Plus-size models and £5 tickets: Sinéad O’Dwyer’s runway show puts inclusivity first

London's Victoria and Albert Museum hosted Sinéad O'Dwyer's Fashion in Motion show—featuring models of all shapes and sizes. Per The Guardian, O'Dwyer has pushed back against fashion's thin-only standard since 2021. Where most brands make samples in size four to eight, she works in size eighteen. The show included everything from underwear to sequined suits, with live music from Jeanie and The White Boys. Her work has earned major recognition from fans including Cardi B and Björk. While the wider fashion industry stalls on body diversity, O'Dwyer's show delivered something genuinely uncommon: inclusive design and tickets for just five pounds.

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