The Italian fashion label Subdued only offers teen clothes up to size 38. Fatter girls are systematically excluded. Why this is an alarming sign.
In a clothing store at Hamburger Jungfernstieg Colorful Christmas sweaters and short skirts are piled up. A teenage girl leans over a mountain of brown corduroy styles, barely wider than a belt. She is looking for her size. There are stacks of sizes 34 and 36, and at the bottom she finds a skirt in size 38. But it ends just below her bottom. “Do you have that in size 40 too?” she asks a saleswoman walking past. She looks at the girl irritated, almost as if she was asking for a sack of potatoes. “We don’t have that size.”
Source: Stern
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
