You’ve probably heard about the two best friends turned fashion influencers, Denise Mercedes and Maria Castellanos, who have been turning heads on NYC streets. Not so long ago, we wrote about their TikTok challenge “Style Not Size” where the two BFFs of very different body types have been dressing up in matching outfits.
Their snack-sized videos took social media by storm, and the size 14 model Denise has grown her Instagram audience to a whopping 1 million followers. “She inspired me and I gained confidence in myself, and it then became about inspiring others around us, too,” said the petite size 2 Maria about her friend.
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This time, they’re back with some new jaw-dropping outfits that prove it’s not size, but style that really matters. And we’re talking crop tops, high-waisted jeans, body-con dresses, swimsuits, and whatever it is that makes you feel beautiful!
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In the beginning, Denise and Maria just loved the idea of wearing matching outfits and posting them on social media to show how great they can look on both size 14 and size 2. Their follower count started growing, and when the pair shared their very first video on TikTok, it got more than 1.5 million views.
They then realized it was time to come up with a hashtag of some sort and start an actual body positive movement, since so many women found their videos so inspiring. They let their Instagram followers vote between #ThroughThickAndThin and #StyleNotSize, and the second option won.
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Denise and Maria kept sharing their series of videos and pictures with identical looks, and people were loving just how beautiful and empowered the two women looked in their own skin. That’s why they never shied away from the swimsuits and bikinis.
“People say you should only wear a bikini if you have a bikini body, but we’re trying to say there is no bikini body,” Denise told Insider and added: “The bikini body is whatever body you have.”
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