And what bloody world do they live in?

[reynardo]

I'm a larger woman. I'm 175cm tall (5' 9" for those metrically-challenged, or 69" for the others). I weigh enough that I'm curved, but not outrageously. In Australia, I take a size 18 for most things, with the occasional incursion into something slightly larger for trousers and smaller for shirts. And it's a pain - you can shop at Woolies or Kmart for polyester joy or hit the tunic-and-Mama-Cass outfits at Maggie T, or track down the odd other one (like the new one that's opened in our shopping centre, that I must check out).

So when I heard on the radio that there's a shop that specialises in nice clothes for the taller woman, my heart went "Woot"! I hoped for something corporate-style, some nice flowing tops like the tiny baby sized girly shops mainstream shops show, and maybe even a denim pinafore.

So I hit the web site.

Most of the clothes are sizes 8-14. To give you an idea, Elle McPherson was a 14 when she still had curves. To be a size 14, I would be slim. To be a size below that, I would be dangerously thin. A couple of size 18 black trousers, and that's it.

While I accept that overweight is a problem, I don't appreciate the message here. They won't even get the publicity of being named here as a result.

Comments

[mdsteele47.livejournal.com]

I don't have any productive comments for you on the situation, but I will take this opportunity in the context of issues related to women's shapes, sizes, and body images to tell you that you would be shocked at exactly how many women in this country have received copies of that Kaz Cooke book you originally sent to harliquinn as a direct result of your thoughtfulness.

I just thought someone should take a moment to tell you how extraordinarily wise and kind you are.