HI i am a plus size girl who is 20 and i have to wait forever to get the shirts and jeans that i like in my size i dont think its fair or right and like if u go to walmart to get stuff like i do its all for old people its not for younger people its not cool

I don’t think 60% over size 14 is anything to brag about. There’s a lot of grey area between size 0 and size 14. What do you say we all take off 20 lbs and try to fit in there!

I am not saying that I like to be plus sized, but I am a curvy girl. To tell you the truth I shop at places like Old Navy because my size is right next to all the other sizes. They dont ostrosize me to the back of the building in the “WOMENS” section because of my big butt. It hurts to be separated from the “regular sized” peoples clothes.
Thank you Old Navy for being so sensitive to people of all sizes.

I’m a size 2 and I can’t believe how being heavy is so accepted. I think it’s completely fair for designers to make clothes for the single digits because the single digits are healthier. The more we cater to the overweight and obese the more we are saying it’s okay and there’s absolutely no health risks coming with it. If anything, it should be motivation for someone to lose weight.

“Stats continue to show that 60% of women in the United States wear a size 14 or bigger, yet true fashionistas are always fitted in single-digits.” Stats also continue to show that our nation as a whole has an obesity problem. Making “plus-sized” women more central in the fashion world will only perpetuate the problem, essentially saying “its ok to be dangerously obese”

Michelle,

I’m not saying that I would love to be a size two but as size xl and 12 I have a different belief. I feel like yes being bigger compared to you is a health risk, but some women are trying to be healthier and are born bigger (genes, bone structure) If I was a size two I would not look normal because of my breast size and my wide shoulders. Yes my height is not the best for my body type but please take into concern that some women try to be healther (and it is not easy) and some feel bad we cannot fit into “your” clothes.

A woman who is a size 14 should not be considered a health risk. The US Department of Health & Human Services’ range for a healthy BMI (Body Mass Index) is 19-24. The average American woman is about 5 foot 4 inches and weighs around 140 pounds. This translates into a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 24, or roughly a size 14. Obesity starts at a BMI of 30 and up. So, though women on the higher end of the BMI scale may run higher risks of health diseases, the many different shapes of women and the healthiness of these shapes is more dependent on the individual and their lifestyles. Many “larger” women are naturally that way and are healthier at these sizes rather than ruining their bodies trying to reach the unattainable size 0’s or 2’s that the fashion industry constantly perpetuates. Plus size clothing companies are catering to these woman who can’t find the fashionable clothes in the larger sizes. I don’t think these companies are deliberately trying to glamorize larger sizes to fill their own pockets. It’s more of a well intentioned “be happy with your size” thing. Here’s a link to a BMI health chart for more info:
http://www.consumer.gov/weightloss/bmi.htm