Cynthia, is that you girl???? Well, alright now.
I’d never heard of Woman Within, but apparently they sell plus size clothing and somehow I ended up on their mailing list. They must be like a second step cousin to Lane Bryant or Ashley Stewart. Never one to ignore the stacks of mail that pile up in our mailbox, I did a “drive by” on all the catalogs last night. One pet peeve that I’ve always had is slim, almost SKINNY women modeling plus size clothing. I realize that ship has sailed and the mainstream will never change. I digress.
Cynthia??? Is that you girl??? Modeling clothes in a plus size catalog??? How’s Peter??? How are y’alls finances??? I read here that y’all are opening ANOTHER restaurant??? I know that restaurants are a tricky business endeavor. Good luck with the new one. Cynthia, I thought you were opening a school for modeling? I guess you’re back to modeling, huh? Leading by example. Yeah, that’s it. Showing folks that everybody has gotta work. I can understand that, but please stop modeling for plus size catalogs. Please and thank you!
Ummm….wow. Yeah, I got nuttin :-/ But can we talk about the “hokieness”(yep, I made it up!) of these clothes? Ugh….none of the fab plus ladies I know wear these clothes. Listen here Woman Within – step ya game up! Geez. *Hands mic back over to MrsTDJ*
LOL @ hokieness. I like that word. I get this catalog as well and I have yet to order something out of it.
Seriously man!! Excuse my language – I ain’t never been caught in no shat like that, nor any of the super fab sistas we know! If you get a minute, check out their website – pure comedy!
I didn’t even know of the epidemic that was skinny girls modeling plus sized clothes. That gray coat looks huge on her. It’s not really a good way to sell clothes if you ask me. And Cynt still gotta make that money honey! Peter’s pipe dreams aint gonna do it for too long.
Yes ma’am, tis the rage and has been forever. LOL @ Peter’s pipe dreams! I so need to catch up on this season to see what those fools are doing!
Yes ma’am, tis the rage and has been forever. LOL @ Peter’s pipe dreams! I so need to catch up on this season to see what those fools are doing!
Seriously??? I’m gonna need her to sit that skinny tail down.
And where was she going to get the money to open a modeling school anyway? You know her husband’s restaurant WILL fail. I’ve heard nothing about it around own here in the ATL. Nothing.
Wow @ y’all not hearing anything about Peter’s new joint. #doomed
This is too funny…times are hard I guess but she is definitely NOT a plus size model..Lane Bryant should know better!!
She’s SO not a plus size model. Lane Bryant has been trying to do a little better lately, at least picking size 12 and 14 women. But Cynthia ain’t even a dang size 8.
why on earth is she modeling plus size clothes. who came up with this idea. i know the industry thinks a 12 is plus size but she isn’t even that. stop the madness!
Agreed!! Someone really does need to stop the madness. Me thinks I’m gonna write a few emails.
Funny that you should blog about plus size clothes when I’ve spent the last two days trying to convince my best friend to shop online. I’m not sure which sites are the best but here are a few sites we were looking at. What do you think about these?
http://us.asos.com/Women-Curve/tia6w/?cid=9577&r=1&mk=na
http://www.igigi.com/
http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Homepage.jsp
http://www.onestopplus.com/default.aspx
http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/nordstrom-rack?origin=headerlogo
The best place to shop (to me) for plus size clothes online is in the U.K.
Yes ma’am, I love Asos and Igigi. My wallet doesn’t, but I do. Torrid is hit or miss for me, but I know folks that love it. Never done One Stop Plus, and Nordstroms is out my range for regular, everyday clothing. If she is looking to piece together things, I’d keep an eye on the staples from Lane Bryant and The Avenue. They are always having great sales.
Wow is all I can say!
Ha ha! ‘Nuff said!
Cynthia is every bit of a size four. They are wrong for that
Bwahaha! Exactly! I said a size 8 max, but you’re probably totally right. 4!!!
Snort.
Maybe they thought the coat would poof her out and make her look more plus size-ish?
(And I will also thumb through every catalog we get in the mail. What if I miss something fabulous?!)
LOL @ the coat poofing her out!
I know! Makes me wonder what the heck else I’m missing? Might have to speed browse a little slower.
Well, at least I’ve finally seen some of her work.
D.E.A.D!!!
Cynthia is nothing close to plus size. What a marketing contradiction. That is crazy. I see many beautiful plus size women everywhere with killer style & gorgeous looks. I think merchants could actually sell more by using “real” plus size women. I am puzzled.
Exactly! I just don’t get it! If I saw a fab chic KILLING an outfit, I’d be more likely to buy it. Seeing someone in a single digit gives me no indication at all of how something will fit my body. Foolish industry!
I don’t know why they let skinny women model for plus-sizes… it gets on my nerves.
Isn’t it irritating as heck? I seriously don’t get the reasoning. They are turning off, instead of appealing to the population they want to buy the clothing.
Oh wow! That is so strange. I’m so behind on the show.
I’m waaaaaaaay behind too! As in, I’ve seen ZERO episodes this season. Hope to catch up this weekend and next week.
This is just ridiculous! When she said she was still getting jobs I had no idea. For shame and booooooo!
LOL! Exactly. Now we know precisely the kinds of gigs she’s still getting.
Far far from the runway or mainstream print mags.
I absolutely despise skinny women modeling plus size clothing. Absolutely retarded. and narrow-minded. But I’ve seen her in that catalog before. My mom gets a zillion catalogs and I flipped through it and saw her.
I was SO happy when Lane Bryant started using plus-sized mannequins in their display windows. Although their mannequins are probably only a size 14, it’s a start.
It is oh so irritating. Oh wait! You knew and didn’t tell us???? LOL! For shame!!
I hate it as well. It’s one of my biggest issues with Plus Size Retailers.
I really wish that someone would catch a freaking clue!
That’s so dumb. Out of all the real plus size models in the world… Cynthia? In related randomness. I wonder where Peter was?
Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
LOL @ where is Peter? You know what?? Let me go and check our my hubby’s Big and Tall Casual Male catalog! You might be on to something!
I’m not doing this with you. Not today. That chick makes the decisions. Lest Peter’s new bar fails again.
Bwahaha! You quitting me today sis??? But I heart you! =)
LOL.. Wait I had to stop laughing before I could comment. I had no idea Cynthia was modeling plus size clothing.. Why? I think real woman rather see the clothes on real woman. But then again, they did try to classify her into the plus size category last season when she came out with a little more jiggle. To me that wasn’t plus size. But nice shots though
OMG! I totally forgot about her “gaining” last season.
Just silly is what it is! #foolishfashioinindustry
Extremely mad you keep saying “Cynthia, is that you?” Lmao! You are a plum fool! Love it
I’ve seen her in a few catalogs. I’m not mad at her tho.