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All Quotes by author - Ashley Nell Tipton

" A lot of my inspiration is what straight-size women wear - why is there a disconnect from what they wear and what we can wear? "

" Being dyslexic, creativity was my way of expressing myself. "

" Bridal wear has always been a passion of mine. "

" 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. "

" I definitely want to go against the grain - break those rules and create clothing that is fun for women and shows their personality and just enjoy wearing it and being fashion-forward. "

" 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. "

" I don't care what word you use: my job is to design clothing that is not out there for us. "

" I encourage women to wear color, wear stripes, wear sequins - just wear what makes you feel confident and strong. If it looks good and fits well, you'll look great and feel great, too. "

" I get so many different types of people emailing me how much my story impacts them. Hearing that inspires me every day to keep going and going. "

" I love to create clothing for the everyday woman. I get joy out of that because it's something that we need in this industry. "

" 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. "

" I'm never afraid of pattern or texture. "

" I'm never going to limit myself. "

" I'm talented, I know what I want, and I believe in myself, and I'm true to myself. "

" I'm trying to put plus-size on the map. We can be fashion-forward. "

" I partnered with Working Wardrobes because I wanted to be part of an organization that lifts people's spirits. "

" It's amazing to be able to embrace young talent. "

" It's just an amazing feeling to know that I'm representing for every plus-size woman out there. "

" It's so important for me to share my story and inspire other women to feel comfortable in their skin and to know that your size has zero impact on the goals you set for yourself. "

" People need to work on what self-love is and redefining self-love... it comes from within: who you are and how you carry yourself in this world. "

" Sky's the limit. I don't have a vision, because I want to do everything that I can. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When companies are jumping on the bandwagon to do plus size, they limit themselves. "

" 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. "

" Working Wardrobes needs plus-size clothing donations to help women and men feel confident on their journey to finding a job. This is what we need in today's world - to lift people up - and Working Wardrobes is doing that. "

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