What’s in a Name? The Real Women on Your Snag Labels

This March is basically a whole month dedicated to celebrating women. We've got Women's History Month happening, International Women's Day on the 8th, and UK Mother's Day creeping up on...

Welcome To The Fashion Patriarchy

Who creates fashion social expectations in the first place? Who defines who is “allowed” to wear certain types of clothes, and how are these “rules” enforced. Enter the Fashion Patriarchy.

I Have Had Enough of Toxic Diet Culture: It's Time to Break the Cycle

Diet culture is just the worst.You’ll have to forgive me for what is about to be a rant, but I need to get out this pent-up RAGE before I actually...

A Win for Representation: Why Da'Vine Joy Randolph winning an Oscar means the world

A plus-size woman won an Oscar and we absolutely need to talk about it. Da'Vine Joy Randolph took home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in...

International Women's Day 2024: Why we STILL need to talk about inclusion

"New Year, New Me" Can Get in the Bin - Ditch the Pressure this January

Can we all agree that January is literally the worst time of the year?Not to sound too cliché, but it really is just such a stinker of a month. You’ve...

Are Snag Tights Really Worth It? The Power of Tights That Fit

It sounds so dramatic to say that a pair of tights changed your life, but it's the lived experience of so many people. Polly shares her experiences with her style and self esteem, and the true power of a pair of tights.

Am I Too Fat to Go on Holiday? The Fat Fear of Travel.

Have you ever had a panic attack because you're worried you won't fit into a seat?

Travelling when you're fat can be a minefield of anxiety, embarrassment and downright fear. Traveling is not one size fits all, and sometimes you can't help but feel too scared to go out there and live your life. 

The Sizing Conundrum: Why is finding clothes that fit so hard?

You would think that finding your size in clothing would be an easy and straight forward task- know your number, find your number, wear your number- but apparently the universe just loves to make quite literally everything difficult for plus sized people. 

A Taste Of Their Own Medicine

A Taste Of Their Own Medicine, a poem by Autumn Stanislawski

I, The Non-Conforming Fat Person

The message of the fashion industry was loud and clear, Why should I, a fat person wish to have nice clothes? Or how dare I have the audacity to want to feel confident and beautiful in them. 

An Ode to the Shoe Section

An Ode to the Shoe Section, a poem by Bethany Irmie

Fat-washing: Why I'm sick of brands pretending to be inclusive

Has anyone else noticed this weird trend of brands' “fat-washing”? The amount of times I’ve seen an ad featuring a plus size person, or advertising inclusive sizing only to disappointedly find out they barely offer a size 20 is getting silly. 

"You won't get it unless you're fat": The world isn't designed for fat bodies

“You just won’t get it unless you are fat”. This phrase many have repeated for a number of reasons, usually when trying to explain how important it is that size inclusivity exists.