More on Catherine Schuller

She is a trained film and theatre actress and also became a standup comedienne when she was told at 5’10” and 163 pounds she was to heavy to act.  She sought revenge in humor and created and performed her own comedy cabaret act, “The Nerve!” which played New York clubs and colleges around the country during the same time as she was phasing into modeling.  

Herb Sargent of Saturday Night Live and Steve Allen called her brand of edgy dark satire “brilliant.”   She performed for six years in New York cabarets and nightclubs and in colleges around the U.S. and went on to write and perform comedic industrials and trade shows as a result. 

The plus size modeling world was a natural outlet as she combined fashion and standup and became the premiere host, commentator and spokesperson for the newly developing market. 

She moved into the fashion niche full time and after modeling for ten years, decided to study the image consulting program at Parsons School of Design.  She became a professional image consultant in 1996 and co-created Emerging Vision Enterprises, and co-authored “Plus Style: The Plus Size Guide to Looking Great.” followed up with “The Ultimate Plus Size Modeling Guide.” 

In 1997, Catherine became a fashion retail editor for MODE magazine and then became spokeswoman for retail brands such as Emme (launch at Lord & Taylor), Talbot’s Woman, Charming Shoppes, and Just My Size and department stores, doing consultations and instore fashion events with retailers using her Shape Shopping with Figure&Fit program. 

As a professional image consultant, she is a member of AI CI (Association of Image Consultants International) where she served as president of the New York Chapter for two years. 

She started another enterprise in 2001 called CurveStyle: Reshaping Fashion, a promotion and marketing company for the full figured market.  In October 2003, Catherine appeared in 85 million homes with the QVC network on “Shape Shopping by Catherine Schuller,” debuting her new line of figure flattering apparel in sizes 2 -22.  

A frequently quoted expert, she has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Daily News, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Chicago’s Windy City, and on TV for Good Day NY, The Early Show, The View, The Today Show, Neal Cavuto’s Your World, Oxygen Channel, and many local morning shows across the United States.  She recently was assistant stylist to Wynonna Judd on USA Network’s Nashville Star which aired April-May 2006.