Thursday, May 3, 2012

Overpriced Discrimination

I know I have mentioned in previous posts my distaste for the monopoly that retailers have on Plus-size fashion.  I've just stumbled upon something that reiterates this point.  Thank you, Nordstrom, for keeping Lane Bryant in business:

What is this beautiful woman doing wearing an embroidered, shapeless tunic for 162 dollars?

Sizeism is alive and well in the fashion industry.  How is a woman who is plus-sized supposed to feel good about herself when her "high end" fashion option is this?  The person that designed this and the retailer that approved this are clearly out of touch with what a plus-size woman wants, and in my opinion, ultimately needs in order to feel her best self.

Not to mention, that to get to this top on the Nordstrom website, I had to click under "Special Sizes".  Plus-size women are not a special interest group.

I'm off to go buy myself a tent to wear--it'll be cheaper than this top, and give the same effect.