Sep
Where's the Plus In Plus Size Models.....
It seems like nowadays everybody has a definition of plus: fat, curvy, some even compare us to whales. I honestly feel that as long as you are talking about me I'm doing something right, so keep it coming.
A few weeks ago I was pursuing Ashley Stewart looking for denim leggings to no avail. My skinny counterpart could not understand why all the models posted in the store were so thin. She asked question after question to understand how and why a thin model was displayed in a store geared to larger women.
Browsing most mainstream websites reviewing this Iconic flop by LB, I again revisited her question. Where are the thick models, the girls with hips, thighs, breasts, and dare I say it tummies???? Not that you can't be a size 14 (although I seriously doubt if those models are even 10's) or a size 32, but damn where is the plus????
So whats the deal?? Why aren’t plus size models, plus sized anymore? Could that also be the reason that a lot of the so called plus clothes have such an ill fitting effect on the truly plus size form?? Has plus size fashion gone the route of mainstream fashion, ostricizing those customers who made their industry???
As a fashion stylist I understand the difficulty that some may encounter when it comes to dressing curvier bodies. For one most models LIE about their sizes and measurements which is a why a testing is NECESSARY. However, dressing truly plus sized women CAN BE DONE, and in a tasteful and fashionable manner.
So now I pose this question once more, where is the plus in plus size models???
Please share your thoughts, as I don’t have the answers to this.
I think Torrid is the only mainstream plus size franchise that actually has plus size models!!! Even the manniquens (sp?) in LB have flat stomachs LOL!!!! With Torrid I can actually see how the clothes may fit me. B/c we all know not every outfit is for every shape.
I wish I knew. It's more and more frustrating to see models who are barely plus size, (unless you compare them to a size zero I suppose) passed off as plus size. I believe that it is because many retailers have yet to see that plus size women can be beautiful, so they choose to use models that are on the smallest side of plus size. It is a reflection of their own prejudice against their customers. I have nothing against these models, I just wish they also used models that represented the diversity in sizes of plus size women.