Comments on: The Downside To Plus-Size http://www.styleite.com/media/plus-size-study/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2012.06 By: kathy kitt http://www.styleite.com/media/plus-size-study/#comment-78 kathy kitt Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:59:25 +0000 http://www.styleite.com/?p=3747#comment-78 That's a problem with this whole "plus size" issue. What constitutes plus size. It seems that the begining of the plus size range is getting smaller and smaller. So, those of us who were a "normal" size have suddenly been bumped up to plus size. I don't like being considered plus size. It doesn't make me feel better about myself. I obviously need to do something about my body type so I can fit into the clothing that is not plus size. I am not spending my money on plus size clothing. As to the idea that this is a trend is probably wrong. It's just a way to pretend that they have heard the need for RTW that fits the average shopper. Nothing changes, the clothing that didn't fit before still doesn't fit. The Marc Jacobs show for Louis Vuitton was a great show with stunnung dresses. They had a wonderful vintage feel to them and were dresses that I think would be more forgiving. But forgiving doesn't equal more wearable for women who were the more average, normal sizes. I tend believe what Kate Moss said "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels". Kate Moss knows this industry. Let's ask her what she thinks about the movement to plus size selling in the stores. That’s a problem with this whole “plus size” issue. What constitutes plus size. It seems that the begining of the plus size range is getting smaller and smaller. So, those of us who were a “normal” size have suddenly been bumped up to plus size. I don’t like being considered plus size. It doesn’t make me feel better about myself. I obviously need to do something about my body type so I can fit into the clothing that is not plus size. I am not spending my money on plus size clothing.

As to the idea that this is a trend is probably wrong. It’s just a way to pretend that they have heard the need for RTW that fits the average shopper. Nothing changes, the clothing that didn’t fit before still doesn’t fit.

The Marc Jacobs show for Louis Vuitton was a great show with stunnung dresses. They had a wonderful vintage feel to them and were dresses that I think would be more forgiving. But forgiving doesn’t equal more wearable for women who were the more average, normal sizes.

I tend believe what Kate Moss said “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”. Kate Moss knows this industry. Let’s ask her what she thinks about the movement to plus size selling in the stores.

]]> By: vicki2 http://www.styleite.com/media/plus-size-study/#comment-71 vicki2 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:28:16 +0000 http://www.styleite.com/?p=3747#comment-71 I don't think the plus size trend will endure, but what's confusing is the definition of plus sized. Historically in fashion sizing, a plus size was 14 or 16 and up, but now it seems to be a size 10 and up. Now that's just wrong. If the move toward showing a size 10 goes back to being usual, then fine, and that's as it should be, but a size 10 isn't a plus size either. Sure, it's semantics, but it's also much more than that. I don’t think the plus size trend will endure, but what’s confusing is the definition of plus sized. Historically in fashion sizing, a plus size was 14 or 16 and up, but now it seems to be a size 10 and up. Now that’s just wrong.

If the move toward showing a size 10 goes back to being usual, then fine, and that’s as it should be, but a size 10 isn’t a plus size either. Sure, it’s semantics, but it’s also much more than that.

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