Hi! Late to the party but here I am! Love your work.
I am plus-size and as an avid vintage and second-hand shopper for nearly two decades (I started in my teens), I understand it's honestly just luck of the draw and the reality is a lot of vintage clothes are smaller - perhaps that's just what survived, yet it's also likely that people were on average smaller-framed - for many reasons.
In a more modern context, I don't think it's fair to call size 16 plus-size as it's about the average Australian woman's size, according to recent data. I do see your point that fashion buyers are constrained in what can be offered, and I suspect that in itself is due to systemic fatphobia throughout the fashion world.
Please keep looking for beautiful things for every body and I can't wait to see more stunning pieces!
I love this take, thank you for your comment. I’ve heard a theory that people let go of clothes that are too small which is why there seems to be more small vintage sizes in circulation. I wonder if that’s true? Maybe people haven’t yet parted with the larger sizes. I agree and have since learned that mid-size would have been a more appropriate term for a 16 and have bought a L/XL mannequin to help with fit reference 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Work in progress
Hi! Late to the party but here I am! Love your work.
I am plus-size and as an avid vintage and second-hand shopper for nearly two decades (I started in my teens), I understand it's honestly just luck of the draw and the reality is a lot of vintage clothes are smaller - perhaps that's just what survived, yet it's also likely that people were on average smaller-framed - for many reasons.
In a more modern context, I don't think it's fair to call size 16 plus-size as it's about the average Australian woman's size, according to recent data. I do see your point that fashion buyers are constrained in what can be offered, and I suspect that in itself is due to systemic fatphobia throughout the fashion world.
Please keep looking for beautiful things for every body and I can't wait to see more stunning pieces!
I love this take, thank you for your comment. I’ve heard a theory that people let go of clothes that are too small which is why there seems to be more small vintage sizes in circulation. I wonder if that’s true? Maybe people haven’t yet parted with the larger sizes. I agree and have since learned that mid-size would have been a more appropriate term for a 16 and have bought a L/XL mannequin to help with fit reference 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Work in progress