{"id":17393,"date":"2019-09-01T22:08:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T02:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/?p=17393"},"modified":"2022-06-22T11:06:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T15:06:28","slug":"shay-neary-move-fashion-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/know\/shay-neary-move-fashion-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"How Shay Neary Is Moving Fashion Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>All season long, we\u2019re showcasing women from all different industries who are using their careers and platforms to move forward the lives of the plus-size community. Next up is Shay Neary. Find out why we chose Shay to model in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/wear\/move-fashion-forward\/\">#MoveFashionForward<\/a> photo shoot and how she\u2019s helping women everywhere feel seen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Just because we\u2019re fat doesn\u2019t mean that we don\u2019t have things to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"520\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/know\/shay-neary-move-fashion-forward\/?tp_image_id=17462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/gutenberg-blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Full_Image_401x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mnyo7e05c2kb.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Full_Image_401x520.jpg 401w, https:\/\/d3mnyo7e05c2kb.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Full_Image_401x520-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/d3mnyo7e05c2kb.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Full_Image_401x520-300x389.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Shay Neary, her mission is all about about visibility. From her work as a fashion model to her huge following on Instagram, she\u2019s successfully used her career to help both the plus-size and transgender communities feel seen and represented\u2014and encourage others to feel confident in their skin without having to edit who they are. So, when we were thinking of women who\u2019ve had a great impact on moving fashion forward for our latest photo shoot, Shay was naturally at the top of our list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press play on the video above for Shay\u2019s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped columns-3 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/musings\/shay-neary-move-fashion-forward\/attachment\/shay_blog_assets_top_401x520\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"520\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/know\/shay-neary-move-fashion-forward\/?tp_image_id=17463\" data-id=\"17463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/gutenberg-blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Top_401x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mnyo7e05c2kb.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Top_401x520.jpg 401w, https:\/\/d3mnyo7e05c2kb.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Top_401x520-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/d3mnyo7e05c2kb.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Top_401x520-300x389.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/products\/tori-v-neck-sweater-11642?utm_source=bl&amp;utm_medium=ed&amp;utm_campaign=1357\">Tori V-Neck Sweater<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/musings\/shay-neary-move-fashion-forward\/attachment\/shay_blog_assets_bottom_401x520\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"520\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/know\/shay-neary-move-fashion-forward\/?tp_image_id=17461\" data-id=\"17461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/gutenberg-blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Bottom_401x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mnyo7e05c2kb.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Bottom_401x520.jpg 401w, https:\/\/d3mnyo7e05c2kb.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Bottom_401x520-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/d3mnyo7e05c2kb.cloudfront.net\/blog-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shay_Blog_Assets_Bottom_401x520-300x389.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/products\/orchid-knit-skirt-12464?utm_source=bl&amp;utm_medium=ed&amp;utm_campaign=1356\">Orchid Knit Skirt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Browse our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/shop?utm_source=bl&amp;utm_medium=ed&amp;utm_campaign=1333\">Shop page<\/a>&nbsp;for the latest releases of our favorite fall fashions\u2014and keep checking back throughout the season as more styles become available!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dia&amp;Co | Shay Neary Is Moving Fashion Forward\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hhXpaqIKz-4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All season long, we\u2019re showcasing women from all different industries who are using their careers and platforms to move forward the lives of the plus-size community. 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