OK, I'm not a great fan of MSN, but it's the opening IE page on my Asus laptop, and it at least gives me headlines.
And today at lunch I find this: "Tim Gunn says designers’ lack of interest in plus size clothing is 'repugnant'"
And he's right. I know this as someone who even on the rare occasions in my life when I've not been fat has been a "plus-size" (though why a 12 is a plus?). My younger daughter is also a plus size, what with dealing with adrenal issues.
The only place near where we live where you can routinely find nice clothes which look decent on a larger body is Lane Bryant. Some of the other stores occasionally have nice stuff, but the word is "occasionally".
I'm sure that designers have taken in the attitude towards large folks that the rest off society has, that we're all lazy, self-indulgent, slobs. But first off, a lot of us aren't. My daughter really doesn't eat that much, and she was getting plump even when she was figure skating. I packed on the weight last year after a round of cortisone, which left me starving and tired all the time. Right now testing says my adrenals and my pancreas aren't working properly, and my thyroid may give lab results in the 'normal' range, but one side is, to quote my doctor "boggy", and the other has a large nodule that she can feel, so I'm going for an ultrasound and perhaps a biopsy tomorrow, depending on what the ultrasound shows.
Second, whether our fat is genetic, medical, or poor life-style choices, treating us like lazy criminals isn't exactly going to make us feel better enough about ourselves to start doing anything other than ingesting even more comfort food.
When you feel good about yourself, it's a lot easier to take care of yourself, and work on medical or life-style issues. So making it easy to find clothes that make us look pretty and/or professional will actually help us get healthier.
They should also remember that Liv Tyler was/is a plus-size model before she was Arwen. And I don't think anyone would consider Arwen fat.
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