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If Designers Make Clothes For Plus Size Women, Is That Sending The Wrong Message?
Do you remember Lizzie Miller? She was the ‘plus size’ model that posed for Glamour magazine last year in the nude – making women everywhere breathe a sigh of relief that they weren’t the only ones out there that had a belly! Her picture was one of the beginning signals to the fashion industry that women come in all shapes, sizes and waist lines. And, according to this article in New York Magazine, maybe the reason so many ‘plus size’ models are posing nude is because there really is a lack of designer clothing for them to wear.
So, according to this article, designers such as Chanel are going to start making styles in designs up to size 18 for Saks Fifth Avenue. Good idea? Some say no – women should just exercise and get themselves in shape. I mean – you just have to read some of the comments on the NY Mag website to see that many people think that if you are plus sized it’s your own fault. But let’s face it – women come in all shapes and sizes, and women like to be able to buy clothes that fit well and look good. Regardless of their size.
I have more of an issue with Lizzie Miller being called plus size! Looking at her picture, while she may have a bit of a belly, she certainly seems to be the size of an average woman. But – the question is – if we start designing for plus size women is that sending a bad message to our daughters – that being plus size is ok? I don’t think so. While there is no doubt that the obesity epidemic is a major problem in North America – to suggest that designing clothes for every size will only contribute to that is ridiculous. But to imply that women should only wear designer clothes if they are a size 10 or less is also ridiculous, and unfair. Women like to look good, and women like to wear nice clothes. To suggest that only women who are smaller than average like to dress in designer labels is insulting. So what do you think? Do you think more designers should be making clothes for plus-size, or do you think that’s sending a bad message?
Source: NY Magazine Photo: Glamour.com
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Crislex commented on Aug 04 10 at 4:05 pmI think that it is not sending the wrong message, but accommodating to the women who are naturally big and tall. I believe that women should be mindful that these designer sizes are for women who have been this height and weight most of thier life and it is a natural build. I wouldn’t recommend buying a high priced Chanel Suit from Saks if I am overweight and in the end I decided to lose weight. That would definitely be a waste of money and a suit.
These pieces will most likely be directed towards young plus sized women, and also older women who are of this stature yet never can find their size in their local Saks.
Jessie commented on Aug 06 10 at 10:19 am” if we start designing for plus size women is that sending a bad message to our daughters – that being plus size is ok?” Personally, I think that this is a message that should have been sent to ALL of our children LONG AGO. It would have saved countless lives – the lives wrecked by hatred and discrimination, the lives that were lost because an overweight girl couldn’t take the daily taunting and teasing anymore, the lives of all those girls (and boys) who struggled through school every day with teachers who wrote them off and assumed that they were fat and therefore stupid. I believe that the BEST message we could possibly teaching our children would be that all people come in different shapes, sizes, heights, skin tones – and that ALL of that is OKAY. Wouldn’t it be so much better to teach our daughters to love themselves AS THEY ARE instead of teaching them to hate their bodies and begin dieting the minute they’re able to? Wouldn’t it be better to teach them to choose their friends based on WHO those people are on the INSIDE instead of on how rail thin they are?
Carol commented on Aug 17 10 at 10:24 pmSo the standard of stick thin should be unchallenged, but larger sized models are the bane of existence? News flash, there will ALWAYS be plus sized people. It’s high time that the industry sees that and serves its base. There needs to be an influx of all body sizes in the industry being shown as the ideal instead of anorexia being celebrated.
Mary Games commented on Oct 28 11 at 6:34 amplus size women would be elated if designer clothes were more available.
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