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cat–77:
iwrotesomeofitdown:
foxnphoenix:
ceraunos:
swiglit:
thesociallyanxiousrebel:
jeanie205:
labelleizzy:
luciferspersephone:
reichenbella:
bodypositivestatues:
It is time for a fucking revolution.
If the fashion industry thrives on newness and novelty then they are failing themselves.
If you want a ‘new twist on a classic style’ I’ve got one for you.
Make a pencil skirt for someone who is 5ft 3.
Make a white shirt that will button over my breasts.
Make a shift dress that doesn’t get ‘nipped in at the waist’.
Make a pair of shoes that won’t aggravate my ankle injury.
Make a ‘nude-coloured’ dress that is dark brown.
Make your plus-sized jeans in actual denim, not some shitty stretch fabric dyed blue.
You want a fresh take on the classics?
Try making your clothes for someone who isn’t six foot tall and a size 6.
For once.
Please.
oh and also make fucking steel-toed boots under the size mens 8 1/2
Make some form-fitting shirts that are thick enough to stop our bras from showing through.
Make sensitive skin-friendly buttons and clasps so we don’t have worry about the metal making us break out in contact dermatitis (that’s a localized rash that can easily become an infection, for the uninformed).
Make a long dress that is easy to go to the bathroom in.
Make a pair of jeans that actually fit in the crotch area instead of putting us at risk of a yeast infection (No “V”).
Make more dress shoes that aren’t heels.
Put more pockets in women’s clothes.
CREATE A FUCKING UNIVERSAL SIZING SYSTEM THAT MAKES SENSE.
Every. Last. Fucking. One. Of These.
All sadly true!
This reminds me of one of the first times my husband went clothes shopping with me. I gathered up my usual armful to take into the dressing room and he eyed me with astonishment and said, “Are you going to buy all that?” Now he wasn’t complaining, mind you, he was just surpised.
I gave him the hairy eyeball and said, “I’ll be lucky if even one of these fits right and looks good. I can’t just pick a shirt or a pair of jeans off a rack and buy them because I know they’ll fit. Like you can.”
I still remember the quiet “Oh,” that came out of his mouth.
LOL. That was awhile ago. He’s learned since.
Make sweaters and jackets that actually insulate and keep us warm
Give us real flannel, not cotton knock-offs
If you’re going to sew the pocket closed, don’t even bother putting it on
I would like to reiterate: GIVE 👏🏿WOMEN 👏🏿FUCTIONAL👏🏿 POCKETS👏🏿. Give us ALL THE POCKETS.
Also:
- make clothes that last for longer than a single season before they wear out
- make clothes without using sweatshops, child labour, underpaying and mistreating workers at ANY stage of clothing cycle
- make clothes using ecologically produced fabrics, and reduce the environmental impact of the clothing industry across the board
- make quality clothing accessible and affordable for all
- end the fast fashion industry
- give ! us ! a ! universal ! sizing ! system !! and ! pockets !!!
Slow Fashion. This is called Slow Fashion. DEMAND IT.
Make shoes marketed to women over a size 11, in wide, extra wide, double wide, and make them look professional and chic and not beige for once. Make dress shoes that are not pumps. Women with big feet need corporate attire shoes. Plus sized women need corporate wear that doesn’t have lace inserts or shoulder cutouts or other ugly, unprofessional bullshit.
Make professional clothing for people who physically cannot manipulate that many tiny buttons or contort themselves to get that clasp at the back. Stop lining the shoulder seams with plastic that itches even for people not allergic to it. Make tall sizes that aren’t stick thin and plus sizes that aren’t super short. Realize that people come in all shapes, sizes, and mobilities.
And when you’re done with all that, don’t sew in your damn labels with a plastic thread that doubles as a tiny stiletto.