70 Quotes by Ashley Nell Tipton

When I got into high school, that's when I stated dabbling in fashion design. I got involved in the theater department's costume design and started to think that maybe I'd major in fashion design.

I'm not trying to get approval from anyone else. No one's approval matters to me - what matters is making myself happy for myself and no one else. And if I look good to someone else, I hope they take me as inspiration or whatever they want.

The wear time on clothing for plus-sized women is half the life span of a straight-sized woman's clothing. Straight-sized women's bras can last them three, six months? Our bras don't last as long as a straight-sized woman's bras normally do because we have more movement; we have more weight.

Bridal wear has always been a passion of mine.

I had a hard time with bullying in school, so being creative was my outlet.

Once you feel good, you look good... that projects to everyone.

It was really important for me to create fun and trendy pieces for the plus-size market.

I get so many different types of people emailing me how much my story impacts them. Hearing that inspires me every day to keep going and going.

A lot of my inspiration is what straight-size women wear - why is there a disconnect from what they wear and what we can wear?