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To need an outfit or a dress or something and have to pick through the racks and then try on 15 things before one looks remotely workable.
I think this is true for almost everybody though (ladies anyway). The issues may be different but, unless you have clothes made for you, there's always going to be something. (That recent WNTW with the Olympic swimmer highlighted this)
I think this is true for almost everybody though (ladies anyway).
Of course, no matter what your body size, not everything you put on is going to be just right. And that can be a royal pain, for sure. But when your body doesn't generally hone to what's considered normal shape/weight, there's a special level of dressing room hell that really doesn't happen at "normal" ranges.
Or so my own experience with fluctuating weights certainly tells me.
Once again, Brenda is me. I mean, when I'm lower down in the weight range, I still have to worry about fitting my chest, but not so much my rear, thighs, or arms, and a LOT more things flatter.
While plus sizes have certainly improved, they're still often old-lady clothes. How hard would it be to make more larger versions of the clothes you're making for everyone? Of course, when they do do that, one has to ask whether it really takes $10 more of fabric to make the same top or whether they're just sticking it to the fat people. Also, why to they make so many plus-sized tops with horizontal stripes? You're designing for large people. Large people do not need horizontal stripes. And, while I'm complaining, why do they think that as people get fatter their arms also get longer?
Large people do not need horizontal stripes.
No one needs horizontal stripes.
No one needs horizontal stripes.
This.
I think if zebras stood on their hind legs they would look nice in their horizontal stripes.
Why do they think that as people get fatter their arms also get longer?!?!?
How hard would it be to make more larger versions of the clothes you're making for everyone? And, while I'm complaining, why do they think that as people get fatter their arms also get longer?
Your second question is answered by your first. Too many manufacturers make "plus-sized" versions of their standard sizes by merely up-sizing the article of clothing uniformly, all over. But, as anyone who's ever tried on plus-sized clothing can tell you, the clothes need to be up-sized proportinally, not just zapped with an embigulator.
Some lines do this really well (see also: Lane Bryant's Right Fit jeans), and others are just sad examples of very poorly embiggened clothes.
Lane Bryant's Right Fit jeans are great, and I learned about them here. They do not, however, come in black. The black jean is a staple of my wardrobe and they seem to be disappearing.