Tess Holliday is a well-known American model and make-up artist who is also plus-size. On her way to success, she went through some hard times. She was born on July 5, 1985, in Laurel, Mississippi, to a dysfunctional family in which her mother abandoned her father when she was only ten years old.
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Tess Holliday faced an extremely disastrous situation in her early years of childhood when she saw her mother getting shot in the head by her fiance, which left Tess Holliday’s mother paralyzed. After this shocking incident, Tess Holliday’s mental state got disturbed, and she shifted to her grandmother’s house with her mother.
Tess Holliday started getting bullied in the 5th grade during school days for her weight and pale skin tone. The bullying didn’t start from the outside world; it started at home, where her father verbally abused her because of her size. All of the bullyings made her angry, and this made her want to do well in life so she could get away from her horrible family and life.
Tess Holliday started her career journey by practising makeup and hair styling at different fashion shows where she gained recognition. Tess Holliday gave birth to her son in Mississippi, and after a short break, she moved to Los Angeles, where she worked as a receptionist in a dental office.
In no time, she started modelling professionally, where she got approached by big brands like A&E, Benefit cosmetics, Vogue India, Vh1 and Torrid. A&E chose her as the face of the television series “Heavy.”
She was featured in various “fatshion” blogs and Nylon magazines where she represented “plus size” fashion and accessories. As she was occupied by modelling offers constantly, she left her receptionist job and moved into full-time modelling. In 2014, a video was uploaded by “Vimeo” called “everyBODYisflawless” where she demonstrated body positivity along with plus-size models like Gabi Gregg and Nadia Aboulhosn.
Her Instagram represents her sense of style as a plus-size model and showcases her experience in modelling via different pictures. Let’s have a look at some of her best outfits to incorporate some of the fashion tips into our lifestyle:
Tess Holliday’s multi-coloured sequin dress
Tess Holliday’s first outfit is a full-body colorful sequin dress from “Isolated Heroes”. Tess looks gorgeous in her dress as these colors highlight her personality and add an element of fun and curiosity.
When you look at her for the first time, you can feel a frequency of joy and happiness, maybe because of the multi-colored presence in her outfit. She makes two upper-side buns with some designs on the lengths of her hair that add an element of quirkiness.
Tess Holliday also takes out the flutters on her face, which adds a contouring effect to her cheeks. As her face is broad, therefore, covering it with hair flicks was a smart move by her hairstylist “Angelina Panelli”, who has done a fab job with many models before. She carries a small black handbag with her multicolored dress to add simplicity and a color-blocking effect.
Similarly, wear black-colored sandals from “Charlotte Stoneshoes” to add the same effect to the look. She wears big circular pink-colored hoops by “Alison Lou” as they match the color of her outfit. However, if long-hanging style earrings had been used instead of circular ones, they could have enhanced her face even more.
Last but not the least, her makeup is perfectly done with light pink lipstick and blush that add so much beauty to her chubby face. She has done the most famous “cat-eye” liner perfectly on both eyes to match the vibe of the outfit. You can also try this look when you go to a party next time. You can definitely wear pencil heels below the dress to add an elongated look to the overall outfit.
The sea-blue Mermaid look
Moving on to the next outfit of Tess Holliday, which she wore for an advertisement for a mattress. She wore a dream sea-blue colored net gown from “Olima studio”.
When we see her photos, it feels like we are looking at some queen from the history of the world. This effect is due to the sea blue colour and the frills/feathers added at the end of the dress.
Tess Holliday’s dress cinches at the waist, giving a beautiful frill at the lower ends of her body. When the famous makeup artist “Mariana McGrath” did Tess’s makeup, she gave her nude-colored lipstick and bold eyeliner to make her look like a queen. She also put brown eyeshadow and a lot of blush on her face. Her hair is styled into beautiful waves with a mid-part, giving her the look of a mermaid in the sea.
You can also style your look by stealing the mermaid blue colour from the dress and incorporating it into your gowns. You can certainly pair the gown with a pendant to give yourself the appearance of a beautiful queen.
The girl next door look
The third look features a mustard yellow dress with pink and white prints and a deep v-shaped neck. She wore this dress for movie promotion, and we have chosen this look because we absolutely adore her outfit. The outfit fits her plus-size body completely by giving a cinch at the waist, as most dresses with frills do.
The colour of the dress gives a casual day look and can be easily incorporated into our daily lives. If you have a curvy body, then you can wear this dress to accentuate your curves and you will definitely get that “girl next door look.”
The dress is accompanied by a neckpiece in a choker, but you can definitely go look at a normal chain pendant as the dress has a long v-shaped neck, which provides a long space at the neck. Next, she is wearing sandals by “Charlotte Stone” in mustard yellow.
However, you can experiment with the color and wear a complete black or a complete white sandal to break the monotony of mustard yellow in this look. Her hair is tied up in a ponytail with flicks on her and you can also try and make this hairstyle to get a look which gives beautiful summer vibes.
So these were the top looks from the Instagram of Tess Holliday. I hope you enjoyed the breakdown of her outfits and you were able to steal some style tips from her fashion style and outfits.
She has made a name for herself as a model by working with big agencies like London’s “Milk Model Management,” which signed her to their “Curves” plus-size division. Not only that, she was signed by “Monif Clarke” for her latest swimwear campaign, making her the largest plus-size model of her size and height to be signed by a mainstream modelling agency.
