Remi Bader Was Not Trying to Start a Plus-Size Revolution

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Remi Bader in the past two years. The she donned some ill-fitting clothing on the app for a "realistic clothing haul" in the fall of 2020, she had no clue the video format would become her signature, let alone one that would propel her to internet celebrity status, complete with millions of social media followers, brand deals, headlines aplenty—and, subsequently, a world of hurt."What we see on social media isn't always true," Bader said about the average clothing haul in that first video. "There is no way that everything in that package looks amazing… We're not showing everyone the full story." That's been the motivation behind the hundreds of haul videos Bader has posted since.

The videos feature in equal measure satisfyingly snug pairs of pants and dresses cinched in all the right places alongside shorts that eat crotches alive and bra cups that spilleth over on her size 14/16 body.

This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Bader is fully aware that it's not an original concept, but it is one that plus-size people especially can relate to on a painful level and obviously one that still needs to be brought to the attention of fashion brands. "[My hauls are] not making fun of myself, but it's not blaming myself fully for [the faults of] these brands," Bader tells Allure. "They either don't know how to create these [larger] sizes or don't care and don't put the effort into it." The primary thing she wanted to achieve when she started all of this, she adds, was simply to poke some fun at the absurdity that is the plus-size experience. "We should just be able to wear these clothes.