Why are plus size clothes so ugly?
Okay...I dare say I am plus sized...by today's standards..
Always been stick thin,but for some reason i gained hips and breasts after having my son 4 years ago and kept an extra 14 pounds...
went from being a size 10 to a size 14-16. breasts went up from a size 32D to a 38 DD...needless to say my cup spilleth over....
anyhow,i shop at all of the stores i used to,as i am still in regular sizes.my problem is i am petite at 5'4 and now have huge breasts and large hips.basically my body looks like an oddly shaped apple.hubby loves the new curvy me,i don't mind it but would really like to not have to look hours to find pants that fit or a shirt that isn't huge in the shoulders...i am working on toning and losing weight,but in the meantime i bought a couple shirts in the plus size section.
as i was looking in there,i noticed a lady looking at a shirt in the mirror,and grimacing to herself,sighing and putting it back..."no way that'll fit me" she said...i kinda laughed..."yeah".....we kind of both looked with disgust at the next rack of plus size shirts...
ugly patterns,horrible cuts...pretty much a cotton garbage bag meant to hide your body from view...i have walked into "shame-r.-us" suddenly even loving curves or being bigger due to other reasons such as thyroid or even people that don't want to be stick thin have to settle for granny's closet?
i pick a dress off of the rack...slip the hanger over my neck and look at myself..."wow" i say..still too big for me but i figure my chest would fit,but what would the rest of me look like?this dress is white cotton with pink flowers all over it...i dare say my grandmother would love this playful pattern....but not me,or any other curvy woman wanting to go to the beach or a walk in the park...
does plus size have to hide hips,or make cleavage shameful? do we have to disappear into yards of multicolored fabric to fit into society?i really feel bad for even larger women who must adhere to standards set out by these unflattering stereotypes of miu miu looking things and denim with embellishments.that or go to a specialty store..
Why is plus size clothing so ugly?:shrug: