Shopping can be a dreadful experience in general. But if you’re the sort of woman who actually enjoys eating on a semiregular basis, and who prefers fashions that look like they weren’t manufactured by the American Tent and Awning Company, it’s downright traumatic.
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About Editor-in-Chief, Madeline Figueroa-Jones
Madeline hails from a close-knit NYC family and started her plus size modeling career with a spread in BBW magazine. In early 2003 Figueroa was selected to appear as the spokes model for the "Hips, Heels & Curves" Fashion Show, continuing on to casting director for the Dangerous Curves 2003/2004 Tour. After appearing on several television segments including Aqui Y Ahora for Univision she began reaching out to the plus size community by serving as a moderator for VenusDivas.com, Empowerment Editor for AmaZeMagazine.com. Madeline and her husband Luke reside in the Battery Park city area of NY and operate lucaspictures.net.
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Could the writer have been much more condesending? AGGGHH! Still, the NYT did “cover” FFFW. At least they sent a reporter, so for that I commend them.
On a few of the points in the article–
I don’t get the one about “wider bolts of fabric.” Most “dress goods” are somewhere between 36″ and 45.” Wools are usually 54″or 60.” Forgive me if I am giving info you already know know.
Now, with my math and the way you normally lay out patterns, that tells me even the narrowest of them could easily make a skirt for a woman with 60+ inch hips. That is well beyond the size 24 that most “plus” ranges carry.
“…..also looking at the way fat deposits are arranged around the body…” Hmmm, so a size 18 doesn’t always fit all size 18 women? How refreshing of you to notice! Well, Professor, let me tell you something. When I was a size 4, sometimes I was a two, sometimes I was a six, sometimes even a ten, even though my measurements said I was a four. Sometimes that particular garment was NEVER going to fit ME just because it wasn’t, unless I wanted to blow big bucks on a tailor. That’s how it works. That’s why women (particularly those with harder to fit shapes) tend to find a line that works for them and stick to it.
Shapes differ. In everyone. I don’t care what “size” you are. Some women are short waisted. They have bigger or smaller butts. Some have bigger boobs (through surgery or genetics), broader shoulders, longer legs. This is no reason to not serve an under served market!
Speaking for only myself, I’ve never had a problem sharing a row of dressing rooms (or even a room, a la Loehmans) with anyone, no matter what their size. In my big city years, I suspect some of my fellow fashionistas weren’t even women.
‘….unfortunately, they get exiled.” YA THINK? Why do we usually end up in a cramped space in an remote part of the store?
Sometimes I think we are SOOOOOO grateful that finally someone is making clothes that fit us in something other than loud polyester prints, we don’t demand the service we deserve. When I’m paying around $1K for a suit (Lafayette 148, Marinina Rinaldi, etc) I expect the same service if I’m size 8 or size 18, but often it’s not there. WHY????
Thank you for using this article in which a photo of my collection, The Angel Alternative, was featured.
Angel L. Myers