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LUCY WEARS (left):
Trousers: Semour trouser, Hobbs at Pavilions - £119
Top: Coral frill top, M&S at Pavilions - £32
Shoes: Floral pumps, Evans at Pavilions - £20
Necklace: Bead, Pearl & charm necklace, Evans at Pavilions - £12
Bracelets: Gold and pearl stack, Evans at Pavilions - £18
JOSEPHINE WEARS (right):
Dress: Multi floral tea dress, Monsoon at Pavilions - £45
Shoes: Sion Block heel, Hobbs at Pavilions - £119
Belt: True blue belt, Hobbs at Pavilions - £55
Necklace: Flower and pearl necklace, Evans at Pavilions - £12
Bag: Blue ruffle clutch bag, Monsoon at Pavilions - £30

Figures Up For summer At The Pavillions

With designers like Mark Fast at London Fashion Week to the latest Italian Vogue all celebrating the voluptuous woman, Birmingham shopping centre, Pavilions, has opted to use a ‘plus' size model for its Spring/Summer fashion shoot.

Featuring fashion and accessories from a range of retailers including Monsoon, Marks & Spencer, Evans, LK Bennett, Hobbs and jeweller, Azendi, the Pavilions fashion shoot due to appear in March/April editions of magazines celebrates all body shapes. Statuesque model Lucy Shropshall from Worcester who is a size 14 - 16 has been chose to feature alongside size 8 fashion model Josephine Anderson to showcase new looks for Spring/Summer 2010.

Pavilions' Marketing Manager, Sarah Jenkinson, said, " our customers are women with real figures and we feel it's important to reflect a healthy body image in our fashion shoots. Given that our retailers provide fashions for everyone, it's only fitting that our latest Pavilions fashion shoot represents beauty in all shapes and sizes."

Lucy, 27 , used to adorn the catwalks of uber designers such as Vivienne Westwood and was trained by Jay Alexander of America's Next Top Model before developing curves and becoming a plus size model. ‘I became a catwalk model when I was 14 and by the time I was 18 my figure had ‘filled out'. While the job was exciting, I saw lots of friends starve themselves to stay in the industry and I quickly realised that life wasn't for me." Since becoming a plus size model Lucy has featured in Italian Vogue and is still in demand. "I never diet and I love my curves, and luckily clients like Pavilions do too!"

Designers that were brave enough to buck the skinny trend and opted to use fuller sized models at last year's LFW saw an exodus of stylists and creative directors while others in the industry continued to campaign for an end to size zero on the catwalk.

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