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"When designer Mark Fast showed his collection on the London runway last week, all of us here at STF--including 40 commenters!--were pretty wowed with the fact that he used three women who didn&amp;#39;t look like your average skinny minnie models to show off his clothes. That was the good news. And now, for the even better news...\nPinterestFacebookLONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Models parade down the catwalk during the Mark Fast fashion show at the Topshop Venue, University of Westminster, on September 19, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)\nPHOTO: Getty ImagesSign up for Glamour.com&amp;#39;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters!\nFashionista.com is reporting that the forward-thinking designer is doing a line for Topshop! Yup, his gorgeous cobweb knits and body-conscious dresses, which regularly fetch up to a whopping $3,000, will soon be available on the cheap and chic for those of us with real-life budgets.\nMr. Fast is shaping up to be fashion&amp;#39;s Thomas Jefferson--the father of democracy! Who says someone with a brilliant vision has to limit their frocks to size 0s...with the only thing fat about them being their bank accounts? I think his moves towards making fashion more accessible to everyone--rich, poor, thin, curvy--are not just admirable, but very, very savvy. In fact, I hope more designers take a cue from him and start realizing just how vast their potential customer pool is. And here&amp;#39;s an awesome added bonus to his choice of model casting last week: Women who aren&amp;#39;t a size 0 got a chance to see his dresses on someone who looks like them and know that they can look great in those curve-hugging silhouettes, too.\nI&amp;#39;m excited about this little endeavor, and I can&amp;#39;t wait to see Mark Fast become a major name in the fashion world. What do you girls think? Are you impressed by his willingness to democratize fashion? Would you check out his line for Topshop? Are you more likely to after seeing his clothes on real size women? Discuss!\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nYou could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com!\nAdd Glamour to your iGoogle homepage\nFollow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter!\nPhoto: Ian Gavan/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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