Frustrated and Confused ; Inconsistent Plus Sizes

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 by Doug Edwards
Last Saturday it was my youngest daughter's 24th birthday and as mentioned in a previous blog she is an occasional  plus size store shopper. In plus sizes she is a X to 1X or a size 14.

For her birthday my wife bought her a size "16 plus" spring casual jacket from a retail store that suggests they offer sizes for every women and every fit. (regular, plus sizes and petite sizes)

The size 16 plus button front jacket was too small across the chest to do up. Yes she is above average across the chest but readers this is a size 16.

This is just another example to demonstrate (and understand) your frustrations with the inconsistency of fits within plus sizes.

I want to suggest though that the plus women's retailers that specialize only in plus sizes understand the needs of the plus sized woman. They have the plus focus for their customer, the passion to please plus women and the experience to execute the right fits. These stores are the more logical place to shop.

A plus women , occasional or not ,shopping in these wannabe stores that carry some plus sizes I suggest buyer beware.

Comments for Frustrated and Confused ; Inconsistent Plus Sizes

Sunday, May 3, 2009 by Jenn:
I disagree with the subject of this article. Your plus-sized specialty store is just as guilty of playing around with sizes as the 'all inclusive' stores that you imply don't know their customers. The sizes at Addition-Elle, MXM, LouLou and Penningons are just as inconsistent as any other store. I find I am floating between three sizes depending on the piece. Your designers, that you so proudly declare knows the plus-sized body, keep designing and manufacturing awful pieces that include the big no-nos for a plus sized girl. Elasticized cap sleeves? Come now, bad, bad design. Your fits consistently assume that plus size girls have shoulder widths to rival a football defensive back so your shoulder seams are half-way to our elbows when all we need is a wider cut in the biceps and a few darts or inverted box pleats in the back to allow for movement. All-in-all I have rarely been impressed with the fit and design of your clothes and was annoyed by the smug self-congratulations that this article detailed.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 by Michelle:
Agh! This just happened to me today! I was shopping at Zellers for the first time and tried on a wide variety of clothing from different designers. In ALL of them I was a 3X instead of my usual X; and even then, the fit wasn't quite right. After trying on well over 20 pieces of assorted clothing and lingerie, I left with nothing but cat food.

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