BODY GURU Midsize body-positive blogger Merideth Morgan ’03 creates content through fashion and fitness to reach women who are “in between”—neither small nor plus size BY CATHERINE NEWMAN
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sk Merideth Morgan for a one-liner about what she does, and she’ll laugh. “I feel like if you don’t have three or four things going on, you’re not a real New Yorker!” And, despite having grown up in Amherst, Massachusetts, Morgan is a real New Yorker now: a wardrobe stylist, midsize and curvy fashion blogger, model, actor, content creator, Instagram influencer, and self-love and body-positivity advocate. She is also, as her website will tell you, “Obsessed with: God, fashion, basketball, photography, and creating art.” We got a chance to catch up.
Tell us more about what you do. I have an online platform—a body positive blog—where I inspire and encourage women to love their bodies, to love the skin that they’re in. It’s a place for women who don’t necessarily fit into a category—not the small sizes nor the plus sizes, but this in-between area that no one talks about. I’m really trying to create a space where women can see themselves represented. I’m trying to break down barriers. Plus, I’ve had a difficult time getting modeling work because of my size, and I’d really like that to change!
What was your style like at Williston? We had a dress code, so I got used to planning outfits, probably more so than the average high school student! That’s when I really fell in love with fashion. Once, I showed up at my cousin’s house wearing a white denim skirt with a beige button-down shirt tucked in and a matching beige wedge cork heel, and she asked me why I was so dressed up! And I remember this other outfit: bright orange terry-cloth Baby Phat pants with a drawstring—I had paired them with this white off-the-shoulder T-shirt and white Air Force sneakers with a matching orange bottom and a set of beaded orange bracelets. I guess everything back then needed to be matching. And one girl was like, “I hate you so much!” but at 38 WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL
