Comments | fatshionista: Bringing joy and snark filled laughter

ravenette84 in fatshionista

Bringing joy and snark filled laughter

Sep 12, 2013 12:15

Wow shopping sucks.
I was looking for new fall clothes, and due to the large quantities of crap, I wrote a snark/sarcasm (or as i like to call it "snarcasm") filled blog.
http://alternativefats.blogspot.com/2013/09/crap-fat-clothes-for-fall.htmlAnd figured I would share it with you, my wonderful community of fashion forward amazing people, who give ( Read more... )

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Comments 34

dripbat September 13 2013, 05:58:25 UTC

I loooove those lace shorts. ;___; I only wish I could find them in my size. But I like eyelet lace, prolly too much. Hehe. :3

Everything else I can agree with you though. I went into Catherine's last month to return some bras and oh god, everything in there was pretty much horrible. Shirts with neon palm trees with gems glued on that are tunic length. I'm guessing that somewhere next to those were some of those horrible stirrup pants that my mom used to buy me when I was in high school. D: God I hated those SO bad.

ravenette84 September 13 2013, 06:40:52 UTC

The words "serious chub rub" flew through my head when I saw the shorts.
I can only imagine the damage my thighs would do to the poor shorts, and then the damage they would do to me in kind.

Omg stirrup pants!! I was plagued by them too!!

dripbat September 13 2013, 12:02:45 UTC

This is true. This is why I only wear skirts and dresses now. I screw up pants/shorts so bad. And leggings don't last long and I have to end up cutting them down into socks before long. haha

I make my own chub rub cream so I'm covered there. :) My thighs are always silky smooth and slide right off each other. I just mix coconut oil with arrowroot power and/or corn starch till I have a nice paste. I have it in a huge jar in the bathroom and a travel tube filled with it in case I need to slip into the powder room and reapply. Super cheap!

kakugori September 13 2013, 06:55:35 UTC

I bought that spiked shoulder epaulette shirt from ASOS. Now, I'd far away prefer it to NOT have a peplum bottom, but otherwise it fits my weirdo style pretty well. I can see how it wouldn't work for a lot of people.

Snark is all good with me. Have you seen wtfplus.tumblr.com?

ravenette84 September 13 2013, 16:18:32 UTC

Do the shoulder things come off?
I would hope they do, otherwise I would fear for my wash machines safety

kakugori September 13 2013, 19:49:02 UTC

Nope, they don't. And they're felt under the spikes, so I think this is a hand wash only item anyway. I kind of figured it would be before I decided to buy it.

labellelle September 16 2013, 18:08:44 UTC

I would love to see a pic of your outfit featuring the spiked-shoulder shirt. I just can't imagine how it would work with anything :-/

And usually, my imagination is waaaay open/out-there/free/etc. so to say I'm annoyed with myself would be an understatement.

Either I'm getting old (and at almost 46, that's entirely possible) or I'm so stuck in a can-I-dress-that-up-for-work mode, that I can't see much of anything beyond the basics (which would equally suck).

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mahsox_mahsox September 13 2013, 14:55:36 UTC

Fat bodies are so diverse in how they carry their fat that if every garment style had to work equally well on them all, we'd be left with not a lot of choice.

ravenette84 September 13 2013, 16:27:09 UTC

not fat bodies are just as diverse ( ... )

mahsox_mahsox September 14 2013, 02:58:02 UTC

not fat bodies are just as diverse!

No, no they are not... do you even think about the fat bodies you know before opening your mouth? There are differences in ratio between body measurements that become more extreme once you start laying down fat. A skinny person with an inherent apple shape is going to be more similar in overall propertions to another skinny person with an inherent hourglass shape than they would be to each other if they both gained 200 pounds and the hourglass got herself a set of banging boobs and buttocks and the apple got herself a rippling belly.

Sheesh.

ravenette84 September 14 2013, 04:20:58 UTC

miauminx September 13 2013, 19:51:35 UTC

um I didn't really see it as snark so much as you not liking the styles- while I have no interest in overalls/pinafores/looking like an infant most of the items you attempted to snark are on trend- florals in general- NOT just for fat-folk are/were a large trend for Spring/Summer 2013- it wasn't New York Fashion Week on trend, because....NYFW isn't really ready to wear. you wanting florals to transfer over to mens-wear is fine but not actually on-trend at present.

dripbat September 14 2013, 09:45:12 UTC

Florals are always on trend for fat people. It's like the default (well that and black). I know I get frustrated seeing them over and over. :( I remember when you couldn't really get plus sized clothing without it being floral or just flat colors. I'm glad there are a few more choices now, but I think it's a valid complaint.

ravenette84 September 14 2013, 18:31:51 UTC

I think large print florals are a cop out. and I find it hilariously annoying when the flowers sit directly over my crotch or one of my boobs.. what am I a Georgia O'keefe painting?

ladymeag September 14 2013, 19:57:57 UTC

I don't tend to care about "trend piece" shopping - it rarely fits my personal style. That said, what you're complaining about is on-trend pieces being made available in on-trend shapes to a plus-size market. This is the same stuff that's available in straight sizes right now and that's kind of awesome ( ... )