(PR.com) -- New York City is all about fashion in September. With the industry's top designers showcasing their spring collections on the catwalks in Bryant Park and other choice venues throughout the city, everyone gets fashion fever. Bigger & Better Thangs (BBT) Entertainment and HSS&A, Inc. are bringing the hype to the "curvier" community with the first annual The Art of Curves plus-size fashion show.

"The Art of Curves, is not just a fashion show, it's a movement," said Blacque Southerland, CEO of HSS&A, Inc. "It's will show the world that plus-size fashion is not just one dimensional."

Scheduled to take place September 21st at New York's Westside Loft, The Art of Curves will be showcasing some of the plus community's top designers including: Svoboda, Trentacosta, House of Sir Charles, Sue Rock Originals, and BGU.

In the wake of the last year's ban of "skinny" models on the runway, this event is garnering a lot of interest. Divabetic, Nova Intell and The Fat Girl Flea Market are some of the sponsors who are throwing their support behind The Art of Curves showing the response to the increased influence the plus-size community is having on the fashion world.

"We are stepping up the game, in fashion and plus size entertainment community, no longer with we be on the back burner," said Michael Belgrave, President of B.B.T, Inc.

Visit www.biggerandbetterthangs.com for more information.

Fashion designer Liz Claiborne passed away on June 26 after suffering from cancer. She was 78.

Although she stopped her involvement in the day-to-day operations of her company in 1989, the company was a pioneer in plus size women's fashions and petite plus fashions. From its Elisabeth line to its Liz Claiborne Woman, Sigrid Olsen, Ellen Tracy, and Emma James lines, the company that she co-founded understood that plus-size women wanted fashionable clothing. By serving our market, she acknowledged the power of plus.

Bamboo, long a harbinger of good luck and prosperity, has become a hot item for home decor. Now bamboo is making a name in fashion, as with Totally Bamboo's Bamboo Purse.

Measuring 7 inches by 5-1/2 inches, the Bamboo Purse has compartments for a cell phone, cards, and accessories. For more information, visit www.totallybamboo.com.