By// Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
“Curvato was inspired by my struggles as a plus-size entertainer,” Nichole “Nicci” Gilbert says of her collection which she debuted at New York’s Full Figured Fashion Week in February. One-third of ’90s R&B girl group Brownstone, Gilbert hit it big in ’95 with the trio’s Grammy-nominated anthem “If You Love Me.” Through it all, the songstress, who explains she has been full-figured her entire life, was battling self-esteem issues. “I got into very unhealthy habits,” she admits to JET. “It wasn’t until I realized that being skinny does not translate into being happy that my passion for making plus-size women feel big, beautiful and sexy was fueled.”
The Aug. 20, 2012 issue of JET magazine. On sale Aug. 13.
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