Comments on: OhmyGod! A Size 14 in the Beverly Center! http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/ Neil Kramer is a writer in Los Angeles. Citizen of the Month is his blog. Make yourself at home. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: wa http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-228788 wa Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:20:33 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-228788 I remember going shopping on Montana Avenue and being turned away because I was a size...Eight. I remember going shopping on Montana Avenue and being turned away because I was a size…Eight.

]]> By: crunchy carpets http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-228785 crunchy carpets Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:13:38 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-228785 Yeah and I usually prefer to shop in the states for bigger sizes..sucks if that is changing..but never shopped there..was at the mall in Burbank..liked that one..GOOD shopping for us obviously GIANT ladies. Our mall here is all petites too...LOVE that..sigh and would men sue? My dh can't find XL's that fit him in Gap or Old Navy anymore..but just soldiers on. Yeah and I usually prefer to shop in the states for bigger sizes..sucks if that is changing..but never shopped there..was at the mall in Burbank..liked that one..GOOD shopping for us obviously GIANT ladies.

Our mall here is all petites too…LOVE that..sigh and would men sue?

My dh can’t find XL’s that fit him in Gap or Old Navy anymore..but just soldiers on.

]]> By: FredericaBimble http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-222609 FredericaBimble Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:34:32 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-222609 Eliza F: No, a US size 14 is a UK size 18....There's a 4 size difference between the two. A size 14 US is pretty large. A size 0 US is a UK 4 - whilst this is quite small, it isn't drastic on a 5' woman. It is about right, actually if the woman is petite. A US 6 is about a UK 10. So, 'size 0' doesn't seem that far out, after all. Eliza F: No, a US size 14 is a UK size 18….There’s a 4 size difference between the two. A size 14 US is pretty large. A size 0 US is a UK 4 - whilst this is quite small, it isn’t drastic on a 5′ woman. It is about right, actually if the woman is petite. A US 6 is about a UK 10.
So, ’size 0′ doesn’t seem that far out, after all.

]]> By: Citizen of the Month » Everyone is Welcome! http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-213414 Citizen of the Month » Everyone is Welcome! Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:40:49 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-213414 [...] of my very first posts was about how the Beverly Center in Los Angeles didn’t carry any clothes for women over a size 10-12.   At first, I thought this was [...] [...] of my very first posts was about how the Beverly Center in Los Angeles didn’t carry any clothes for women over a size 10-12.   At first, I thought this was [...]

]]> By: Crittergal http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-211856 Crittergal Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:33:24 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-211856 You mean, men don't know this?! Y'all think we look sloppy and hopeless because we *want* to? I live in Washington, D.C. - not exactly the fashion capital of the world - and it is impossible to find clothing that fits. Saleswoman sneer and rake you up and down with their eyes if you even smile hopefully in their direction. Even if the fabric covers my body, the clothes are *always* cut awkwardly - if it fits my hips, then the bust is so big, I could store both Olsen twins in there. Even if it's just pants or a skirt, not a dress, anything that fits over my hips could be worn in maternity because the waist is so big. And its not just a cultural thing. When I worked as a cashier, a customer once grabbed me by the elbow and asked me, "Excuse me, but when did you white girls start getting booty?" We've always "had booty" but, just like Uncle Clyde and the Shotgun Incident, it's not something we mention in polite society. Or display, apparently. And amen to Question Girl on the Lane Bryant front. I wear a lot of LB out of necessity, but sometimes you walk through the racks of super minis with slits up the fronts thinking, "We should *not* be wearing this." Ugh! You mean, men don’t know this?! Y’all think we look sloppy and hopeless because we *want* to?

I live in Washington, D.C. - not exactly the fashion capital of the world - and it is impossible to find clothing that fits. Saleswoman sneer and rake you up and down with their eyes if you even smile hopefully in their direction.

Even if the fabric covers my body, the clothes are *always* cut awkwardly - if it fits my hips, then the bust is so big, I could store both Olsen twins in there.

Even if it’s just pants or a skirt, not a dress, anything that fits over my hips could be worn in maternity because the waist is so big.

And its not just a cultural thing. When I worked as a cashier, a customer once grabbed me by the elbow and asked me, “Excuse me, but when did you white girls start getting booty?” We’ve always “had booty” but, just like Uncle Clyde and the Shotgun Incident, it’s not something we mention in polite society. Or display, apparently.

And amen to Question Girl on the Lane Bryant front. I wear a lot of LB out of necessity, but sometimes you walk through the racks of super minis with slits up the fronts thinking, “We should *not* be wearing this.” Ugh!

]]> By: ZX81 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-196759 ZX81 Sat, 05 May 2007 15:37:09 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-196759 Elizaf - A US 14 is a UK <b>16</b>. Elizaf - A US 14 is a UK 16.

]]> By: in northridge http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-196673 in northridge Sat, 05 May 2007 07:17:58 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-196673 i am having the same problem. like sarah, i have a very broad built. i , also, have an hourglass shape. regardless of how much i weigh, i still could never find anything to fit my arms, thighs, or butt...and, continue the wearing a size 14/16. (everyone thinks i am a size 10 and are shocked to hear the truth. when i go shopping with friends, they give me things i would dream to fit into). the waist just becomes huge. the one place that consistently caters to women, who are large with no gut, is banana republic. i also love shopping at anthropologie and find ella moss tops and dress (anthropologie and nordstrom) to be quite flattering. it is quite frustrating, because the assumption is that if you are thick, you are fat. i've tried shopping at the "fat girl" stores, and the smaller sizes are too big. they do not fit an athletic female body: they are shapeless and are too roomy at the waist and stomach. i wish someone would get a clue and design clothes for athletic and broad women that are figure flattering and gorgeous. i look absolutely hot when i find the right dress, and any designer should be proud to have me wear their clothes. i am having the same problem. like sarah, i have a very broad built. i , also, have an hourglass shape. regardless of how much i weigh, i still could never find anything to fit my arms, thighs, or butt…and, continue the wearing a size 14/16. (everyone thinks i am a size 10 and are shocked to hear the truth. when i go shopping with friends, they give me things i would dream to fit into). the waist just becomes huge. the one place that consistently caters to women, who are large with no gut, is banana republic. i also love shopping at anthropologie and find ella moss tops and dress (anthropologie and nordstrom) to be quite flattering. it is quite frustrating, because the assumption is that if you are thick, you are fat. i’ve tried shopping at the “fat girl” stores, and the smaller sizes are too big. they do not fit an athletic female body: they are shapeless and are too roomy at the waist and stomach. i wish someone would get a clue and design clothes for athletic and broad women that are figure flattering and gorgeous. i look absolutely hot when i find the right dress, and any designer should be proud to have me wear their clothes.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-191002 Sarah Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:55:36 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-191002 I have had this problem for a long time. I am white and 5'10 and athletic (triathlete). I am full bodied and have big strong thighs and calves. I can barely fit into a size 12, usually cannot. Even when I slim down (I yoyo alot depending on how active I am), I have a terrible time finding clothing. I am completely dependent on websites for larger sizes. It's a real bummer to never be able to go shopping, to try something on, to see how it feels before buying, to wear that brand new outfit on a Saturday night. I feel desperate for clothes and order/return all the time. It's just a huge bummer. If they'd only carry a size 14, everything would be different. 12 is just too small. I have had this problem for a long time. I am white and 5′10 and athletic (triathlete). I am full bodied and have big strong thighs and calves. I can barely fit into a size 12, usually cannot. Even when I slim down (I yoyo alot depending on how active I am), I have a terrible time finding clothing. I am completely dependent on websites for larger sizes. It’s a real bummer to never be able to go shopping, to try something on, to see how it feels before buying, to wear that brand new outfit on a Saturday night. I feel desperate for clothes and order/return all the time. It’s just a huge bummer. If they’d only carry a size 14, everything would be different. 12 is just too small.

]]> By: 14 and Cute http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-190751 14 and Cute Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:05:57 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-190751 Try a Chico's store , the size 14 would be labeled as a size "3". They only carry 0,1,2,and 3. The clothes are made for women with a real figure and look fabulous on. You can also look at Avenue and Lane Bryant. You might as well shop where they want your money. As far as size being a "race" thing, I am part Mexican and was skinny most of my life, now I am a 14. I see plenty of larger white women and women of all races. Face it, large just does not look as CUTE in the designer clothes as skinny does. Try a Chico’s store , the size 14 would be labeled as a size “3″. They only carry 0,1,2,and 3. The clothes are made for women with a real figure and look fabulous on. You can also look at Avenue and Lane Bryant. You might as well shop where they want your money. As far as size being a “race” thing, I am part Mexican and was skinny most of my life, now I am a 14. I see plenty of larger white women and women of all races. Face it, large just does not look as CUTE in the designer clothes as skinny does.

]]> By: question girl http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-92566 question girl Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:36:59 +0000 http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2005/03/14/ohmygod-a-size-14-in-the-beverly-center/#comment-92566 it's not just in LA that this is an issue... in most malls these days, IF you can find a "fat" girl store, the clothing is made of polyester... 14+ women are lucky if they can find a layne bryant in their mall these days - and then, you are stuck with all the "i dont care that i am fat - i;m still gonna wear splashy colors in see through materials" forget about the fact that i work out 3-5 days a week for 2 hours, eat a diet a weight watchers supervisor would be in envy of - and my dr tells me i am fine i still am a 14/16 and i refuse to go clothing shopping anymore it’s not just in LA that this is an issue… in most malls these days, IF you can find a “fat” girl store, the clothing is made of polyester…

14+ women are lucky if they can find a layne bryant in their mall these days - and then, you are stuck with all the “i dont care that i am fat - i;m still gonna wear splashy colors in see through materials”

forget about the fact that i work out 3-5 days a week for 2 hours, eat a diet a weight watchers supervisor would be in envy of - and my dr tells me i am fine

i still am a 14/16 and i refuse to go clothing shopping anymore

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