Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Shades of Us

I was pleased to see some articles about diversity today.  This one discusses skin-toned fashions such as hosiery and shoes being expanded to cover more shades of nude.  This one presents a department store that's planning to offer gender-neutral clothing and organization, instead of men's/women's; alas, a temporary showing, but it's a step in the right direction.
Tags: economics, ethnic studies, gender studies, news, shopping
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ysabetwordsmith

Well...

ysabetwordsmith

March 4 2015, 05:26:20 UTC 6 years ago

>> I note that the one outfit advertising a "full range" of colour only goes to XL (36DD)... <<

I believe they started with a range of common sizes and have engaged in polling to determine what other sizes their customers want.
technoshaman

Re: Well...

technoshaman

March 4 2015, 05:39:38 UTC 6 years ago

Okay, that I can see. Although I still think they should've gone to 3X from the get-go, given their audience.. but being willing to *fix* the problem goes a long way.