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Zara Stores...American Women too fat?!

Zara Sizes for women
I have seen these stores before, Zara, and their clothing look pretty nice. I don't recall going into one of them and perhaps it is a good thing!  Thursday on Good Morning America (GMA) it was reported that Zara stores won't expand further opening more stores here in the US because American Women waistlines are too big! Really?!

The store's main clientele is smaller sized women.  They do well in Europe and Asia, but not so great here because they don't carry sizes for the curvy divas in the United States!  Proof in point, there were two fashion bloggers with the Journalist reporting, who were size 18-20 and could fit into an XL most times.  When they tried the clothing at Zara, they couldn't even fit an XL. The reporter who wasn't a larger woman by any means, just fit into the XL!  They do make their sizes too small! As noted by the model from the article I read below.  She's a size 4/6! So even a smaller sized woman or a regular sized woman doesn't fit into their design!

I say we don't take this lying down curvy divas.  It's an insult to our intelligence, plus size curvy divas are fashion mavens and we love to shop too!  Our money is just as good as the next woman's.   The market for curvy diva fashions is still so small.  When are these retailers going to get it?   Our market is a strong one.  It's time they stop making us feel as if we're not important!  We shouldn't stand for that! Zara retail, shame on you!

Here's the link below to cut and paste into your browser:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2188832/Are-American-waistlines-big-Zara-How-retail-giants-slim-cuts-European-sizing-failing-market-U-S.html


Read the response below the article, American Women are making their voices heard!  You go ladies!!!!

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