Press

Interviewed for “¿Es lo micro universal?” by Nuria Luis for Vogue España (February 2024).

Interviewed for “Retailer Hall of Fame: What Luxury Loses by Shunning Plus-Size Shoppers” by Lenore Fedow for National Jeweler (October 25, 2023).

Interviewed for “¿Dónde están las modelos ‘curvas’ que nos iban a salvar de la cultura de la extra delgadez?” by Brenda Otero for S Moda (El Pais) (October 16, 2023).

Interviewed for “Plus-Sizes” by Avery Trufelman for Articles of Interest (podcast) (September 13, 2023).

Interviewed for “Will this New York Fashion Week signal the end of the body positivity movement?” by Jackie Mallon for Fashion United (September 5, 2023)

Mentioned in “Columbia Fashion Studies Symposium Teaches Lessons in Inclusivity,” Columbia College Chicago News (August 22, 2023)

Interviewed for “What really is plus-size fashion? Experts weigh in on the costs and trends” by Kristen Rogers for CNN, August 21, 2023.

Interviewed for “A Wider Lens: Top Models on Beauty’s Past, Present, and Future” by Jenny Comita for the 50th anniversary issue of W Magazine, September 6, 2022.

Interviewed for “I Make Fashion [Only for Skinny Girls]” by Aya Noel for 1Granary, December 17, 2021.

Interviewed for “From neglected segment to major trend: a look into the history of plus-size fashion” by Julia Grael for Fashion United, November 9, 2020.

Mentioned in “2020 Excellence in Teaching Co-Finalists Announced,” Columbia Chronicle, May 11, 2020.

Mentioned in “Fashion Students Make Masks to Fight Covid-19,” Columbia College Chicago, April 15, 2020.

Mentioned in “Meet the CFDA + Dia & Co Inclusive by Design Education Fund Winners!” CFDA.com, January 7, 2020.

Interviewed in “At the Forefront of Fashion Studies” in the Columbia Chronicle, November 13, 2018.

Interviewed for Statements on Fashion: A Critical Fashion Podcast. October 22, 2018.

Quoted in "100 Years of Plus-Size Fashion" in O, The Oprah Magazine (print only), September 1, 2018. 

Quoted in "Why Finding Vintage Plus-Size Fashion Can Seem Impossible" by Alexandra Mondalek for Racked, August 30, 2018. 

Quoted in "How Museums and Cultural Institutions Have Shaped the History of Body Diversity" by Laura Nielson for Fashionista, December 6, 2017.

Quoted in "Plus Size Models Stigmatized Despite Public Support" by Nick Hughes for The Snapper, November 8, 2017.

Mentioned in "The Average Woman" by Jay Miranda, September 8, 2017.

"Clothing & Size" with Sommer Green, Jay Miranda, Lauren Downing Peters and Marcy Guevara-Prete in Conversation with Rachel Kinnard, August 20, 2017. 

Quoted in "Figure Studies: The world of high fashion has historically been less than accessible to those over a size 12. With the help of boundary-pushing designers and models, is that finally starting to change?" by Véronique Hyland for American Elle (print), September 2017,  178-182.

"Talking About Plus-Size FashionMichelle Millar Fisher and Stephanie Kramer in conversation with Lauren Downing Peters and Clare Sauro," Medium.com, January 19, 2017.

"Size Zero or Bust: Celebs Want Red Carpet Options Beyond the 'Sample Size,' but Most Designers Aren't Complying...Yet," Interview with E! News online, January 6, 2017.

"The Fashion Studies Journal Takes an Intelligent Approach to Fashion," Fashion Unfiltered, November 10, 2016. 

"La moda XL en la balanza" (trans. "Large Size Fashion on the Rise"), interview with Paula Magazine, March 22, 2016

"Beyond the Seams: Lauren Downing Peters," Parsons MA Fashion Studies Blog, January 22, 2016.

"Review: Fashioning Everyday, Absent and Other Bodies," Erica deGreef for Fashion Research Network, August 2015.

"Parsons Alumnae Plan Collective For Local Fashion Academics, Sociologists, Historians," Fashion Times, July 1, 2015.

"Parsons Alumnae Gear up Collective for Fashion Studies Academics," Women's Wear Daily, June 30, 2015.

"Lauren Downing Peters: An Alumna’s Reflects on the MA Fashion Studies Program," Parsons MA Fashion Studies Blog,  January 24, 2013.