
For those of you who get sick of all the fly designer rags being for “skinny b*tches only,” then today is your lucky day:
The designer-level racks at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores are expanding. Beginning this fall, the options for women looking for sizes 16 and 18 will include more high-fashion styles.
“Saks Fifth Avenue always strives to meet the needs of our customers. After recent review, we concluded there are customers who desire designer clothing in sizes that are not currently available in our stores,” the company said in a statement.
Saks has for years had its Salon Z department, which caters to plus sizes, but this new initiative targets ripped-from-the-runway looks from the likes of Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera, and will include larger sizes within designer departments.
Adding larger sizes, especially for designers who sometimes don’t sell anything larger than a 10 or 12 in their own boutiques, is a considerable commitment, said Sasha Iglehart, deputy fashion director at Glamour. “It’s a real investment for these brands to make sizes in that range. It’s not just taking a pattern and making it bigger,” she said. “The proportions are different, and there has to be real thought into what’s flattering to women in that size range.”
Iglehart said that many women, regardless of size, want the opportunity to participate in fashion.
“I hope the fashion industry is changing its attitude,” she said. “If we have the designers finally on board, I’m sure there’ll be no shortage of customers for great clothes.”
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