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I’ve seen some nasty comments that bully smaller sized women and bashing the clothing company for including “skinny women.”
Here’s the thing…
A size 10 by fashion standards is not considered thin. The fashion industry goes up to a size 6 at the most when it comes to high fashion labels.
I’ve watched several videos from Torrid employees giving their opinion on the size expansion and they’ve given some actual facts when it comes to the size expansion. Torrid caters to real women with curves and shapes by assuring that these sizes fit real women.
Let’s be real for a second, normally when clothes say “size 10” it’s really meant to fit models who have flat stomachs with a little bit of hip action. I’m a size 14-16 in jeans and currently losing weight. It’s hard to find jeans that won’t make my butt look saggy. So the fact that Torrid is making the effort to make sure that their clothing fits women with curves is something I can get behind!
So before you get mad at Torrid for including smaller sizes into their collection there are a few things you should consider first. While they are including smaller sizes in their clothing line they are also expanding up to size 30. In the high fashion industry model sizes are restricted at a size 6, every size after that is considered plus size.
Finally, Torrid is making sure that their clothing fits women with these sizes for all different shape types. In fashion ads you will see that while it may say size 14, that “size 14” is really meant to fit one body type; models with a flat stomach and hips.
Torrid’s clothing line fits regular women, not high fashion models and that’s something we should celebrate.
Moral is:, don’t bash Torrid and women who are smaller than a size 14 without knowing the facts first.