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It is inarguably that the fashion industry does not care much about plus-size fashion, hence creating more inferiority amongst fat women. Allthough, some high-end brands such as Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, and Ralph Lauren have plus-size lines but failed to promote it.
According to the report, a 24-year-old plus-size model by name Burke, recently realised that the fashion industry care more less for plus-size fashion than the average size.
Burke who regularly wear Celinne, Helmut Lang, Lanvin, and Givenchy went into a designer shop to try on some jeans. When she asked for the pair she wanted, the salesperson said, “What? No, those aren’t going to fit you.”
Burke is the first plus-size model to have a major contract in years (She’s the face of Torrid, a retail chain known for trendy plus-size clothing.), and she’s also a tireless, enthusiastic shopper. Designer pieces in her size, however, can be as hard to find as nonjudgmental salespeople. She knew the jeans would fit — she already had a few pairs — and demanded them. “I was like, ‘I earn money off my size, so listen you stupid little girl…’” she says. “There are people who are so into fashion they can’t open their eyes.”
If they did, they’d see that the average woman today wears a size 14 (In 1985, she wore a size 8.) and that there are more options than ever before for larger clothing that’s not muted and shapeless, from places like Torrid or the plus-size e-tailer Eloquii. Many fast-fashion stores, like H&M, Forever 21, Wet Seal, and Mango, also have new plus-size lines. “They’re making clothes that a size 2 or 4 would wear,” says Gary Dakin, who runs the modeling agency JAG, which represents only women size 6 and up. “Before, in the plus-size modeling community, the girls rarely wanted the clothes they were modeling, and now they’re posting them on Instagram at the shoot.” [via YahooStyle]
Still, in high-end fashion, the sizes remain mostly on the small side. For the most part, designers don’t make clothes larger than a size 12 (And stores tend to order fewer of the larger sizes as well).
According to YahooStyle, Burke used to have a Barneys New York salesperson who’d call her to rush over when the store had bigger sizes in stock. “I’d come in and be like, ‘Oh my god, I love this,’ and they wouldn’t have it in my size,” she says. “She was like, ‘I feel sorry for you.’”
“It’s such exciting times for plus-size clothing, and there are a lot of brands coming up, but it’s still on the cheaper side,” Burke says. “There’s no brand that’s doing amazing fabrics and really detailed designs. It just baffles me that there isn’t a high-end brand that does larger clothes.”
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