Tanesha Awasthi

Last updated

Tanesha Awasthi (born March 4, 1981) is an influential fashion blogger, designer, and advocate for body positivity. She is best known for her fashion blog, Girl With Curves.

Contents

Awasthi has become a leading figure in the "curvy blog" movement, where she has gained recognition for her commitment to celebrating diverse body types. She has been featured in many notable magazines discussing her views on both style and self-acceptance, and sharing advice on style tips for all body sizes. [1]

Career

Awasthi started Girl With Curves in 2011 while working in the tech field [2] in order to share her style tips and express her passion for fashion. She posted images of her outfits to her blog every day. [3] She identifies her blog as a member of the "curvy community." [4] She often speaks of her blog as a platform for self-assurance and body confidence. [5]

In November 2013, Awasthi began designing clothing. Her first design was a tutu. [6] Her plus-size fashion collection line features peplum tops, skinny jeans, crop tops, and skirts. [7]

Awasthi partnered with Pandora Jewelry in 2014 in order to showcase their Autumn/Winter collection. [8] She completed a meet-and-greet with shoppers at an event at the Westfield Valley Fair on October 18, 2014. [9]

Awards

Awasthi won the Curvy Blog Awards in 2012. The Curvy Blog Awards are an annual competition created by luxury fashion retailer Navabi. This award was decided by a public vote and a panel of three judges: fashion designer Anna Scholz, model Fluvia Lacerda, and Editor of Vogue Curvy Elisa D'Ospina. [10] Awasthi was flown out to England where she was featured in Britain's Plus Fashion Week. [11]

Awasthi also won the award in 2014 for Favorite Bay Area Fashion blogger, presented by the San Francisco-based site Racked SF. [12]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Camilla Belle</span> American actress

Camilla Belle Routh, known professionally as Camilla Belle, is an American actress. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Belle began her acting career with appearances in numerous television commercials before landing her first lead role in NBC's thriller, Trapped Beneath the Earth in 1992. She has since appeared in a variety of films and television shows, including The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Practical Magic (1998), Rip Girls (2000) and 10,000 BC (2008). Belle has also been recognized for her work in independent films such as The Quiet (2005) and The Mad Whale (2017).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rachel Zoe</span> American fashion stylist

Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig is an American fashion designer, businesswoman and author who rose to prominence as a celebrity wardrobe stylist. She has been credited with the creation of "the boho-meets-rock chic look that came to define a new breed of Hollywood ‘it’-girls who were as adept at setting trends as they were at causing trouble" in the mid-2000s. Describing her signature look to Vogue magazine, Zoe said: "It's very 60s to 70s glamour. It's Mod meets Grecian. A lot of gold and a lot of bronze, shimmer and glamour, but relaxed glamour, very unstructured, bold accessories." Zoe's clients as a stylist have included Cameron Diaz, Kate Hudson, Kate Beckinsale, Debra Messing, Demi Moore, Liv Tyler, Joy Bryant, Molly Sims, Beau Garett, Eva Mendes, Paula Patton, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, and Pauly Shore.

Pegah Anvarian, also known as Pegah Anvarian Watson, is an Iranian-born American fashion designer, fashion stylist, creative director, and interior designer. She had her fashion design label from 2005 until the spring of 2008. Her design work has shown at Los Angeles Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week. Anvarian worked as the creative director for the Three Dots fashion label, starting in 2009. Starting in 2014, she is the creative director of Poetry & Prose fashion label.

Fashion blogs are blogs that cover the fashion industry, clothing, and lifestyle related topics.

Whitney Lee Thompson Forrester is an American plus-size model and is the winner of the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stassi Schroeder</span> American television personality, model, and journalist

Nastassia Bianca Schroeder Clark is an American television personality, podcast host, fashion blogger, model and author. She is best known for appearing on Bravo's reality television series Vanderpump Rules (2013–2020) for eight seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tavi Gevinson</span> American writer

Tavi Gevinson is an American actress, writer, and magazine editor. At age twelve, she came to public attention for her fashion blog Style Rookie. By 15, she had shifted her focus to pop culture and feminist discussion. Gevinson began acting in 2013, and later starred in the HBO Max series Gossip Girl (2021–2023).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elin Kling</span>

Elin Kling is a Swedish fashion blogger, fashion journalist and co-founder of women's clothing label Totême.

Cher Coulter is a British celebrity stylist and fashion designer. She is known for her list of celebrity clientele, including Sienna Miller, Kate Bosworth, Elizabeth Olsen, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glamourina</span> Polish fashion blogger

Glamourina, shortened to Glam, is a Ukraine-born Polish fashion blogger who creates fashion outfits. She holds a master's degree in International Relations from Warsaw University, Poland. Her blog depicts fashion creations she wears herself instead of using a hired model. Some of her outfits are created on assignment or for sponsored events. Outside of fashion, Glamourina is the primary author of a course on the Ukrainian language for Polish speakers. Her areas of interest are eco-friendly fashion, natural lifestyle, yoga, singing, psychology, and personal development.

Luna the Fashion Kitty was a Himalayan cat with a following on the Internet that centers on a Facebook page which shares her outfits each day. The page also shares information about cat grooming and cat rescue info, specifically focusing on the Persian and Himalayan breeds. Her Facebook page essentially functions as a social media community for cat lovers and fashion fans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leandra Medine</span> American writer

Leandra Medine Cohen is an American author, blogger, and humor writer best known for Man Repeller.

Misha Janette is an American fashion journalist, fashion director and fashion blogger, based in Tokyo. She is best known for her unique personal style, that has made her a fashion personality in Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raffaella Modugno</span> Italian model (born 1988)

Raffaella Modugno is an Italian model who was crowned Miss Curve d'Italia Lazio 2011. She was the cover model of the German Maxim (2012) and Indian GQ (2013), and modeled for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Coin and Prada. In the end of 2013 she played a main role in the video for the song "Timber" by Pitbull.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tess Holliday</span> American plus-size model

Ryann Maegen Hoven, known professionally as Tess Holliday and formerly known as Tess Munster, is an American plus-size model, blogger, and make-up artist based in Los Angeles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yasmine Arrington</span> American model and organizer

Yasmine Alexandra Arrington is the Founder and Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS and a 2015 winner of the Peace First Prize, the JM Kaplan Innovation Prize and DC Social Innovation Prize.

Nadia Aboulhosn is an American fashion blogger, model, and designer from Orlando, Florida. She is best known for designing clothing lines for Boohoo.com, Addition Elle, and Lord & Taylor. Aboulhosn has been featured in Vogue Italia, Complex Magazine, Refinery29, Seventeen Magazine, Teen Vogue, American Apparel, and BuzzFeed. She is of Lebanese descent, originally from the town of Btekhnay in Mount Lebanon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chriselle Lim</span> Korean-American fashion stylist (born 1985)

Chriselle Lim is an American fashion stylist, lifestyle and beauty blogger and digital influencer.

Sheikha Dana Al Khalifa is a Bahraini fashion blogger, businesswoman, and lawyer. She is a member of Bahrain's royal family, the House of Khalifa.

Solange Franklin Reed is an American fashion stylist. Since 2015, she has worked as an independent stylist, with a portfolio that includes editorial, runway, and celebrity styling. Franklin Reed was recognized as one of the inaugural New Wave: Creatives at the 2019 Fashion Awards.

References

  1. ↑ "Tanesha Awasthi's top summer styling tips for curvy girls". Cosmopolitan. 2015-06-02. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Blogging Is a Labor of Love for This Girl With Curves". Racked SF. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  3. ↑ "The Stylist Embodied: Tanesha Awasthi - Darling Magazine". Darling Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  4. ↑ "Curves Ahead: Blogger Tanesha Awasthi". Stylist Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Curves Ahead: Blogger Tanesha Awasthi". Stylist Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Bustle". www.bustle.com. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  7. ↑ Barger, Jennifer (2013-02-01). "Curve Appeal". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  8. ↑ Jewelry, PANDORA. "PANDORA Jewelry Partners with Chriselle Lim, Tanesha Awasthi and Karen Blanchard to Showcase Autumn/Winter 2014 Collection". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  9. ↑ "Tanesha Awasthi in PANDORA Jewelry In-Store Event With Girl With Curves". Zimbio. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  10. ↑ "Curves Ahead: Blogger Tanesha Awasthi". Stylist Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  11. ↑ Smallwood, Carol (2014-12-05). Women, Work, and the Web: How the Web Creates Entrepreneurial Opportunities. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781442244283.
  12. ↑ "It's Time to Vote for Your Favorite Bay Area Fashion Blogger". Racked SF. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.