purplemoon
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*****MAJOR RANT ALERT*****
Having spent the last few days scouring the internet and phoning cycle/sports shops looking for suitable clothing, especially women's, in larger sizes (i.e. anything above a size 14/16) I am becoming increasingly frustrated and angry that there appears to be virtually nothing available in the UK
I did manage to find one company that makes a select few items in a size 18/20 only to find that the proportions were all wrong and do not provide a generous and comfortable fit
Why oh why do manufacturers not cater for different body shapes, rather than just increasing the overall size of a garment by an inch or two whilst keeping the same proportions more suited to a Kate Moss type figure!
The vast majority of us "fatties" especially in the 40+ age bracket also have to contend with beer bellies and mummy tummies, and even then you don't necessarily have to be overweight or need larger sizes to suffer from that problem!
It's time manufacturers woke up to this and started to produce clothing that is comfortable to wear and in generous proportions to cover all our "bits". The Americans seem to be able to manage it so why can't the British?
I'd be very interested to know how many people feel that same as I do about this as surely I can't be the only one struggling with this problem
Who do we need to lobby and get support from to get our voices heard?
Having spent the last few days scouring the internet and phoning cycle/sports shops looking for suitable clothing, especially women's, in larger sizes (i.e. anything above a size 14/16) I am becoming increasingly frustrated and angry that there appears to be virtually nothing available in the UK
I did manage to find one company that makes a select few items in a size 18/20 only to find that the proportions were all wrong and do not provide a generous and comfortable fit
Why oh why do manufacturers not cater for different body shapes, rather than just increasing the overall size of a garment by an inch or two whilst keeping the same proportions more suited to a Kate Moss type figure!
The vast majority of us "fatties" especially in the 40+ age bracket also have to contend with beer bellies and mummy tummies, and even then you don't necessarily have to be overweight or need larger sizes to suffer from that problem!
It's time manufacturers woke up to this and started to produce clothing that is comfortable to wear and in generous proportions to cover all our "bits". The Americans seem to be able to manage it so why can't the British?
I'd be very interested to know how many people feel that same as I do about this as surely I can't be the only one struggling with this problem
Who do we need to lobby and get support from to get our voices heard?