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Behind every perfectly tailored “Bridgerton” costume and ad for Lululemon leggings lies the work of fit models, the unsung heroes who help designers create clothes that actually work on real bodies.

Journalist and model Jessica Leahy wonders why curvy models are copping so much criticism. As a journalist who has spent much of my youth employed as a “plus size model”, the terms of my job used to ...