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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the Lands End gray haired women that is in the catalogs is gorgeous.  I hope I age like her.

As for plus size, I dislike when the plus model is first picture.  I can’t tell if it only plus size.  Very large curve distort the clothes too.  I can’t tell how the fabric is supposed to drape [/quote]

Well now you know how plus sized or curvier women feel when the models are only stick straight with teeny tiny boobs. We have no idea how clothes are going to look on women with real figures when they only display them on toothpicks!!! I can't tell how the fabric is supposed to drape because it just hangs there.[/quote]

Actually on very thin models, you see exactly how the clothes are meant to drape, like seeing the clothes on a hanger.  Then you can envision your body and your unique curves.  It is hard to do the reverse.  If i see a pleated tennis skirt stretched out on a size 20..I have no idea how the fabric is meant to look and drape.  [/quote]

What a load of crap. GTFOOH[/quote]

DP, they're right.

When obese people wear the clothes, they're stretched out in ways that don't match normal, healthy bodies. And yes I did say "normal, healthy bodies" - which a size 20 is not. And a size 00 may also not, but pp is right that it's easier to envision how a piece of clothing may fit on say, a size 6-10 woman, than images of clothing on very obese women.

Take these shorts for example - they took totally different on the obese vs. standard model. The fitting is totally different - it's not just a matter of larger size.

https://athleta.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=291749122&cid=46814&pcid=46814&vid=1&nav=meganav%3A1x-3x%3ACATEGORIES%3ABottoms&cpos=111&cexp=2702&kcid=CategoryIDs%3D46814&ctype=Listing&cpid=res22050114869057513712466#pdp-page-content

[img]https://athleta.gap.com/webcontent/0029/052/978/cn29052978.jpg[/img][img]https://athleta.gap.com/webcontent/0028/886/749/cn28886749.jpg[/img]

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As someone who looks more like the larger model, that photo is helpful to me. It shows me how the cut of the short cannot accommodate a round belly and the fabric will pull and wrinkle to make them look too tight. Maybe a different person my size would think they are a flattering length or would be ok because they have a flatter stomach but a thick bottom. [/quote]

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