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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    06/18/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    The heck with the clothes. Who gets the shoes?
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    Image of Ultraprison! Ultraprison!
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    there's a designer named Vena Cava? Like the heart valve?


    (also this is pretty shitty of Gap)

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    Image of HuckleberryFriend HuckleberryFriend
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    Ug, khaki is so 'bla' anyway. No thank-you Gap, I will just take my Curvy Jeans and go.
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    Image of ellaesther ellaesther
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    God I hate fashion!


    No, strike that. I actually kind of enjoy fashion, in my entirely dilettante way, most of the time. I guess it's (what I know of) the fashion industry that I hate.

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    Image of Mishegoss Mishegoss
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    I'd rather be so fat that I run out breath combing my hair than wear those flappy sacks of crinkled burlap.


    I'm sorry, I just REALLY hate khaki.

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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    06/17/09

    @Mishegoss: Here, here! Boring beige. Bleurgh.
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    Image of LaFemme LaFemme
    06/17/09

    @Mishegoss: Agreed! It is not very attractive on many people. On my skin tone it makes me look like a corpse. My darker complexioned friend looks naked. Pass for the two of us.
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    I wouldn't worry too much - if that picture is anything to go by, the clothes are hid, anyway.
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    Image of LawFairy LawFairy
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    Taller women with a trim-to-average build, even, can have a hard time fitting into size tens. It all grows proportionally.
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    Image of veronykah veronykah
    06/17/09

    @LawFairy: See it always annoys me that clothes are designed under the "if you are tall you must be bigger all around" motto.

    Old Navy is the worst for this. If the sleeves or torso on something doesn't fit me the next size up will be longer, but it will also be BIGGER around. Not what I'm looking for .
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    Image of tomatoheart tomatoheart
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    It's ok, my fat self looks shitty in khaki colored things anyway.
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    Image of Jello Mix Jello Mix
    06/17/09

    @tomatoheart: Yeah, khaki and my pale-ass legs do not go well together.
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    Image of SunburnedCounsel SunburnedCounsel
    06/17/09

    @tomatoheart: I was coming here to say exactly the same thing. At least the special line isn't in lovely shades of blue and green...
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    Image of WhineAndCheese WhineAndCheese
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    Not that this helps much, but Gap sizes usually run larger. I wear 2 sizes smaller there than any other store.


    Also, their clothes are sometimes unflattering on anyone with curves. I'm quite small, but I have an hourglass shape and a lot of their clothes look awkward on me.

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    Image of LadyFabulous LadyFabulous
    06/17/09

    @WhineAndCheese: Same. I haven't shopped there in years... until I bought 2 cardigans a few months ago. But still. I agree with you.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    That Vena Cava dress is to die for.


    I am guessing they did a smaller size run because of costs, maybe choosing to distribute to all stores versus a deeper size run in select stores?


    I would be curious to see how they handled sizing with the other designer collaborations, I've never gotten anything from those collections.

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    Image of hfree hfree
    06/17/09

    @Penny: I covet that dress and I am pissed about the sizing as I am fairly true to size at the Gap. IIRC the previous collaborations have all been white shirts, which are easier to size. This is first time they've done pants and dresses. They are also using chino fabric for the whole line, which is not expensive.
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    Image of CollegeCamel CollegeCamel
    06/17/09

    @Penny: I. Want. That. Zipper Dress.
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    Image of Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    Oh, I guess anything above a twelve IS considered plus size. In your FACE previous commenters who tried to tell me that the only sizes that were plus sized were ones that you couldn't find in everyday stores. *

    *Yes I hold a grudge.

    ** Just kidding previous commenters, I still love you all.
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    Image of greengrey greengrey
    06/17/09

    @Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: I thought "plus size" (yes, stupid term) was considered 10 and up?

    Though it really shouldn't matter either way.
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    Image of LaFemme LaFemme
    06/17/09

    @greengrey (raidersofthelostSTAR): For what it is worth, I think it was traditionally as Viva says, anything above a 12. American stores (some) started carrying 14's and 16's. In Europe and Latin America, accounting for conversions of sizes, it is usually anything above a 12- they have not really added any sizes, though in big department stores you will have lines that are for those sizes. I think that this is probably why designers don't think of adding sizes, like 14-16 (even if we do have in some American stores) as a give-in, particularly European designers; to them it is a separate market, as would be tall or petites. Not that this is not discriminatory, this is just my hunch as to their logic. I remember shopping with my mom when I was young and it was still this way- nothing over a 12.
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    Image of Mayonegg Mayonegg
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    hmmm maybe if all sized people could boycott one of these clothing places, in solidarity with those who cannot buy their sizes at all, they might be motivated to de-segregate their sizing.


    "Everyone loves a good quitting story, I would like to have one of my own someday,


    ah, but I dream"

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    Image of FashionShowAtLunch FashionShowAtLunch
    06/17/09

    @Mayonegg: thumbs up for the reference.
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    Image of LadyFabulous LadyFabulous
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    Oh fatties... don't you realize that fashion is meant for the tall, thin, and white?


    *Massive eye rolling sarcasm*

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    Image of veronykah veronykah
    06/17/09

    @LadyFabulous: Sorry to break it to you, but its not meant for the tall either.
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    Image of CollegeCamel CollegeCamel
    06/17/09

    @veronykah: It's made for the tall, but only if all of your height is in your legs. If you're long-torso-ed, fuhgettaboutit.
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    Image of sequined sequined
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    That's pretty obnoxious.


    On the other hand, normal Gap clothes are sized so wonky I can go down two pants sizes there. So maybe everyone up to a size 14 can shop this line!


    (Not that that actually makes it better. I'm just saying.)

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    Image of parafilm parafilm
    06/17/09

    @sequined: I've noticed this at Gap also. I'm a 6, and just bought a pair of linen (no stretch!) pants in a 2. In NO way am I a 2!
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    Image of sequined sequined
    06/17/09

    @parafilm: Yeah I like to pretend I'm a much smaller size by buying pants there. But then they stretch really badly and I have to do laundry more and the problems just compound. Sigh. Better just to wear my real size at a different store, I guess.
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    Image of LaFemme LaFemme
    06/17/09

    @sequined: I just flat out can't shop there. I go occasionally with my shopping partner in crime, who is about an 8, and she buys things that are sized XS. Vanity sizing FTL.
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    Image of LBB LBB
    06/17/09

    @sequined: I have worn three different sizes in Gap clothes without the size of my body actually changing... it all depends on the cut. It's bloody ridiculous.
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    Image of YourScreenplaySucks YourScreenplaySucks
    06/17/09

    In reply to Even Gap Designer Clothes Only Available In Tiny Sizes
    What do you mean by "even"? I would've thought "especially".
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    Image of cate3710 cate3710
    06/17/09

    @Your Screenplay Sucks: Gap usually has a decent size range. I generally don't have much trouble finding 12s and larges there.
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