By KIM BHASIN
Back when she still worked at a
Lululemon Athletica store in downtown
Philadelphia, Elizabeth Licorish was
struck by the contrasting ways the
company showcased different sizes of
its wildly popular yoga pants.
Most of the merchandise was
presented out on the floor, hung
on the walls, or folded neatly in
cabinets for all the world to see.
But the largest sizes — the 10s
and the 12s — were relegated to
a separate area at the back of the
store, left clumped and unfolded
under a table.
These larger offerings were
rarely restocked, said Licorish,
who worked at Lululemon for four
months in 2011. The only styles
available in those sizes were old
designs whose fashion moment
had long since passed.
“All the other merchandise in
the store was kind of sacred, but
these were thrown in a heap,” Licorish told The Huffington Post. “It
was definitely discriminatory to
those who wear larger sizes.”