In an Instagram culture of perfection and curation, Emily Sharp isn’t your average lifestyle blogger. For one, she refuses to hide her flaws, or apologize for them.
Emily, known online as herphilly, is a Philadelphia-based marketing specialist and a lifestyle blogger. Sharp was always physically bigger than the people around her, and growing up in a beach town in Jersey, she quickly came to believe that she was the anomaly in a world of skinny people. It was only when she left for college that she realized that there was more than that to the world, and that fashion isn’t only for skinny people.
Her first steps in the plus-size industry weren’t as a blogger, but behind the scenes, working for a fashion company for plus sizes. That’s where she was first introduced to plus-sized influencers, like Gabbi Gregg and Nicolette Mason.
It wasn’t that long ago that self-made fashion icons and businesswomen weren’t called influencers – they were simply bloggers. But that’s what sparked Emily’s passion: She finally had a model to follow, women who didn’t apologize for their size nor their love of fashion.
She started her own blog and social media accounts where she posts updates on her life, her fashion choices, food, and travel. The blog has helped her develop her career as a digital marketing specialist, allowing her to collaborate with all sorts of brands, but more than anything, it has taught her the most important lessons of her life: no matter what size you are, you deserve to love yourself.
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