Frustration Selfie: "This is what it looks like when plus-size women go shopping!"

When designers introduce their new creations, they usually show them on the catwalk, in beautiful catalogs or online shops. They are presented by the same type of woman: 1.80 meters, she must be tall and wear size 34/36 at the most. Still, the industry never tires of saying that every woman should wear what she wants, and that fashion in every size is beautiful.

That's true, but one thing keeps cropping up: when clothes in plus size sizes are offered, the proportions are often not right. About it complain bloggers as well as Otto normal consumers. In the social channels one finds heaps of unfortunate comments on this topic.

Sonny Turner is also involved. The American works as a plus-size model and has 122,000 followers on her Instagram account. There she posted a photo a few days ago: A selfie, shot from a dressing room. So she wants to show how hard the search for the perfect bikini really is, if you do not have typical model dimensions but normal curves.



A post shared by SONNY TURNER (@sonnyturner___) on Jun 27, 2017 at 12:50 pm

The bikini post shows them in three different poses (in the original picture you have to click through the arrows). From the front, from the side and from behind. Then you can see: The top just barely covers the breasts, makes them seem somehow informal and gives no support. The panties she wears are also far too short. And that, even though she has chosen the largest size that was available as she writes under the photo!

"How can fashion labels only produce bikinis in these sizes and assume that there are simply no curvy women?", Turner writes under the photo. In fact, during her shopping trip, she did not find a matching bikini. What bothers them most is the fact that for women who are NORMAL built, there are apparently no suitable swimwear in many stores. Your post immediately picked up thousands of women who are now sharing it around the world to raise awareness.



How to Wear a Plus Size BodyCon Three Ways (March 2024).



Bikini, Instagram, Fashion