“I’ve never been on a photo shoot where the stylist was plus-sized,” Brooks says. “Normally, the stylist doesn’t even look like they own Spanx. It was so much fun to have someone who could pull up my Spanx and know I needed my love handles in that thing.” While she stressed that photo shoots can go well even when everyone isn’t plus-sized, being surrounded by other plus-size women was comforting and created a sense of camaraderie. She adds that, like the stylist, the photographer was able to understand why she would be uncomfortable with certain angles and was able to work with what made her feel her best.