Plus Size Fashion is DEAD 

I’d love to hear your experiences! How has shopping changed for you over the last few years?

Things in fashion are cyclical, so I'm not surprised that brands change. They follow public opinion. Never forget that brands are trying to make money. If the public is into weight loss and looking thinner, that is where brands will put their money. Don't be angry at a zebra for showing its stripes. A company will never go against what is making money at the moment. It's may not be right but once you know that you are never surprised.

It would be great if you started a real plus size line! I know a lot of plus size stores stop at size 20 or 3x and I know many women who need bigger sizes!

Hi I’m a man here and can we talk about DXL basically predatory lending toward big and tall men with their pricing? That needs to be studied. It is sad how much their clothes cost.

Plus sized fashion is changing but it has never really been great if ur the, 'wrong kinda plus'...aka apple shaped. If u look at the cut of most plus clothes...they are geared toward pear shaped ppl. Small tops...big bottom. Especially shirts

I'm headed towards 50. When I was younger there were hardly any places for me to shop as a young woman and of course online shopping didn't exist at all!! Personally I love online shopping and I have been able to find my size and the clothes I want to wear for work, going out, casual, going to church and athletic wear. Plus size is definitely more expensive but it's par for the course.

I really haven't noticed having a problem shopping my size. But I have realized shopping new and smaller companies the prices are very high. But thanks for putting this on my mind I will be more aware of now.

I'm much older than you - I'm 53. In the past there was Lane Bryant and nothing else. There are so many options now compared to the 80s or 90s. True, a lot is not in store and I agree with you that it should be, but for women my age, we have this huge number of options now.

My cousin is plus size 18/20. She shops at target, Nordstrom’s, Macys, banana, loft old navy, Walmart, gap etc regular stores she does like torrid etc but she’s also shopping boutique brands like Judy blue jeans etc she shops both in stores and online. I will say online is easier to shop of course.

I am so ready to cut up my torrid credit card. I buy things just because they fit on my body and not enough because they are actually cute.

I used to work for a niche Plus Size company in corporate marketing. My desk was right outside our photo studios and models would walk by all day. I believe your model friends aren’t able to book as much because the plus size modeling industry is too saturated. Back in 2012, Plus size models were only size 10, maybe 12. Now I see models that I never thought would be outside of the plus size fashion blogger space. Although it’s nice to see more bodies, it means the market is more competitive.

A lot of people are using Ozempic for the wrong reasons! I use it because I have Type 2 diabetes.

I grew up fat and remember having almost no options. As I got older it was Lane Bryant, Avenue, & Catherines which tended to age me as a young adult but by that time I was just happy if clothing fit. When I started seeing plus size influencers wearing all these clothes it was exciting! I've bought clothes from a few of the popular places (rebdolls, old navy, shein etc) and overall it's been a very lack luster experience. The fit is very hit or miss and I realized most of the influencers were not shaped like me. The quality of the clothing sucked. Most of the clothing in my closet that I've worn over and over b/c they fit and are not falling apart are from some of the tried and true plus size stores. I've been losing weight so I need new clothing and I went to Target. I found one flowy dress I liked but they had like 2-3 bottoms in a 2/3x in the store. It feels like if I want to find clothes that fit AND are fashionable I need to have a lot of money to spend and a tailor OR I need to be a different size/body shape. It's frustrating. I went on a lil mini vacay last month and needed a bathing suit and a cover up. I was so hesitant to buy online b/c I didn't want to deal with returning it if it didn't fit but there are limited options in stores. I decided to shop on Amazon after watching an influencer who was similar to my body shape doing a swimsuit haul. I bought the suit and wasn't thrilled with the fit but it worked, I bought a cover up and the same thing- it was way too big even though I went by the measurements but I kept it b/c I was out of time to order something else. I've worn the swimsuit about 3x and one of the straps is already coming apart. The experience of clothing my body as a plus size woman is just never satisfactory.

Unfortunately, Ozempic has changed the plus size industry. It will have a negative impact on the food, clothing and gym industry. I read an article, can’t remember the name, it mentioned how it effects their profits. It also predicted an increase in cosmetic surgery due to the massive weight lost. But don’t worry, once people stop taking it, their weight will increase and plus size lines will return. Give it a few years.

Oh man, you hit the nail on the head with this! I struggle with this when it comes to places like Rebdolls, Eloquii, etc. I remember when I had my boutique and attended an expo focused on plus-size and curvy people. That’s the first time I saw Dollskill and fell in love. But now, Dollskill’s plus-size options are so limited. Rebdolls is expensive, even their sales feel overpriced. It seems like they overprice items and then put them on sale at what should have been the regular price. Eloquii is always sold out, as are Time and Tru, Ava & Viv, etc. It’s such a struggle. The ending of your video was encouraging, but it really seems like it has gotten harder rather than easier, especially for extended sizes.

Omg I’m from Baltimore! Had no idea you moved here. I hope you love it🩷🩷

Hi Stella will you consider putting your measurements in the description box. Just to have an idea of your sizing to compare to mine when ordering pieces. I think we might be the same but not sure.

HARD AGREE!!! (And I haven’t event watched the whole video yet)

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Stella, why am I just realizing you live in Bmore. So do I. Hey neighbor 🤗

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Manifesting 2,000 dollars drops from the sky. I NEED. A girls trip haha. And with the Stellaaaaa kittrellll. Are you joking. A dreammm.

This is unfortunate. I was taking model Bootcamp with this model in the industry and they dropped me beginning of this year. I haven’t had many modeling gigs since then.

I noticed the plus size girls are losing weight. Is the tide turning?

Question. You lost a lot of weight. If i recall, you have the option for skin removal but you chose against it. IF you were to have the surgery, would you still be considered plus size?

was it ever alive?

Plus size fashion is not dead. You've changed. I still see influencers having big followings. Some of these NEW fashion brands are not doing what you want them to do but Ozempic is a trend and not that affordable. Surgery is also. So fat people will be around and the kind of clothes we buy will be up to us and not posting uneducated titles like Plus Size Fashion is Dead.