patterned cardigans
So, I'm searching for patterned cardigans that will fit my size 24/26 body, that are slightly modern in shape, color and pattern. I'd prefer fitted cardigans... but you know, at this point I'll take anything and try to "make it work." I'd love to try some pattern mixing, or just add variety to a solid dress over the summer instead of multiple layers.
I've done a cursory search -- F21+, HM+, ON, LB, Fashion Bug, Ave, OSP & the Redcats gang, City Chic, Torrid, Alloy, Alight, Target, Kmart -- and I keep coming up empty-handed. If you have some solid leads, as in actual links to stores that sell a variety of patterned cardigans in size 24 or 26 online (not stores like Ross or Burlington where inventory varies by location, or your local thrift store), please PLEASE share it here.
And I just want to rant for a second about the fact fat people over size 18 have to "make it work" whenever we want to dress in a style outside the bounds of the current trends at Lane Bryant and Torrid. We have a choice -- conventional (jeans, t-shirts, wrap dresses), super on-trend (skinny jeans, leggings), business-wear (suits, sheath dresses, pencil skirts), edgy/punky/pin-uppy (everything at T and CC). Fatties don't get one-stop-shops like Anthropologie, or ModCloth or Ruche or Urban Outfitters or whatever -- instead, we have to make shit work: like, get a dress from store X and turn it backwards and rip out the collar, then get a cardigan from store Y and wash it in a mixture of cold water and horse piss and let it air dry for 4 days to stretch it out and then it will fit, and now you've got yourself an X-style outfit! AWESOME! And while I understand that the search is also a part of the fun, and that "personal style" doesn't mean buying everything off the rack at American Eagle and styling it just like the mannequin in the window, it would sure as fuck be nice to have more style OPTIONS available than shrug or pencil skirt or sheath dress or leggings or denim mini-skirt or cropped jacket or the 90 different BLACK dresses they sell at Avenue to choose from.
So yeah, if you have some ideas for where I can find some patterned cardigans in size 24 or26, please share them here. Thanks everyone!
I've done a cursory search -- F21+, HM+, ON, LB, Fashion Bug, Ave, OSP & the Redcats gang, City Chic, Torrid, Alloy, Alight, Target, Kmart -- and I keep coming up empty-handed. If you have some solid leads, as in actual links to stores that sell a variety of patterned cardigans in size 24 or 26 online (not stores like Ross or Burlington where inventory varies by location, or your local thrift store), please PLEASE share it here.
And I just want to rant for a second about the fact fat people over size 18 have to "make it work" whenever we want to dress in a style outside the bounds of the current trends at Lane Bryant and Torrid. We have a choice -- conventional (jeans, t-shirts, wrap dresses), super on-trend (skinny jeans, leggings), business-wear (suits, sheath dresses, pencil skirts), edgy/punky/pin-uppy (everything at T and CC). Fatties don't get one-stop-shops like Anthropologie, or ModCloth or Ruche or Urban Outfitters or whatever -- instead, we have to make shit work: like, get a dress from store X and turn it backwards and rip out the collar, then get a cardigan from store Y and wash it in a mixture of cold water and horse piss and let it air dry for 4 days to stretch it out and then it will fit, and now you've got yourself an X-style outfit! AWESOME! And while I understand that the search is also a part of the fun, and that "personal style" doesn't mean buying everything off the rack at American Eagle and styling it just like the mannequin in the window, it would sure as fuck be nice to have more style OPTIONS available than shrug or pencil skirt or sheath dress or leggings or denim mini-skirt or cropped jacket or the 90 different BLACK dresses they sell at Avenue to choose from.
So yeah, if you have some ideas for where I can find some patterned cardigans in size 24 or26, please share them here. Thanks everyone!