“Plus” models also are commercial fashion models who usually appear later in the production and marketing cycle, although for some designers they may work the way standard models do. Plus models have the same physical requirements of other fashion models: they need to be tall (5’9” minimum), well proportioned (a ten inch difference between waist and hips), longlegged and beautiful. But they are dress size 10-20, with hips of about 40-46 inches. The term “Plus Model” is widely misunderstood. Often people who are heavier than “standard” models of any type will incorrectly refer to themselves as “plus models”. The term is not properly used in commercial print, glamour or any of the other modeling types. It is a term for fashion models only.
