{"id":7901,"date":"2011-12-07T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/queen-latifah-building-respect-for-the-curvaceous-woman\/"},"modified":"2011-12-07T14:50:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T14:50:00","slug":"queen-latifah-building-respect-for-the-curvaceous-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/07\/queen-latifah-building-respect-for-the-curvaceous-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Latifah Building Respect for the &#8216;Curvaceous Woman&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/291bqueen-latifah-300.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Latifah Essence\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/><span>Courtesy ESSENCE<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Her <a href=\"http:\/\/stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com\/2011\/05\/23\/queen-latifah-to-launch-hsn-fashion-line\/\">clothing line for HSN<\/a> is selling like crazy, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/queen_latifah\">Queen Latifah<\/a> says finding clothes as a plus-size woman was at one time a constant struggle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of manufacturers don\u2019t respect the curvaceous woman,\u201d she laments in the January issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.essence.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESSENCE<\/a>. \u201cThey don\u2019t respect our dollar or our shape.\u201d Thankfully, she\u2019s found an understanding vendor in HSN. \u201c[It&#8217;s] been such a great partnership,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m happy to make women\u2019s clothing I really like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August, <a href=\"http:\/\/stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com\/2011\/08\/24\/queen-latifah-hsn-and-fashion-icons\/\">Latifah told PEOPLE<\/a> she was designing for real women who want affordable, wearable fashion. \u201cIt\u2019s really something you can incorporate into your existing wardrobe,\u201d she said of the tops, jackets, jeans and handbags in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsn.com\/queen-collection\/queen-collection_c-qe_a-8431_xc.aspx?view=all&#038;cm_re=billboard*Queen_Collection_launch*shopNow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queen Collection<\/a>. \u201cI mean these are things that are really beautiful, but they\u2019re very wearable. We\u2019re really trying to make sure that they have the best fabrics possible, that it feels good on the body. I\u2019m a Pisces, I\u2019m sensitive; I like things to feel good on my skin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Designed for women sizes 2 to 24, the collection is everything the actress wants: \u201cstylish clothes that fit my body, and make me look good and feel good about myself,\u201d she shared. \u201cI wanted to offer basically the same things that I have the opportunity to have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Latifah, known for singing, acting, hosting and now designing, says her many talents are making the way for comparisons to a fellow jack-of-all-trades. \u201cPeople say I\u2019m going to be the next <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/oprah_winfrey\">Oprah<\/a>,\u201d she shares with ESSENCE. \u201cNo. Oprah is still Oprah. I\u2019ll be the next me. I feel like there\u2019s always a lane for me as long as I\u2019m true to myself.\u201d For more with Latifah, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.essence.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESSENCE.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/package\/gallery\/0,,20547853_20547834,00.html\">SHOP HOLIDAY GIFTS FROM CELEBRITY DESIGNERS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.people.com\/~r\/people\/headlines\/~3\/MNJKh-6mI80\/\" title=\"Queen Latifah Building Respect for the 'Curvaceous Woman'\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queen Latifah Building Respect for the &#8216;Curvaceous Woman&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Courtesy ESSENCE Her clothing line for HSN is selling like crazy, but Queen Latifah says finding clothes as a plus-size woman was at one time a constant struggle. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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