Thank you so much for this. I feel like I have this conversation a lot with customers of all sizes, but have lacked the detailed nuance like this to really get to the heart of the issue. 🩷
I'm so glad you found this helpful. We all want simple answers to complicated questions, so this is definitely a topic that can be easy to dismiss. There's a lot to unpack here, and sometimes it's uncomfortable to do that kind of work. I really appreciate your input!
“People were smaller back then” has always annoyed me so much. These explanations make so much sense! My 6’1 frame is basically a carbon copy of my stunning great aunt who was born in the 1920s, and I think that’s badass 💪
I've been trying to not buy anything new for about a year --- big fan of secondhand shopping, been using some fun tools to make it easier like the chrome extension that finds me resale alternatives for the items I'm looking at as I shop bit.ly/Phia
Thank you so much for this. I feel like I have this conversation a lot with customers of all sizes, but have lacked the detailed nuance like this to really get to the heart of the issue. 🩷
I'm so glad you found this helpful. We all want simple answers to complicated questions, so this is definitely a topic that can be easy to dismiss. There's a lot to unpack here, and sometimes it's uncomfortable to do that kind of work. I really appreciate your input!
Thanks for this, such an important and factual answer to what I’ve always thought but didn’t know how to articulate.
I knew somehow that it wasn’t about us growing larger as a society, but that the fashion industry just didn’t design for the plus size woman.
Explaining to customer about “vanity sizing” that a 14 in the 1950/60’s is like a 4 today!
You’ve pointed out so much more, thank you!
“People were smaller back then” has always annoyed me so much. These explanations make so much sense! My 6’1 frame is basically a carbon copy of my stunning great aunt who was born in the 1920s, and I think that’s badass 💪
I've been trying to not buy anything new for about a year --- big fan of secondhand shopping, been using some fun tools to make it easier like the chrome extension that finds me resale alternatives for the items I'm looking at as I shop bit.ly/Phia
Hope this is helpful for people!