News Macarons: On Air

If you\u2019ve ever felt like the fashion industry doesn\u2019t understand you, or that something must be wrong with you because you can\u2019t find clothes to fit your physique, you are not alone. If you\u2019ve ever cried in the dressing room (shoutout) or sworn off a brand because of a \u201chow can anyone fit into something like this?\u201d moment, it\u2019s not you.

It\u2019s them.

Here\u2019s the thing: the average American woman wears a size 16 and about two-thirds of these women fall into the plus-size market. Think about it. If that\u2019s the average, why do most fashion companies use a size 6 fit model to design and manufacture their clothes? If that\u2019s the average, why is this still considered the plus-size market?

In the following interview, Lauren Lockhart and I go deep inside the fashion industry to discuss how it\u2019s failing 67% of American women. Better yet, we explore her disruptive plan to positively impact the bottom line and the plus-size market simulta

Surprise! Welcome to the newest series for News Macarons: On Air, \u2728The #MondayMuse!\u2728

We\u2019re at our most inspired, most loving, most creative when we listen to the lives of the women who came before us. And that\u2019s what the Monday Muse is all about. Together we will find inspiration for the week from the women before us, those who have boldly chased their dreams, defied stereotypes, and lived a life of purpose and passion despite the rest of the world telling them not to.

Let us rejoice in the presence of the free-thinkers, the ingenues, the barrier breakers, the visionaries!

And today, our inaugural Monday Muse embodies those values. Her life encompasses everything we need a little bit more of these days: passion, devotion, understanding, and unbridled talent and love across gender and racial lines.

You can count Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso as her admirers. She was an international entertainer who also fought the Nazis, refused to perform in segregated au