I always travel with a fun skirt, a go-to dress you can dress up or down; walking heels & flats are a must. Ashley Nell Tipton More Quotes by Ashley Nell Tipton More Quotes From Ashley Nell Tipton People need to work on what self-love is and redefining self-love... it comes from within: who you are and how you carry yourself in this world. Ashley Nell Tipton yourself you work people I have to constantly remind myself that no one is perfect and that this is my journey, and I have to be kind to myself. Ashley Nell Tipton myself be-kind journey perfect It's amazing to be able to embrace young talent. Ashley Nell Tipton amazing embrace talent young Bridal wear has always been a passion of mine. Ashley Nell Tipton mine wear always passion I always try to manipulate the eye when I'm dressing myself or someone else. I don't have an hourglass figure, so I'm always trying to give the illusion that I have one; bringing the eye to the waistline by adding a belt or having a heavier print at the bottom or at the top helps define your shape. Ashley Nell Tipton someone myself illusion eye Being dyslexic, creativity was my way of expressing myself. Ashley Nell Tipton being myself creativity way Don't limit yourself to wearing a black dress because it's 'slimming.' Ashley Nell Tipton limit dress yourself black Be bold and wear things you like. If you want to wear a cropped top, do it! Ashley Nell Tipton bold wear you want It's just an amazing feeling to know that I'm representing for every plus-size woman out there. Ashley Nell Tipton woman amazing feeling know When people told me that I couldn't do something, I wanted to always prove them wrong. That comes a lot from people always bullying me because of my size and not thinking that I could do anything to impact the world or inspire other people. Ashley Nell Tipton me bullying people thinking I like to design funky things, and I love to mix prints and patterns together. Ashley Nell Tipton things design together love I want to offer plus-size women the opportunity to wear fun colors and to avoid the pitfalls of only wearing black because many curvy girls think it is the only color that is slimming. Ashley Nell Tipton colors women black opportunity I'm representing for the plus-size community and the plus-size industry. It feels amazing to be able to be the voice that we need. Ashley Nell Tipton need amazing voice community I encourage women to wear color, wear stripes, wear sequins - just wear what makes you feel confident and strong. If it looks good and fits well, you'll look great and feel great, too. Ashley Nell Tipton great good you women I get so many different types of people emailing me how much my story impacts them. Hearing that inspires me every day to keep going and going. Ashley Nell Tipton day me keep-going people A lot of my inspiration is what straight-size women wear - why is there a disconnect from what they wear and what we can wear? Ashley Nell Tipton wear why women inspiration I don't care what word you use: my job is to design clothing that is not out there for us. Ashley Nell Tipton job you design care I partnered with Working Wardrobes because I wanted to be part of an organization that lifts people's spirits. Ashley Nell Tipton working because organization people Working Wardrobes needs plus-size clothing donations to help women and men feel confident on their journey to finding a job. This is what we need in today's world - to lift people up - and Working Wardrobes is doing that. Ashley Nell Tipton women journey today men We, as plus-size women, want the jewelry to fit like it was meant for us. Not like, OK, we're just going to add a couple links here to make it fit wider necks. I want jewelry that complements us. Ashley Nell Tipton like jewelry women want