Quotes from Ashley Nell Tipton

It was really important for me to create fun and trendy pieces for the plus-size market.

Sky's the limit. I don't have a vision, because I want to do everything that I can.

I do feel like plus-size fashion is changing, but it's slowly changing. It's not growing as fast as we would all like.

It's amazing to be able to embrace young talent.

It's so important for me to share my story and inspire other women to feel comfortable in their skin and to know that your size has zero impact on the goals you set for yourself.

I'm turning this industry around and making clothing that we've been wanting and needing.

Social media is an influence but with my own twist!

I get so many different types of people emailing me how much my story impacts them. Hearing that inspires me every day to keep going and going.

The wear time on clothing for plus-sized women is half the life span of a straight-sized woman's clothing. Straight-sized women's bras can last them three, six months? Our bras don't last as long as a straight-sized woman's bras normally do because we have more movement; we have more weight.

I partnered with Working Wardrobes because I wanted to be part of an organization that lifts people's spirits.

I went to multiple doctors to make sure that I'm taking the right anti-depression medication and make sure that my blood pressure's okay. I found out that my blood pressure wasn't okay and that I had a fatty liver. All these health risks were coming up.

I encourage women to wear color, wear stripes, wear sequins - just wear what makes you feel confident and strong. If it looks good and fits well, you'll look great and feel great, too.

Going into the hospital for something that was caused by just being overweight really struck a nerve. I didn't ever want to be in that pain again or have another scare like that. I was like, I really need to figure out what I can do to lose weight and get healthier.

I had a hard time with bullying in school, so being creative was my outlet.

I'm not trying to get approval from anyone else. No one's approval matters to me - what matters is making myself happy for myself and no one else. And if I look good to someone else, I hope they take me as inspiration or whatever they want.

I'm never going to limit myself.

Don't limit yourself to wearing a black dress because it's 'slimming.'

I'm trying to put plus-size on the map. We can be fashion-forward.