Comments on: From the Editor’s Desk: Plus Under New Management

By: Lora Taylor

Lora Taylor — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:36:36 +0000

Here’s my rant about the whole situation. I live in a small town in Idaho and right now basically we have Torrid to shop in the actual store. When they started the whole body positivity and more does began to carry plus size clothing I was happy as a clam. We had Lane Bryant here and Torrid had just moved here and there was also a good selection at Macy’s, Walmart, and Target etc. Now forward to today… We have Torrid still but they rarely carry anything over a size 3 or 4, Target might have a little selection, and the others are gone EXCEPT for Walmart. Here’s what irritates me about Walmart. They carry a plus size section and if you ask customer service online they’ll tell you they do as well. As for the lack of selection they say it’s because everyone has bought everything they had in stock… You have to really watch for me items is what they suggest. Hmmm, well I live literally right next door to Walmart and go there daily, well use to anyways. Every day I check the plus size section and all I’ve seen is the amount of space allowed for plus size has slowly dwindled now to next to nothing….. Maybe 3 racks and half of one of those moveable walls is what’s left and that’s including clearance and everything. I disgusts me to see how the business owners make it so the plus size community is “hidden” behind closed doors once again like nothing ever changed. Way to make it so we stay isolated in our homes in order to shop online for decent clothes only to receive items nowhere close to the size they were marked or made of good quality. So not only do we stay isolated but then we start with depression and a lot of us start eating our feelings away and making things a lot worse for ourselves. For that short while it was so nice here and now it is an absolute joke. Why do so many people end up with this way of thinking towards plus size people?

By: Marie Denee

Marie Denee — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:08:09 +0000

In reply to Lovely.

I think this is where the indie plus size designers really shine and come to play… I think it is also why I am so big on supporting, shining a light on, and celebrating them… because these indies are the ones who bring innovation, style, and newness in fun and unexpected ways. Modern, classy, and sexy is usually where you will find the indies designers playing…

Do our sales roundups help you? We do them for major holidays, but I have not really shone a light on brand’s semi or annual sales. Would this be helpful if we started adding in deals and steals type of content?

By: Lovely

Lovely — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:03:34 +0000

My question is are the prices going to be affordable to everyone? I don’t mind paying for quality but it has to start with whatever their plans are to enhance the plus experience. We are all tired of the same repeated styles and designs. I want to be able to go to a store or website and find something that is modern, classy and sexy. The days of finding the same designs from the 80s in stores is getting old and we deserve better. We need updated fashions that are prevalent to today’s plus size consumer.