The Plus Size Thread - All are welcome!

[masquerade]

I like Macy's plus department though. It has a lot more trendy clothing while a lot of stores just sell older stuff in plus (cough*lanebryant*cough). However, I agree that bloomies's sucks

this is old news but i just read on Luxx's blog that Rachel Pally is doing a plus collection for Nordstrom and im excited. I'll never be able to afford it, but like with Paige denim im glad that contemporary/younger brands are reaching out. Its so frustrating sometimes. Hopefully I'll catch something on sale

 

[lmelanie]

How is 3.1 philip lim when it comes to sizing? I know that he only goes up to a 10 but sort of 10 is it?

 

[classic1908]

Marjorie

At the Cinema Society with another style icon of mine, Jaci Wilson Reid (left).

 

[masquerade]

^I can't believe Vanity Fair chose her as one of the best dressed in the world

 

[classic1908]

^I can't believe Vanity Fair chose her as one of the best dressed in the world

Although I know I'm in the minority, I do basically like Marjorie's style, although I think it would look better on a taller person such as myself. But I absolutely love Jaci. She and her husband, Morris, look great together.

 

[Guessgirl96]

masq -- Although I agree there are tons of better dressed people, I think it's a lot harder to dress for her size which she does very well.

melanie, I'd say phillip lim runs a little on the big side but its hard to say since I dont have anything fitted from him (I dont know if Ive even seen him do anything fitted!)

 

[xmodel citizen]

The concept that you can't dress well if you're a plus-size and that Marjorie deserves kudos simply because she leaves the house in something other than a muumuu boggles the mind. Her clothing choices are completely unflattering. Certainly there must be one other plus-sized person with decent style in the entire world.

 

[sarahslug]

I love this thread.

Anyone got any tips for buying jeans? I just can't find any that flatter my shape (big bum and thighs).

 

[masquerade]

The concept that you can't dress well if you're a plus-size and that Marjorie deserves kudos simply because she leaves the house in something other than a muumuu boggles the mind. Her clothing choices are completely unflattering. Certainly there must be one other plus-sized person with decent style in the entire world.

see, thats my problem with it. It just seems to me that they wanted to choose a plus-sized person for the list for whatever reason and they chose her. There are plenty of celebrities and socialites (I'm sure, though I don't follow the socialite scene so I don't know for certain) that would be better choices but they chose her. Probably because she is a socialite (and more valued for style in magazines like VF than celebs) and she is large.

at least that was my impression

 

[classic1908]

The concept that you can't dress well if you're a plus-size and that Marjorie deserves kudos simply because she leaves the house in something other than a muumuu boggles the mind. Her clothing choices are completely unflattering. Certainly there must be one other plus-sized person with decent style in the entire world.

If you are looking at public, or public-esque larger women who that have polished style, there aren't many. Queen Latifah comes the closest, although she is often caught in dress-down modes in candids.

Mo'Nique is very hit-and-miss, and she also is not necessarily the most polished person that VF would want to promote.

And as someone who reads NYSD, I can tell you there aren't that many larger socialites who are easy on the eyes. I've seen a couple of others, and they look rough in the face.

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ Jennifer Hudson has been looking good, but she's new ...

There's also a "buzz" factor associated with getting on these lists, and the fact that Marjorie has a consistent way of dressing may also help.

 

[masquerade]

Jennifer Hudson rarely misteps (the oscars being the one time). America Ferrera and Sara Ramierez also consistantly look good. The thing is, I think with celebrities stylists are often credited for their looks while socialites get the credit themselves. Therefore, they are more highly regarded by the fashion crowd. I just think that Marjorie's clothes are boring. Its the OdlR/ Carolina Herrera/Tory Birch look and I think it could be so much better.


on another note, Torrid is having an extra 50% off clearance items sale this week. I got a pair of jeans for 7.50

 

[classic1908]

Jennifer Hudson rarely misteps (the oscars being the one time). America Ferrera and Sara Ramierez also consistantly look good. The thing is, I think with celebrities stylists are often credited for their looks while socialites get the credit themselves. Therefore, they are more highly regarded by the fashion crowd. I just think that Marjorie's clothes are boring. Its the OdlR/ Carolina Herrera/Tory Birch look and I think it could be so much better.


on another note, Torrid is having an extra 50% off clearance items sale this week. I got a pair of jeans for 7.50

Very good points, although we will agree to disagree because as an older person, I like the OdlR/Herrera/Burch/Blass/Rucci look.
Now maybe I'll have to check Torrid. I saw a very nice turquoise cotton sundress there a couple of weeks ago, but I don't think it's on clearance yet.

 

[cait]

I think a big factor in MJR's placement on lists like this is her personality. The profile of her in Vogue a couple of years ago seemed to be more about her personality than her style. My impression is that she's very charismatic in person.

Thinking of another high-profile plussie with the kind of style that the Best Dressed List folks like is a tricky one. Queen Latifah is wonderful when she's not in sweats & trainers. I've also loved Ashley Graham's style this last year but she may not be known well enough.

 

[classic1908]

I think a big factor in MJR's placement on lists like this is her personality. The profile of her in Vogue a couple of years ago seemed to be more about her personality than her style. My impression is that she's very charismatic in person.

Thinking of another high-profile plussie with the kind of style that the Best Dressed List folks like is a tricky one. Queen Latifah is wonderful when she's not in sweats & trainers. I've also loved Ashley Graham's style this last year but she may not be known well enough.

I first learned of Ashley Graham in the Vogue shape issue. Beautiful young woman, and I did like the piece they did on her and her shopping choices.

 

[xmodel citizen]

I wouldn't call America Ferrera plus-sized by ANY stretch of the imagination (she's probably a 6/8) but she dresses extremely well for not being thin.

 

[fashionista-ta]

I think a big factor in MJR's placement on lists like this is her personality. The profile of her in Vogue a couple of years ago seemed to be more about her personality than her style. My impression is that she's very charismatic in person.

She always seems happy and happy with herself--what's not to love about that?

 

[masquerade]

I wouldn't call America Ferrera plus-sized by ANY stretch of the imagination (she's probably a 6/8) but she dresses extremely well for not being thin.

true, but in the celebrity world, she is downright huge.

 

[xmodel citizen]

I saw candids of her, and she has tiny little thighs and arms. She's probably even smaller in sizes because she's only 5'0". My friend is 5'0" and weighs 130 and she wears nothing over a size 4/5.

 

[3RingCircus]

true, but in the celebrity world, she is downright huge.

Is 6 huge in the celebrity world these days? How revoltingly sad for humanity.

There have been a lot of photos in the press with say, Ferreira, Hudson and Tyra Banks all standing side by side sized to look the same height. When you see this it distorts the public's perception of how tall they really are and what size they are. Now, it probably works in favour of Ugly Betty to show Ferreira as a bit chunky, but she is in no way huge in the same way that Hudson could be considered as a size 14, relative to most of the women in Hollywood.

As for Marjorie making the VF list, I think it's a prize for spending the money to try to look good when so many woman don't even bother to try. Not that she succeeds on a regular basis, but the trying is what counts.

Anyone see Christine Alt shilling for 'WomanWithin.com' on ET?? Woman Within is the new name for the Lane Bryant catalog (not to be confused with the stores, which remain completely separate). They showed her being photographed for the catalog, but when you go through the items online they still show them on size 8-10 models, if that. There's only a few headshots of Alt so for me there's no real progress even with her fronting the brand. And she's been out of the biz for too long to be relevant. Emme would have been a better choice IMHO.