Austinist: Wear For Art Thou, Outfit?

Laura Hensley

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:55:50 -0600

I actually haven't set foot in Torrid yet. I just peer in and see giant tube tops teetering on small hangers and that frightens me away. I'm sort of an inbetweener, usually a size 12 will do. But tops are all over the place. Sometimes L are just fine other times XL is the only option. Large chest, smaller waist sounds great but its actually a sizing nightmare.

misssteak

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:00:37 -0600

Torrid blows, as does Lane Bryant. What would be nice is for a designer/company to realize that women over size 12 do not necessarily like to be draped in cheap, shitty polyester loud prints or crappy hot topic clothing. Boutique wear for fatties? Yes please! (Like Leelees in NYC ) I'm on the high end (size wise) of designer clothing (14-16) -- but I still try to work it. I tend to get lots of things at Nordstroms (they've got a new line that goes up to XL), Anthropologie (16 and XL), GAP (up to 20), H&M (XL), and Macys. If you haven't discovered Fatshionista yet, I'm sorry to just be telling you about it now. -- they have excellent reviews on almost all the plus sized fashion around plus lots of folks talking about fashion for the size 14+ set.

Laura Hensley

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:30:09 -0600

From one "average sized" woman to another, Torid is open at Barton Creek Square Mall now.