Comments on: Is Old Navy Fat Phobic? http://fashionindie.com/is-old-navy-fat-phobic/ Fashion, Celebrity Fashion, Style Tips, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:35:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://fashionindie.com/is-old-navy-fat-phobic/comment-page-1/#comment-10343 Michelle Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:06:54 +0000 http://fashionindie.com/?p=10216#comment-10343 Of course Old Navy is fat-phobic. Almost all clothing retailers, designers and manufacturers are. Despite the fact that a large percentage of American women are plus-sized (whether or not that's healthy, I'm not debating, I'm just stating a fact), the fashion industry has not tapped into this market on a large scale because making and selling chic or interesting clothing for plus sizes is sort of taboo.(When the Torrid clothing stores started popping up around the country, there were two types of media coverage that I remember: "Yay, More Choices for Plus-Size Girls" and "Boo, This Encourages Girls to Stay Fat.") That said, as a sometime online retailer myself (through eBay), I believe shipping should be charged by package weight. Of course Old Navy is fat-phobic. Almost all clothing retailers, designers and manufacturers are. Despite the fact that a large percentage of American women are plus-sized (whether or not that’s healthy, I’m not debating, I’m just stating a fact), the fashion industry has not tapped into this market on a large scale because making and selling chic or interesting clothing for plus sizes is sort of taboo.(When the Torrid clothing stores started popping up around the country, there were two types of media coverage that I remember: “Yay, More Choices for Plus-Size Girls” and “Boo, This Encourages Girls to Stay Fat.”)

That said, as a sometime online retailer myself (through eBay), I believe shipping should be charged by package weight.

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