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I once took a bunch of pricey, unworn heels to an upscale second-hand boutique to sell, and the cashier looked at me (not the shoes) and said I’d be better off taking them to a plus-sized thrift store, or just donating them to Goodwill. When I asked if she was even going to look at them she said they weren’t interested in plus-sizes clothes. Um, they’re shoes.
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I was looking for a bridesmaid dress at Neiman Marcus, and had a literal Mean Girls experience. I asked an employee for help finding a specific dress color, and she looked at me and said “hmmm, you might have a better time finding something in your size at Penney’s or Macy’s.” I left in tears.
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Wedding dress shopping as a plus-size woman was awful. Most of the places we went had very matronly dresses–I wanted to be a little sexy. David’s Bridal had 3 choices in my size and wondered why I wouldnt commit. Other places had dresses that were way too small or none at all and said they could order a dress if I paid the deposit–who buys a dress if you cant see what it looks like on you. We ended up at Alfred Angelo, because every dress came in every size and I found my dress. It was the 20th dress I had tried on. My seamstress was the one Mike Rowe featured rescuing the dresses when AA went out of business and she took that beautiful dress and made it perfect for me. It shouldn’t be so hard to find a dress to bring tears to your spouse’s eyes.