For decades, all luxury fashion houses have marketed their latest collections with petite, UK 0-8 size models. With such a huge gap, having a curvy model up to UK 22 size seemed like only a dream for many women.

Italian luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana has, in previous runways, cast women of varying sizes and age - skinny, plus sized, pregnant, mature - to walk its runway all glamoured up in their latest pieces.

Last week, Nike unveiled a plus-size mannequin at its flagship London store.

It resulted in many people praising the retailer for displaying a realistic body type instead of the usual stick-thin kind seen in shops.

Of course, there were some people who criticised the move, saying it promoted obesity, but for the most part, the conversation centred around body positivity.

Long gone are the days of stick figures

And lo and behold the return of the beloved curves on a woman.

From decades of curves on our magazines and newspapers to sudden disappearance on TV and social media…when did our curves get erased alongside technology?

With the rise of technology, we see more self-hatred of body images, more picture retouching and more bullying for embracing our curves.

Even until a few years ago, plus size fashion was all about oversized and baggy clothes that were meant to simply cover up. Things, thankfully, are changing.

Thanks to the boom of body positivity and plus sized activists like Ashley Graham, plus sized girls don't have to stick to elastic band waists, peek-a-boo cut out sleeves or dresses that look like tents. We scoured through one of the most stylish plus sized bloggers, Niggi Phulwani's Instagram, to bring you 6 online stores that offer trendy plus size clothing and international shipping.