Words matter. These are the best Ashley Nell Tipton Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I love to sew. But when it’s something that’s being repetitive over and over and over again, it takes a toll.
I’m never going to limit myself.
I’m a talented designer.
I’m not trying to get approval from anyone else. No one’s approval matters to me – what matters is making myself happy for myself and no one else. And if I look good to someone else, I hope they take me as inspiration or whatever they want.
I can believe in myself, and I feel like I’m such a strong and talented designer.
I was seven years old when my grandmother stated teaching me to sew, and she always encouraged me to be creative.
It’s a constant battle being a plus-size designer.
Seeing that ‘Project Runway’ sign at the end of the runway just made me, like, realize, like, ‘Wow, I’m on this show. I’m living every designer’s dream right now.’
I always travel with a fun skirt, a go-to dress you can dress up or down; walking heels & flats are a must.
I’m turning this industry around and making clothing that we’ve been wanting and needing.
Sky’s the limit. I don’t have a vision, because I want to do everything that I can.
I want to wear things that make me feel good.
It’s going to take baby steps to see a complete turnaround. But there’s been such a positive outcome from seeing it at Fashion Week. Plus-size fashion shows are being more welcomed into Fashion Week, and having more plus-size women in major magazines.
Don’t limit yourself to wearing a black dress because it’s ‘slimming.’
Bridal wear has always been a passion of mine.
I wasn’t your normal plus-size girl who would dress in all black and hide in the shadows. I was very out there. But I was very shy and insecure about certain things.
I follow a lot of the plus-sized bloggers.
I partnered with Working Wardrobes because I wanted to be part of an organization that lifts people’s spirits.
Once you feel good, you look good… that projects to everyone.
I want to offer plus-size women the opportunity to wear fun colors and to avoid the pitfalls of only wearing black because many curvy girls think it is the only color that is slimming.
Going into the hospital for something that was caused by just being overweight really struck a nerve. I didn’t ever want to be in that pain again or have another scare like that. I was like, I really need to figure out what I can do to lose weight and get healthier.
When I got into high school, that’s when I stated dabbling in fashion design. I got involved in the theater department’s costume design and started to think that maybe I’d major in fashion design.
It’s just an amazing feeling to know that I’m representing for every plus-size woman out there.
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.
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.
Social media is an influence but with my own twist!
I had a hard time with bullying in school, so being creative was my outlet.
I feel like there’s not enough clothing out there to show our personality and just to be comfortable and to be fashion-forward and to be a trendsetter. There are a lot of clothes out there for the straight-size woman to be able to show that, but in the plus-size industry, I don’t feel like it’s there just yet.
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.
Me showing my emotions… it’s not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of passion.
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 feel like, sometimes, plus-size women get scared to show skin… but summer is the time that we can enjoy doing that.
Torrid was that company that I went to as a plus-sized kid. They’re the ones that kind of got me out of my shell and gave me the confidence that I needed to experiment with my wardrobe, and they really inspired me to become a plus-size designer.
I have to constantly remind myself that no one is perfect and that this is my journey, and I have to be kind to myself.
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 originally thought I would be going into wedding dresses. I wanted to create gowns, especially for weddings. I liked the idea of dealing with just one color, and within that, you could design whatever you want.
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.
It’s nice to see how much the mainstream fashion community has been so accepting of it. It’s very exciting to see that folks finally want to make plus-size mainstream.
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.
I’m representing for the plus-size community and the plus-size industry. It feels amazing to be able to be the voice that we need.
The wear time on clothing for plus-sized women is half the life span of a straight-sized woman’s clothing. Straight-sized women’s bras can last them three, six months? Our bras don’t last as long as a straight-sized woman’s bras normally do because we have more movement; we have more weight.
I trust people until they give me a reason not to trust them.
It’s amazing to be able to embrace young talent.
You can’t continue to reflect on the past.
I think the hardest thing is to design for plus-size women. I enjoyed designing for straight-size because there’s no limits. They can basically wear anything, and that’s where I was able to have creative freedom with it.