Live From The Real Catwalk with Model Constance Smith

Contance Smith, an Afro-Latina plus-size lesbian model, will take over our Instagram tomorrow to report live as she walks The Real Catwalk in Times Square.

The Real Catwalk is an annual event was founded by Khrystyana Kazakova to highlight body positivity and diversity. The show will be held on Saturday Dec 1, 2018, at 12 PM and features over 120 models (More details here).

Based in Boston, Constance is signed to We Speak, an agency for models of all sizes.

“Breaking out into the modeling industry has not been the easiest process for myself as a plus-size woman; but it has given me a chance to learn so much about who I am as a person and has allowed me to grow stronger in my identity,” Constance shared. “I made the decision to no longer sell myself short. I then had to cast out all of my fears, doubts, and any negativity that would hinder me from achieving success. I had to learn how to become content with hearing ‘NO’ to any of my efforts”

 
Constance Smith

Constance Smith

 
 
Constance Smith

Constance Smith

 
 
Constance Smith

Constance Smith

 

For those interested in attending the event itself: The REAL catwalk is free, but registration is need. Register here!

Tune into Qwear’s Instagram on Saturday, where Contance will report live and talk backstage with other models about fashion and identity.

Photographer: Ally Schmaling (Instagram)

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Sonny Oram

Sonny Oram is the founder of Qwear and a leading voice in the queer fashion movement. For over a decade, he has been documenting, writing about, and experimenting with queer fashion, amplifying the voices and stories of LGBTQIA+ individuals. His expertise has been featured in major media outlets like HuffPost, BuzzFeed, Design*Sponge, and QTYPE Magazine, and he spoke at South by Southwest for the first official queer fashion panel in 2016.

Through Qwear, Sonny has launched powerful campaigns, including #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike with Yasmin Benoit, and continues to create spaces for underrepresented communities to be seen. He also utilizes search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to bring more diversity to online search results, ensuring that terms like “androgynous style,” “bisexual style,” and “asexual” reflect a broader range of experiences.

Sonny is also the author of the foreword for Queer and Trans Fashion Brands: Resistance and Revolution in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025).

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