Comments on: Lane Bryant Catalog: no style, but low prices! http://www.girldetective.net/?p=40 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Sat, 16 May 2026 09:20:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: nyc bette http://www.girldetective.net/?p=40&cpage=1#comment-93 nyc bette Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:28:09 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=40#comment-93 that is totally disgusting. i don't know what in God's name the catalog people are thinking...as a photo shoot producer, i know that samples often only come in "regular" sizes - i.e. 2-4-sometimes 6, but as a company that markets itself as the fashionable destination for plus size merchandise, that's a complete mistake. i'm sure there was a good reason for it, and it has nothing to do with not adoring what i, personally, consider regular-size women, but still...ouch. that is totally disgusting. i don’t know what in God’s name the catalog people are thinking…as a photo shoot producer, i know that samples often only come in “regular” sizes - i.e. 2-4-sometimes 6, but as a company that markets itself as the fashionable destination for plus size merchandise, that’s a complete mistake.

i’m sure there was a good reason for it, and it has nothing to do with not adoring what i, personally, consider regular-size women, but still…ouch.

]]> By: Kai Jones http://www.girldetective.net/?p=40&cpage=1#comment-88 Kai Jones Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:20:50 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=40#comment-88 Yeah, I was pretty shocked when I realized that about the catalog--the women are skinny, and the ugly clothes don't even look good on *them*, so how are they going to look on real plus-sized women? OTOH, sometimes the retail chain has really flattering, well-made clothes. They do charge through the nose for them, because it's a specialized market. The quality has vastly improved in the last few years, and the styles and colors vary a lot, so that sometimes I love everything in the store and other times nothing--which is good because then the women who like what I hate have a chance to buy. Yeah, I was pretty shocked when I realized that about the catalog–the women are skinny, and the ugly clothes don’t even look good on *them*, so how are they going to look on real plus-sized women? OTOH, sometimes the retail chain has really flattering, well-made clothes. They do charge through the nose for them, because it’s a specialized market. The quality has vastly improved in the last few years, and the styles and colors vary a lot, so that sometimes I love everything in the store and other times nothing–which is good because then the women who like what I hate have a chance to buy.

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