While This is One of the Most Awkward Questions…

…to ask the sales associates at any store, it can become even more awks if s/he replies with “Oh sorry, we don’t have one”.

Sorry…Try again. What do you mean “we don’t have one?”

As I work in Soho in NYC, there’s this delusion that fat girls don’t shop in soho. I say this bc when I walked into the nearest F21, I looked around for a directory (to avoid asking the awk-ass question) and when I couldn’t find it, I roamed around the entire store in search of a plus sign next to the store logo. 

Nothing.

Not so shockingly enough, this is a problem throughout most clothing retail stores. On top of that, if there IS an existing plus section, it’s typically smaller than even the men’s department (Also no Lane Bryant in sight).

I did, however, find out that New York & Co. sells plus-sized tops.

….

Tops.. 

I’ll give a light finger clap to that one. 

(Heading) Still. Gotta. Do. Better. 

Did retail forget that the average size for a woman is a size 16?Maybe. Maybe not. But idk how you missed supermodel Ashley Grahm or bloggers (and now models) Gabi Fresh and Nadia Aboulhosn.

There’s still a lot of sizeism because plus is still underrepresented. And you can test my theory. Step into any clothing store and ask the awkward question (hint: it’s in the post title ). And if they say yes, compare its department size to others (also find out how many pieces you ACTUALLY like in that tiny collection). 

Have you found yourself in a similar situation? Have you found a heap of clothes you like? Have you tested my theory? Tell me! Tell me!