Model behaviour: Plus-size on the runway can still raise eyebrows

Surprisingly, the appearance of a plus-size model on a fashion catwalk can still raise eyebrows, as Carolyn Moore.

Almost a decade ago, a little-known Canadian knitwear designer became the talk of London Fashion Week when he decided to cast three ‘plus-size’ models in his show to prove to critics that women of all shapes and sizes could wear his body-con designs.

Mark Fast made headlines in a world not used to seeing anyone above a size 8 grace a fashion catwalk — not least because his stylist walked out after the casting, refusing to work with bodies that didn’t fit industry norms.