Recreating celebrity fashion looks isn’t always easy, but that didn’t stop Katie Sturino from giving it a shot. She became a social media sensation after putting a body-positive twist on high-end fashion through her viral series #SuperSizeTheLook.
This viral hashtag shows Sturino copying some of the most popular celebrity looks using plus-size fashion pieces. She started this series in the hope she’ll inspire other people to have fun with fashion and take risks, no matter what their size is.
“Fashion is for everyone – we shouldn’t have to follow the rules we’ve been fed by society or the media. I want to empower people to think outside the box of their personal style and experiment with fashion in a way they maybe didn’t think was possible,” she told BuzzFeed.
Despite her best efforts, Sturino admits it wasn’t always easy to find many of the pieces worn by celebrities in her size. She believes things are getting better, and she singled out Athleta and Old Navy and designers like Olivia Rubin and Henning as some of the brands making the positive change.
#SuperSizeTheLook series put Sturino on the map, but she’s been a long way since initially starting it in 2015. The body acceptance activist has since published her first book Body Talk and started her own beauty brand Megababe.
