Almost But Not Quite

I recently ran across this article on my handy dandy USAToday iPhone ap when I read the headline:

More retailers offer fashionable clothing for plus-size womenRead full article 

So, I guess someone finally realized not everyone got sucked into ordering Shawn T's Hip Hop Abs or Susan Lucci's Malibu Pilates Chair from the 2am infomercial. Maybe at their last conference someone metioned that they thought eating disorders went out of style in '04 along with the Ricki Lake Show. Not to mention with all of the steroids and sugar that concentrates our food the only people able to fit most of these tiny styles are newborns and crack addicts. So welcome to 2010 retailers.

But I would be re missed if I didn't take this opportunity to say "Almost but Not Quite" because there is a group of women that are not being serviced by most retailers at all and that is the medium/thick chick. This woman has a lil extra on her arms and back and she has round thighs, hips and/or a big butt. Not to be confused with the chicks that are about 100-150lbs over weight who tries to pass off a waist belt for a waist. No I'm talking about a woman who's a little more filled out but can't shop in the Plus Size Department. (No diss plus size chicks...I'm just sayin)

And unfortunately for the medium/thick chick finding clothes that accommodate her is a challenge. Either the shirt sleeves are too skinny or the pants are cut for a chick with absolutely nothing in the back and a lower case 'V' in the front. FYI...Two inch zippers are for baby clothes.
Going shopping is most women's favorite past time but not for me. Going shopping is a burden because no matter if I go a size up or down. Something is going to hang wrong. Now I'm frustrated and depressed which sends me to the Cinnabon stand for a Caramel Pecanbun with extra icing. Yes, Extra. I told you my feelings were hurt. Then after I finish the entire thing in one sitting I'm even more depressed because I realize I'm that much further from the crack head clothes and much closer to the car cover. So I wander along the streets until I find a bar because nothing is going to cheer me up now except 3 white wines and the sweet compliments of some some lonely old man sitting next to me smelling of desperation and Viagra. So I say all that to say the fashion industry needs to consider girls like me, the 'in-between chick', and create that line so I can start feeling good about shopping again. Because if this continues, I really will be shopping in the Plus department which will then drive down the availability of the fashionable styles that retailers are adding to the department. It's a vicious cycle.

FYI: I'm sure someone is reading this like "OMG! Just lose some weight! Duh!" So let me be very clear: I love my size (somewhere between 10-12, depending on what I've been eating) and I like having thighs and hips and ass! That's what women are supposed to have. Not dissing naturally skinny girls; you're rocking what God gave you. WORK IT! But I'm not about to kill myself and try to conform to some unrealistic image of what a woman is supposed to look like. Pass me the pasta and lets do this!