How did you get involved with JCPenney?
This is a wild, full-circle moment for me, which I do love. I was a main catalog model for them eons ago. Now, as my career has progressed, it's exciting to have opportunities like this. Especially having been modeling for 25 years, I really understand the curvy community and what the desire of the clothes are. Being able to walk in and say, ⁘Okay, let's not look at this as a woman who's labeled based off of a number inside of her pants. Let's look at this as a collection that we would make for the everyday woman who wants to feel confident, who wants to feel bold, and who wants to push the limits.⁘ We were able to do that with the amazing team there. I was a fit model for so much of it, and I got to really educate on darts and educate on grading. JCPenney was really excited to learn and grow with me. I feel like we pushed the boundaries in some ways, just with hemlines, showing cleavage off, and having crop tops—just being able to do stuff that you normally wouldn't see in a classic plus-size collection.
What are your favorite pieces from the collection?
Don't do it to me, honey! It's hard, because my outerwear is so good. It's so, so good. The dresses are so fun, like the one I have on tonight—it's just your fun party, date night dress. I've seen five girls in the leopard slip dress already, and they all styled it so differently. It gives me chills, thinking that these girls are wearing things that I brought to a design process, and I really wanted to make sure that it's going to be so many different types of women thinking, ⁘This is for me.⁘
Awhile back, you showed Allure how intensely you clean out your handbags! Do you still do that, or have any organization tips for us?
After kids, things needed to be simplified, just in my skincare and how I get ready in the morning is so quick. But that's one thing I will always do, is clean out my handbag every day. I feel like every day brings a new challenge, and I don't know what I'll need.
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