By Velvet D'Amour

PLUS Model Magazine has been on the virtual airwaves for over three years and I've been fortunate to get to know Madeline Jones, Editor for PLUS Model Magazine very well and I was thinking how great it would be to turn the tables on her. After much planning Maddy agreed to couple a photo shoot with an interview, so that the readers could learn more about Maddy, and allow her to be in the spotlight which she so graciously shines on the many plus size beauties and industry here in PLUS MODEL MAGAZINE.
I hope you enjoy...
 
[Velvet] You are a New Yorker through and through, if you had to relocate anywhere in the world, which city would you choose and why?

[Maddy] I love living in New York – there is no other place like it but if I could move anywhere in the world it would be Paris. Paris is where fashion ideas originate and are showcased in such a grand way. I would love to take in the culture and art – I love learning about people and their customs and practices. I feel like it makes you grow as a person and enhances your vision.
 
[Velvet] How do you see the Plus size scene differ between the East and West coast? How has the global Plus scene evolved in your opinion?

[Maddy] Each coast has an amazing way of taking our limited but ever so evolving fashion industry and making it fit their own style. As a whole the Plus scene is making headlines everywhere. We have all heard about Lizzie in Glamour but we are everywhere, we are on the runway in Australia, TV in London, CNN, talk shows, reality shows, it seems like doors are opening even if some are questionable. It's up to us to make it what we want it to be. Has it evolved from what it was 10 years ago? – Absolutely!! Do we have a lot more to accomplish? Oh yes!
    
[Velvet] What are your top three magazines (non-plus) and why? Have you incorporated any positives from these into PLUS MODEL MAGAZINE?

Vogue (of course), Elle and Glamour. Vogue is the MECCA of Fashion – where you will see editorials like no other and where you can read so much about fashion history as well as where fashion is going. Elle is brilliant with their fashion editorials and Glamour speaks to the readers and finds ways to incorporate the reader which is what we always have in mind at PLUS.

[Velvet] Are there any limitations or constraints which are imposed upon you when creating the magazine or have you free reign?

[Maddy] Great question. Valery and I pretty much talk about everything when it concerns the magazine as a whole but the monthly details I pretty much handle on my own. I do open up dialogue with our amazing staff on shoots, concepts, ideas, etc. So yes I have free reign but I believe that putting a collective effort together is so much more rewarding. Everyone from the photographer, stylist and makeup artist have input on the project we are working on. PLUS is for the industry and together with important and talented people in the industry we put this magazine together every month.