Big Girl Chic: Plus-Size Retail Growing

[Meemur]

It's all about overcoming media brainwashing. A woman has a right to have age appropriate, pretty clothing that fit no matter what her shape or size. On the other side of the coin, women who were less than 5'5" had a terrible time finding adult-looking clothing. Many shopped in juniors and looked like an overgrown 14 y.o.

That's gotten better, as well as the problems of finding nice-looking outfits for the full-figured, but there's still a long ways to go.

And not only has it been hard to find workout clothes but also bathing suits!

Water aerobics is a good starting point for many and doesn't stress the joints nearly as much as land exercises.

[packyderms_wife]

And not only has it been hard to find workout clothes but also bathing suits!

Water aerobics is a good starting point for many and doesn't stress the joints nearly as much as land exercises.

Ain't that the truth, good luck finding one that doesn't cost a fortune as well!

Oh and while we're on the topic how about boots that fit properly, even when I weighed 128 I had above average calves due to having a muscular build.

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[Disastercat]

Years ago (like over two decades) I went to Lane Bryants because I needed a leotard for my belly dancing class. The clerk (a tiny thing) looked at me (who was only a size 1x not a 4x or anything) and said,

"I don't think they make items of clothing like that in YOUR size.."

Pre-internet, I went home and looked through some catalogs and found one that specialized in all/nearly all cotton clothing. I called, the women who owned it who was also about 4'8" and weighed about 150 pounds. She had two 1X petite leotards come in and she sent me one and kept the other for herself.

I have not tried shopping at a Layne Bryant's since, but they then also tended to not be my style which is more folksy and less tailored.

[GingerN]

Years ago (like over two decades) I went to Lane Bryants because I needed a leotard for my belly dancing class. The clerk (a tiny thing) looked at me (who was only a size 1x not a 4x or anything) and said,

"I don't think they make items of clothing like that in YOUR size.."

Pre-internet, I went home and looked through some catalogs and found one that specialized in all/nearly all cotton clothing. I called, the women who owned it who was also about 4'8" and weighed about 150 pounds. She had two 1X petite leotards come in and she sent me one and kept the other for herself.

I have not tried shopping at a Layne Bryant's since, but they then also tended to not be my style which is more folksy and less tailored.

My mother had a sales clerk tell her that too once when she had just walked into the store. The woman stopped her and without asking if Mama was in there for herself or what, said that. Blew Mama away. My mother, even when not pudgy, was curvy. At 17, she was a 44F 22 44. She always looked good, even in her lounge clothes. Finally, she got mad and just tailor made a bunch of suits and dresses for her, and man, did she look beautiful.

[hunybee]

On the other side of the coin, women who were less than 5'5" had a terrible time finding adult-looking clothing. Many shopped in juniors and looked like an overgrown 14 y.o.

that is also very, very true!