If you’re a lady that is slightly larger than a size UK 12, you might be seemingly perturbed by the reality of ladies designer clothes always verging on the small side. It’s a good thing if you have curves, but fashion designers don’t seem to think like that and that’s why their clothes always run much smaller than high street labels. In all the years that designer fashion has been available, there seems to have been one common theme, and that’s that the clothes are small sized.
Of course, all women want to look their best and ladies designer clothes have a great impact on our self-confidence. The problem starts when curvy ladies find they can’t buy top designer clothes because they simply can’t get into them! To start with, you have to be able to find a designer brand that caters for your size and this can be a lengthy process for some. Something else worth bearing in mind is the size discrepancy between high street clothes and ladies designer clothes from the top brands – you could be a size UK 10 in high street but suddenly find you’re a size UK 14 in designer. Many slim women will agree that designer clothes aren’t over-generous with their sizing, and this often prompts many women to try and lose weight so they can fit into their favourite ladies designer clothes.
Fashion designers have created this idealistic view of how their clothes are supposed to look and that’s why their small sized ladies designer clothes are always worn on the catwalk by very thin ladies. Now would be a good time for fashion designers to realise that women come in all shapes and sizes and their designer creations can still look just as good on someone slightly larger. Unfortunately, designers often only look at how the garment looks on the catwalk.
But let’s not get too down about this, as there is a glimmer of hope out there with some fashion designers now catering for women who are slightly larger. Juicy Couture, for example, used to run particularly on the small side, but now a Juicy size Large will comfortably fit a UK 12 or 14, so maybe other designers will start following suit too.