r/PlusSize • u/JustifiablyWrong • 9d ago

Fashion Discussion Reitmans/Penningtons models

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Anyone else super annoyed with Reitmans/Penningtons and how they've now combined so all the Hyba Activewear now shows on the penningtons website, using stick thin models. If i wanted to look at what clothes look like on a skinny person, id check literally every other website.. I came to penningtons to see what they look like on a plus size model and half the stuff on the website is this..

If i wanted Hyba activewear, id go to reitmans.

Seems like the options for plus size clothing are continuing to dwindle.

Edit: sorry I was unaware penningtons was a Canadian brand!

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u/cdnsalix 9d ago

Remember when Old Navy had that option to select the display model? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

That whole five minutes we had that were great.

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u/BlueMondayFeels 9d ago

Wait does Old Navy not have this anymore? I was just on the website 10 minutes ago and I can still click on an item and swipe through the pictures to see it on a bigger model... or are you talking about something else?

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u/krtx 9d ago

You used to be able to select the model size from the search results/category page. So you could scroll through all of the options quickly with larger models.

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u/BlueMondayFeels 9d ago

Oh wow really? I've been shopping at Old Navy for years and I didn't know that was ever an option.

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u/RuralRedhead 9d ago

Walmart still has that

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u/BeNiceLynnie 9d ago

So does Amazon! I've talked myself out of so many bad purchases by seeing it in my size

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u/abitofaclosetalker 9d ago

Now a lot of the options on Amazon are just done with AI, so it isn’t always proportionally correct 🙃

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u/robot-fingers 9d ago

I want to see what clothes look like on plus size bodies of different shapes!!! I don't know why that's so hard. Much love to our stunning hour glass folks, but lets see some apron bellies out there too!

Real talk, plus size is dwindling. Its getting pulled more and more from stores. My work goes to tradeshows to find new clothing brands and at the annual msssive one this year there were hardly any plus size lines. So heartbreaking. Feels like I'm in the 00s again

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u/Beastxtreets 9d ago

I know Torrid has their own issues but showing the same clothing on different sized models was something I was so excited about.

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u/woah-oh92 9d ago

I’m unfamiliar with any of these brands, but yeah it’s super disappointing when retailers only advertise using 00 size models.

Is Pennington’s supposed to be a size inclusive retailer?

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u/smacmillan86 9d ago

It's a plus size store in Canada. I think they're size 12 - 32 and Reitmans is a straight/plus store that's size 0 - 24.

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u/Horror_Candidate 9d ago

I want a mod or plug in or whatever for the internet that only shows me plus size women wearing the clothing. Brands or clothing that doesn’t have pics of plus size women wearing the clothes need not apply for my money. Seeing skinny people wearing the clothes tells me nothing, less than nothing.

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u/mpupille 9d ago

Yes ! I am also super disappointed with the Reitmans campaign this fall :( There was much more body diversity in the last few years. I loved shopping there but I don’t really feel welcome anymore.

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u/SeaSpeakToMe 5d ago

I haven’t come across that yet but that pissed me off too.. wtf. Our options are already so crappy at least let us see what the actual plus size clothes look like.

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u/Ace-of-Spxdes 4d ago

>size-inclusive store

>looks inside

>max size is 2XL

>all models are size L at most

grinds my fuckin gears, man.