Friday, October 23, 2009

On Plus Size Fashion

Here's what I have to say to the fashion industry:
Reality check #1=If you sell plus size clothing and your catalogs feature size 2 models swimming in super large clothes and the outfit looks ridiculously horrible on them: Guess what? a size 20 woman is certainly not going to look good in that outfit either. They are probably going to look worse! Be for real!
Reality check #2=Who came up with the idea that a pair of jeans with a boot cut leg elongates the leg making the body appear thinner? Maybe it gives taller women that illusion but if you are under 5'7" your legs look fatter and you aren't fooling anyone with this look!
Reality check #3=Who came up with all these loud, wild print tops? Most woman that are larger up top don't want to draw attention to that point. They don't want all the focus on the upper part of their body. They don't want to wear bright orange, mixed with hot pink and royal blue geometric patterns! Most women (with any class) also don't want to be flashing 3" of cleavage. One can only assume that a man dictated this fashion faux pas, thinking a woman should should flaunt that "asset"? Again, let's get real...

1 comment:

BJ Piper said...

I would like to add to your reality check number 2. I don't think it is your height that matters, but rather the thickness of your thighs. At 5'8" my legs look like stuffed sausages in the boot cut leg. I think they were designed during the Twiggy reign.