Women took to the runway in hues of blue, plum, sage, rose. Their hair was swept from their faces, curls crowning their heads. Their necks were adorned with gleaming jewelry. And their graceful feet danced down a seemingly typical New York Fashion Week catwalk.

But this catwalk made history; these women participated in the first plus-sized runway show hosted by NYFW. In the event organized by OneStopPlus.com’s Nancy Le Winter, women wore sizes fourteen and higher provided by the website’s designers.

“It’s simply about time that fashion speaks to all women,” Le Winter told Time Magazine. “This is the first time that a woman can look around and say, ‘Oh my god, I can wear that!’”

But is enough being done to realistically and positively portray these women? In a country where two thirds of women are over size fourteen, there must be more recognition than a sole plus-sized fashion show.

While some may argue real women are highlighted through advertisements, like Dove’s Real Beauty campaign and London Fog’s Christina Hendricks campaign, others say these actions bar the progress of the plus-sized industry through limited casting and photoshop.

“We’d ordinarily applaud the company for hiring a curvy, voluptuous model instead of the usual rail-thin types we’re inundated with,” said Jezebel blogger Dodai Stewart of the Christina Hendricks campaign. “But why would London Fog choose an actress known for her fantastic, fleshy figure — and then change that figure into a less wide and therefore more ‘acceptable’ shape? We haven’t the foggiest.”

This OneStopPlus.com fashion show is a step in the right direction, but like Stewart, I would like to see the significant amount of shapely women in this country receive greater attention and recognition. Plus size models shouldn’t have a “separate but equal” fashion show. Their bodies should be woven among models of all sizes on catwalks we are supposedly representing all types of women. Where are the other “Real Beauty” campaigns? Where are the unedited plus-sized advertisements? Where are the other size fourteen fashion shows?