Yesterday afternoon, I checked out some of the plus-size clothing links available on this site. Yikes.
Amid a few very good links, I noticed some definite similarities in the bridesmaid, cocktail, and after-5 dress departments among many of the sites:
1) Big girls like black, black and black. Or shrill colors like electric blue, canary yellow, lime green or raging red. Or shades of brown. That was 80 percent of the color choices. Sophisticated, subtle, non-sherbet pastels were few and far between. Please give me taupe. Cornflower blue. Sage green. Paler yellow. Peach. Lavender.
2) Nylon – sweat-producing, thin, bulge,-cellulite,-and-pantyline-visible nylon — is a plus-size clothing manufacturer’s staple. For which they should burn slowly over over a pit of flammable nylon.
3) Hardly anyone wants to admit that fat petite girls exist. Talbot’s certainly doesn’t. 16P, 18P, 20P, and 22P, please. In their online Women’s-size section, they don’t even give the option of shopping for dresses. I can just hear their pinched little voices….”Please…The big girls wouldn’t want to look draped in a circus tent, would they? It wouldn’t be fair to them….or US.”
4) And while we’re on the subject of Talbot’s, WHY can’t larger women be afforded classic styles, instead of shapeless or uber-trendy pieces of clothing?
I’d like to open a clothing store called “Short and Fat” (in my opinion, a slightly less offensive moniker than, say, “Fashion Bug,” or “Dress Barn”). It would carry nothing but petite clothing constructed in a respectful, classic way.
Mostly durable, substantial, natural fibers. Drawstrings instead of elastic waists. In-store alterations. Three-panel dressing room mirrors that show the back and front simultaneously. Styles that reflect unique, yet classic lines. Chic offerings for women 250-400 (like Indian-style saris, kimono dresses, etc.). Nothing too loud in color, or abrasive in pattern.
Pretty expansive daydreaming for someone who flunked her apron project in home ec, eh? Well, one can dream. OR LOSE THE WEIGHT! (oh yeah….right….)
This morning, same as the last couple days, I weighed 193.8 before walking the dogs. After breakfast (2-egg-white omelete with snipped chives, tomatoes, & homemade ketchup; an apple slice; mug of coffee w.rice milk & splenda)….I weighed 195.
Which is why many smart people say, “Don’t weigh yourself every morning!” Such a pain in the rump that weight can fluctuate that way. But I’m in it for the long haul, so I’m not too worried about it.
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by nike
Filed under: General
I never thought about it before but Dress Barn is a really hideous name for a store. Are they REALLY trying to imply that we’re cows? Hmph. I’m not short, but I’m rather tall for a lot of the women’s clothing. If you made a store called “Abnormal-sized and Fat,” I’d so be there.
dont worry about the weight fluctuations but i would be lying if i said i dont…the thing though that i always try to tell myself is that when you weight yourself after you eat you are wearing yourself and the food that you just put in there…so if you go up 1.5-2 pounds its just that food you just added to your body weight.
Hi, Skittlez. Yeah, I’ve never been comfortable shopping for clothing in a “barn.” I wonder what marketing genius tried to combine fashion with agricultural outbuilding? Or an insect? “Hey, can you come out tonight?” “Nope, I’m sorry, I’ve come down with a Fashion Bug and I can’t stop throwing up.”
And hey there, djdiamond. You’re absolutely correct, of course, but it’s hard not checking the progress. I mean, what’m I going to do when I hit a REAL plateau, right? Thanks for helping bring me down to earth.