"Have you seen most of the plus-size sections out there? It’s horrifying. Whoever’s designing for plus-size doesn’t get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can’t just take a size 8 and make it larger. In my travels, I’ve been an advocate for larger women. I’ve been talking to designers, but only a half-dozen make an effort. Most say, ‘I don’t want a woman who’s a size 10 or 11 wearing my clothes.’ Well, shame on you! It’s not realistic. We need to address real women with real needs."
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Tim Gunn

He needs his own line and it needs to be available at Target.
BOOM!
(via fornowjustcarryon)
Tim Fucking Gunn! I love this man even more now! You tell ‘em!
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“Make It Work” is actually my life mantra. SAINT STATUS.
-Jess
(via stfuconservatives)
Where are the plus-sized sections? 3 racks hidden somewhere? online? it’s crass to not have decent attractive clothing available. but size 11? that’s plus sized!? so all these girls are too big!?

What in the actual fuck is this bullshit. His example of plus size clothes is size fucking 11. Now that’s what I call vanity sizing, from what I’ve heard that should be about a size 32 in mens. How many of you know a “Plus-sized” man wearing size 32 pants? wtf. People come in all shapes and sizes, and Big & Talls womens clothes should be as easy to find as their menswear counterparts, and should be respected as much as their male counterpart.
(Source: fashionista.com, via stfuconservatives)
"The predatory activities of local governments give new meaning to that tired phrase “the cycle of poverty.” Poor people are more far more likely than the affluent to get into trouble with the law, either by failing to pay parking fines or by incurring the wrath of a private-sector creditor like a landlord or a hospital. Once you have been deemed a criminal, you can pretty much kiss your remaining assets goodbye. Not only will you face the aforementioned court costs, but you’ll have a hard time ever finding a job again once you’ve acquired a criminal record. And then of course, the poorer you become, the more likely you are to get in fresh trouble with the law, making this less like a “cycle” and more like the waterslide to hell. The further you descend, the faster you fall — until you eventually end up on the streets and get busted for an offense like urinating in public or sleeping on a sidewalk."
— Barbara Ehrenreich (via azspot)
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"Republicans specialize in accusing opponents of the dirty tricks they themselves are doing—or planning to do. Exhibit A: Romney accusing Obama of “character assassination."
— Michael Tomasky on Mitt Romney’s Character Assassination Game - The Daily Beast (via sarahlee310)
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