One of the oldest plus-size brands is fixing the only problem holding it back from a $17.5 billion gold mine

Lane Bryant For decades, images of ultra-slim models have appeared in windows, on magazine covers, on billboards, and on television. But thanks the prevalence of curvy supermodels like Denise Bidot and Ashley Graham, the curvy woman is becoming en vogue. It's a welcome message in the US, where the average woman is a size 14 and 65% of women are considered plus-sized.  Despite the shift, curvy women complain they are consistently ignored by fashion retailers, who fail to offer flattering desig...