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The Cost of Beauty. by geminyureye_
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In the 2000s, where size zero ruled every runway and curves were treated as a flaw, Lumiere Lane is a rising local model in Chicago known only in small circles and underground fashion shows. She's plus-size, unapologetically confident, and everything the industry claims it doesn't want. Yet people can't look away. She's becoming a quiet revolution, the kind that threatens the status quo without even trying. Then everything changes. A London designer discovers her, stunned by her presence, and offers her the unthinkable: a spot on the runway at London Fashion Week. It's the kind of opportunity that could make history- a plus-size Black woman stepping into the world at a time when no one like her is allowed to exist in high fashion. But Lumiere almost never made it to the airport. Because in a world that punishes women for existing outside the mold, Lumiere Lane's greatest crime was daring to be seen.