Comments on: A Quick Guide to Writing about Plus Fashion http://fatchic.net/2008/05/12/a-quick-guide-to-writing-about-plus-fashion/ Plus size clothing finds for fabulous women Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:02:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Clint http://fatchic.net/2008/05/12/a-quick-guide-to-writing-about-plus-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-13759 Clint Tue, 13 May 2008 09:35:12 +0000 http://fatchic.dianarajchel.com/?p=1239#comment-13759 I like the point about different body shapes. It makes such a huge difference in what someone can wear and seems to get looked over even in the regular-size marketplace. Haute couture is aimed at women with very boyish figures (ew) and you really have to go down-market to find clothes aimed at hourglassy women -- to say nothing of the frustration that must be having a pear shape. Maybe the focus shouldn't be so much top-down (from the celebs/personalities) but bottom-up (local designers driving trends up to MadAve). It would take more work of course, but isn't being a trend-setter always more satisfying? Yes, it is. I like the point about different body shapes. It makes such a huge difference in what someone can wear and seems to get looked over even in the regular-size marketplace. Haute couture is aimed at women with very boyish figures (ew) and you really have to go down-market to find clothes aimed at hourglassy women — to say nothing of the frustration that must be having a pear shape.

Maybe the focus shouldn’t be so much top-down (from the celebs/personalities) but bottom-up (local designers driving trends up to MadAve). It would take more work of course, but isn’t being a trend-setter always more satisfying? Yes, it is.

]]> By: Moe http://fatchic.net/2008/05/12/a-quick-guide-to-writing-about-plus-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-13757 Moe Mon, 12 May 2008 17:17:13 +0000 http://fatchic.dianarajchel.com/?p=1239#comment-13757 While I agree personally that plus size doesn't start at 16 (or even 18 - I worked with a size 16 a few years back and she couldn't find clothes to fit her in regular or plus size stores). I normally go by 14 because the stores I worked in started at that range. I have also gone by 10 because the "fashion industry" works from the standard that it is plus but I refuse to go to their 8 which is just ridiculous. As for America I think plus size people like to claim her because she doesn't necessarily fit the Hollywood mode especially when she made Real Women Have Curves (she's lost a lot of weight since then). I also read the post on Kim Kardashian as a “plus role model" and thought "not". That's really stretching. I "dugg" your story. While I agree personally that plus size doesn’t start at 16 (or even 18 – I worked with a size 16 a few years back and she couldn’t find clothes to fit her in regular or plus size stores). I normally go by 14 because the stores I worked in started at that range. I have also gone by 10 because the “fashion industry” works from the standard that it is plus but I refuse to go to their 8 which is just ridiculous.

As for America I think plus size people like to claim her because she doesn’t necessarily fit the Hollywood mode especially when she made Real Women Have Curves (she’s lost a lot of weight since then).

I also read the post on Kim Kardashian as a “plus role model” and thought “not”. That’s really stretching.

I “dugg” your story.

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