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Miaou Teams Up With Paloma Elsesser to Launch Its First Plus-Size Collection

In launching its first plus-size range, a partnership with model Paloma Elsesser, independent brand Miaou needs the help of its wholesale partners to make the effort successful.

models swimsuit dresses photoshoot — Miaou is launching plus sizes with the help of model Paloma Elsesser to make its sexy, y2K styles accessible to more shoppers. (Miaou)

Alexandra Mondalek

12 May 2022

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Over the last year and a half, New York and Los Angeles “cool girl” apparel label Miaou, best known for its sexy bustier tops and grommet-punched jeans, funnelled its fortunes back into its business on a launch that would usher in its next era: plus size.

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