Henning Is Your New Go-To for Plus-Size Work Clothes
You've read her byline: Lauren Chan's Style Your Size column was a beloved feature on Glamour's pages for years, speaking about the issues that face shoppers in the U.S. who have been marginalized—because of their size, their height, their disability—and profiling the people trying to address them. The technically-former-but-still-sometimes model left the magazine at the end of 2017 to keep working on the issue of bringing better plus-size options to the market from a different vantage point—that of a designer. And almost two years later, her brand is making its big debut.
Henning bills itself as "fashion-minded workwear in sizes 12 and above." And technically it's founding is not the first time Chan has worked behind the scenes on the creative side of the retail industry: She designed for Glamour's collaboration with Lane Bryant and partnered with brands like 3x1 to bring their beloved pieces into larger sizes.
In its initial drop, Henning will be available in sizes 12 to 24. Prices start at $250 and cap out at $995. Expect suiting—both traditional black and more fashion-forward satiny turquoise—polished separates, and sophisticated pieces to go from office to everywhere else.
In an essay she wrote for Glamour in the spring, Chan explained how her personal struggle to find professional plus-size work clothes that felt elevated and sophisticated affected her confidence—and how it eventually led her to start Henning.
"Beyond what our exclusion tells us subliminally, we also face a very real ripple effect. When women above a certain size don’t have access to sharp, well-made clothes, we face a measurable disadvantage," she wrote. "When we have to wear something shitty—surprise!—we feel shitty. I was sick of starting my day with that feeling, because it legitimately affected my work: I’d be in a bad mood during a morning meeting or I’d skip a nighttime industry event because I didn’t think I looked like I belonged there…. I became so obsessed with the idea that millions of women like me were facing a similar disadvantage at work for being plus-size that I flat-out quit my job to help them."
You can shop Henning online at henningnyc.com.
Originally Appeared on Glamour
