couldn't do something, I wanted to always prove them wrong. That comes a lot from people always bullying me because of my size and not thinking that I could do anything to impact the world or inspire other people.
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Me showing my emotions... it's not a sign of weakness; it's a sign of passion.
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I love to sew. But when it's something that's being repetitive over and over and over again, it takes a toll.
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It was really important for me to create fun and trendy pieces for the plus-size market.
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The wear time on clothing for plus-sized women is half the life span of a straight-sized woman's clothing. Straight-sized women's bras can last them three, six months? Our bras don't last as long as a straight-sized woman's bras normally do because we have more movement; we have more weight.
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Once you feel good, you look good... that projects to everyone.
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We, as plus-size women, want the jewelry to fit like it was meant for us. Not like, OK, we're just going to add a couple links here to make it fit wider necks. I want jewelry that complements us.
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I was seven years old when my grandmother stated teaching me to sew, and she always encouraged me to be creative.