We’ve just checked out Vogue Italia’s July issue ‘Real Beauties’ and were pleasantly surprised to see plus-size models Tara Lynn, Candice Huffine and Robyn Lawley looking stunning on the cover…yes, the cover.

Sure, we come across the odd plus-size model in editorial spreads every now and then, but to use 3 on a cover, and in their underwear, is a bold move from Vogue Italia’s Editor Franca Sozzani.

Steven Meisel captured the curvaceous models in their full splendour without a hint of Photoshopping, figure-covering fashion, or at-the-waist cropping.

“Curvy women are back,” said Sozzani, who is currently campaigning against pro-anorexia websites. “The exuberance of a body with rounded lines is much more alluring and sexy.

“A growing number of readers are now asking to see – even in fashion magazines – a real world, made of real people who are not obsessed with staying thin, but are able instead to naturally accept and respect their bodies as they are,” she added.

Let’s hope we see more high-end fashion magazines follow in Sozzani’s footsteps.