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    anteup: Slightly OT rant: I'm tired of hearing people saying "six feet tall and rail thin" esque comments. I was that girl. No one made clothes for me then.... more »
    clevernamehere: I think the issue is that clothing designers don't really see themselves as out to make money. They see themselves as artists. They have an idea of ... more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: Fuck you, Angela Missoni. This makes me want to squeeze into the smallest size you have and walk around yelling "I AM WEARING MISSONI AND I'M FAT!!! M... more »
    ytuhermanotambien: Not that I think this is a legitimate excuse, or that it makes sense that almost ALL designers would do this, but I think part of the reason designers... more »
    rodmanstreet: Someone here once said (and if it was you, please identify yourself so I can heart you) that the issue of plus sized clothing was like the battle betw... more »
    woodsey: I think one of the problems is that designers make clothes to fit on a size zero and then for retail the items are just reproduced by increasing the d... more »
    slightlyhardup: I do have to agree with Angela Missoni a little here. I worked in retail and as a buyer for year and often thought about what sizes certain pieces sh... more »
    dj_chick: I don't know who Eileen Fisher is, and from this article, I think I'm ok with that. more »
    colormeroutine: I don't get what's wrong with the Missoni quote. The rest of them yes, but not that one. I cannot count the number of times I have been pushed into bu... more »
    JennaW: Even when you can fit into stuff, though, most things in the malls and shops are aimed at such a narrow, narrow group of girls. Every time there's a ... more »
    Penny: Honestly, and I am saying this from experience, a lot of people who enter into the fashion industry are self-loathing. Probably has a lot to do with ... more »
    kittens: i have all this disposable income, fashion designers, and there are only so many dresses i can buy from torrid. why is this even an issue? i'm fat, i ... more »
    MegiEr: "I'd love to dress Beth Ditto" is the new "I have a good friend who is gay/black" more »
    sportz.star: I think that's being overly harsh of Tory and not nearly harsh enough on Stella. Tory likes seeing women feel good in her clothes (presumably why the... more »
    Cairn: That said, there's a bit of a plus-sized-ghetto in women's fashion. Everyone knows Lane Bryant as a plus-sized store, not a trendy fashion-forward sto... more »
  • #runwaytoreality

    "We’re Not Just Dressing 17-Year-Olds Who Go Nightclubbing In Russia."

    No, Alber Elbaz, some of them are 18! Eileen Fisher made waves - and hurt Rosie - when she sniffed of the plus-sized market, "Well, it's just not the image that we're going for." What image are designers going for? More »
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