#Trying to utilize Xs in their design.

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Marvin Willam Walker

Loner Merc Slendersick* 'Unluckiest bastard of the 2070s.'

[femme-enby]

Medicated, ranting, many thoughts that I can (mostly?) process.

Fatphobia & the clothing industry.

The following thoughts first started whirling this time around (not that I wasn’t already aware, but that this specific rambling has been building up since) due to a post on TikTok.

To summarize: apparently sizes are getting “bigger” allegedly due to fat people (Ex: XXS now fitting like an S) and the clothes industry “pandering” to people beyond the typical (and note, SMALL and rare) “plus size” range of clothing. This is specifically speaking on women’s clothing.

Note: I’ve always been small. I’ve had friends of widely varying sizes. I’ve been damn near a figureless 2x4, I’ve had (for my size, and based off of trying on clothes that SHOULD have fit) more curves than the average person of my size. I’ve gained weight in “odd” places for women’s clothes. I’ve either experienced the struggle of finding clothes that fit or heard in extreme detail about it and seen the struggle. I use terms like “skinny/scrawny” and “fat” instead of terminology commonly used in the fashion industry like “straight size” “plus size” “petite” for simplicities sake as well as for the fact that those terms inherently imply that there are clothes that fit that are available, when that isn’t always the case. Direct descriptions of body type/weight are not inherently “bad” or “dirty.”

Firstly: pretty much anyone who isn’t within the range of XS-XL has struggled to find clothes that fit. Downside to mass production, there is very little variation in shape & size, let alone shape adjusting based on size, or adjusting too MUCH based on expectations of the body type of folks who “need” that size.

That being said- there is a difference between “nothing is small enough to fit me well” and “nothing is big enough for me to fit into.” The obvious difference is- one of y’all is still clothed.

Being small, even w curves: clothes can easily be made to fit. Depending on your region, you can probably find a small, family run alterations shop. I’ve had formal dresses altered to fit me in width and length for like… $20 before tip. That’s insane for a dress that they gotta be mindful of things like the structure of the fabric, the sequins or design, the second skirt underneath, etc. yet there are plenty of options for “common” clothes. Needle & thread ain’t expensive, and it’s relatively easy for most able bodied folks to put a stitch in a waistband, or around the “waist” of a shirt so it fits your narrow torso better. There are tips and tricks using hairties, zip ties, shoelaces/hoodie strings, etc. these are especially useful for folks who are skinny with curves. Having to size up so your tits/ass fit? There ya go.

For small folks WITHOUT curves, or with smaller curves, lemme let y’all in on a secret- there is overlap in the smallest juniors, and even women’s clothes, and “big kid” clothes. Some folks might be thinking “tf am I supposed to do, show up at my office job with a dinosaur tee shirt?” To which I say- first, if the dress code allows it, and you like dinosaurs, why not? But SECONDLY!!! They have plain tee shirts. They have plain jeans. They have “dress clothes” for big kids, bc kids have “graduations”, weddings, funerals, presentations, and so on. There are plain colored skirts in the big girl’s section. It might be a little boxy but refer to ways to take in clothes quick and easy. (Hell, you can even use a dinner plate to take something in/give it an hourglass shape.)

Being big, regardless of curves: up to a certain point, sure someone could utilize those same minor alteration tricks I mentioned… but what if there’s literally NOTHING that fits?

Well! Some bright individual had the idea of getting it altered!

Now, that is CERTAINLY an idea, but it’s significantly harder to DIY or even get done professionally. Why? Because you have to ADD fabric. You either have to find the EXACT SAME FABRIC AND COLOR to make it as close to invisible as possible or a complimentary fabric. You then have to figure out where it would look best/be the least noticeable to add this extra fabric in. This costs significantly more money than simply taking something in, whether you’re DIY or paying for the service.

The fact of the matter is- firstly, it’s much more accessible in a sense to have to adapt clothes to a smaller size, than a larger size. Secondly- the smaller you are, the more options you have.

For the scrawny folks who might feel some type of way, be feeling overlooked… I’m going to be kind and compassionate, and let you know, I get it. I’ve tried on 00 jeans back when I was in my mid teens and they’ve been too big. I’ve struggled to find shirts that fit me how they seemed to fit everyone else. I’ve also had jeans that gapped horribly in the back, I’ve had shirts fit baggy around my stomach but far too tight/low on my breasts, I’ve popped the seam on the thighs of jeans and worn through the thighs even with an “impressive” thigh gap. Yes yes, skinny folks can experience plenty of similar issues with clothes.

But consider: imagine how others feel. Folks who struggled even more to find half decent clothes that didn’t leave them looking run down. Folks havin to dress like their grandmas for something that fit them. Folks who have been having to alter their clothes for decades bc of their figure, bc hardly any clothes seem to be made for anyone with impressive curves.

The problem is NOT fat people. The problem is not curvaceous people. The problem is the clothing industry as a whole has little care for women, transfems, anyone who likes wearing feminine clothes, who stray from a slight hourglass figure in sizes 2-8. The problem is fast fashion, where the goal is to pump out micro trends as fast as possible, regardless of quality, in as many copies of “common” sizes as possible to make money. The problem is ableism, leading to plenty of clothes that don’t even acknowledge the existence of folks with varying bodies due to birth defects, the importance of still being able to wear something “acceptable” for certain settings that can still accommodate being in a wheelchair (avoiding flashing anyone or getting tangled in wheels, that is relatively easy to get on or even adapt) or that can accommodate colonoscopy bags or whatever else.

The issue is the greedy ass clothing industry. Not the people who NEED CLOTHES. Beef with the greed of the industry, the REAL fuel behind stupid ass decisions in clothes and production, and then do what you can to acknowledge that it ain’t all about you, everyone needs clothes, everyone SHOULD have access to clothes suitable for every “dress code,” and do what you can to adapt clothes and make concessions when necessary just like fat and disabled folks gotta do all the damn time.

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