Ahead of the Curve: Marcy Cruz in Conversation with Bertha Pearl of Size Queen Clothing
Thursday, August 8, 2024
4:00pm PT / 5:00pm MT / 6:00pm CT / 7:00pm ET
Duration: 1 hour
[Image Description: The above event information is laid out on a black background that includes headshots of Marcy Cruz and Bertha Pearl as well as the FLM, NAAFA, and Pro Bono ASL logos.]
Event Description
When visionary fashion designers create unique garments for fat people that not only fit our bodies, but fit our style and lives, they give us a way to express ourselves and to take up space in an area that's not always welcoming to us.
In this episode of Ahead of the Curve, host Marcy Cruz (she/her) will chat with one of those iconic visionaries, designer Bertha Pearl (she/her) of Size Queen Clothing. Bertha has been designing clothes for ALL sizes for decades and has merged her fat activism, love of fabric, and love of the dramatic to create bold, colorful, unique designs that aren't made to hide fat bodies. We’ll discuss how Bertha has built a reputation for designs that allow fat bodies to stand out in all their beauty and magic.
NAAFA virtual events are for fat people and fat-positive friends of all sizes. Our virtual events are offered free of charge thanks to the generosity of our community of NAAFA donors.
This event is presented via Zoom, in English, and with English auto-captions by Otter.ai. ASL Interpreting by Pro Bono ASL.
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Image Description (provided by guest): A headshot of Bertha Pearl a fat white grey haired person is in front of a weathered wooden fence with a white and red lettered sign with a bi-directional arrow that reads ANYTIME is at the top left. She is wearing a pizza printed garment and orange square glasses.
Speaker Bio
Bertha Pearl (she/her) has been creating clothing for fat folks for a long time. Size Queen is the name of her biz. Fabric, fashion, food, activism and caring about humanity is her lifelong passion. She has lived and worked in NY, Portland, OR and the Bay Area, CA. Currently she lives in Richmond, CA where she is grateful for her fat fabulous household.
Follow Bertha on Instagram @berthapearlsizequeen and on Facebook as Size Queen Clothing