Comments on: Should Overweight Women Be Modeling Lingerie?

By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:05:43 +0000

I’m with Allyson as well. The phrasing used in this post was mildly offensive. I’m a HerRoom fan and have been so appreciative of your selection of larger sized bras, but this post made me feel “less than” and my first thought was “I’ll never shop with this site again”. Unfortunately that would be punishing myself more than anything. So, poke me with a stick, call me fatty and only show plus size bras on tiny women. I’ll still be here waving my dollar for your attention. yeah.

By: Susie

Susie — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:53:42 +0000

Not suprised about the marketing results; we all yearn for the ideal. But I had the OPPOSITE reaction to your photo question. The hour-glass model was a fox! On her, the dress looks bewitching, the photo makes it look like she’s heading straight into her lover’s arms. On the mannequin, the dress is dumpy and shapeless; I can’t see the possibilities. I don’t look like that model, i’m an inverted triangle and I don’t have smokey eyes! I’m slimmer than her, not as curvy. But her sex appeal is selling this dress and I can imagine being impulsive, wishing (however unwisely) to have her look. My problem with most “plus size photography”, especially in the past, is that it’s so dumpy and unappealing. This photo is a part of the new wave.

By: PEGGY

PEGGY — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:39:09 +0000

I agree with Allyson. I think you could have used a better choice of words to express your point. Understanding that this is your opinion only and your company, I think you should be careful not to offend your plus-sized customers who obviously help to make up some percentage of your business.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:57:14 +0000

I agree with Allyson — I would love to see images of the same item on models of several different sizes, as this would really help me to know whether I could wear it.

I’m on the other end of the spectrum — bra size 32AA/A — and I hate it when bras that actually come in size AA are only shown on models who are clearly at least a B cup.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:12:11 +0000

I understand the marketing, but it does no service to plus size women like myself.
After being utterly frustrated with having to return too many garments that didn’t look anything like the image in the catalog, I am back to sewing my own clothes. I am debating whether or not to try making bras because it’s so hard to find any that fit me correctly.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:14:48 +0000

I disagree. I used to wear about a X or 1X dress or top. It was frustrating, looking at catalogs where the clothes were shown on women who would probably have worn about a misses Medium. It was hard to tell how things were supposed to fit. When clothes were shown on plump women, I knew if I was ordering a “big shirt” to be worn over a tank top, or a cute long-sleeved blouse.
Even though I now wear a size Large, I still have a problem ordering from some catalogs, because the models are so thin and flat-chested it’s hard to tell if a top is “bra-friendly”. More than once, a tank top (no, not from here) has wound up as a pajama top because it shows too much.
The problem with bras is that the bra itself will be different in different sizes. I can see a difference just going from a 38C to a 36C in the same style – the straps are thinner, and it’s slightly lower cut.
So I think it helps to be able to have some larger models.

By: Allyson

Allyson — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:33:48 +0000

I think it’s ridiculous for you to say that you would not purchase something modeled by someone bigger than you. To me the dress doesn’t even look RIGHT when it’s not on the model. And personally I find it kind of offensive for you to generalize that woman wouldn’t appreciate being shown a variety of body types modeling the same style of clothing/lingerie. Personally I think that would be very helpful in choosing clothes online.
Furthermore your language just could have been better in this entry. I normally appreciate what you have to say in regards to lingerie news, and herroom in general. I just disagree with you points this time.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:59:25 +0000

I’m curious, you said that the bras sell better when shown on smaller models but are those same bras more likely to be returned when a larger person buys them and then realizes that the bra looks nothing like the bra the smaller model is wearing? While I’m not a plus size, I’m 5’11″ and wear a 32DDDD, I find it extremely frustrating when I purchase a bra based on a picture and receive something completely different. Your site was doing a better job of showing bras in the larger cups sizes or at least noting the differences between the larger and smaller cups sizes but this seems to have tapered off in the past few months. Also you mentioned that you would not purchase something shown on a model larger than you. That seems somewhat absurd to me. Of course I would not purchase an item of clothing shown on a plus-sized model because I’m not plus-sized and therefore the garment wouldn’t fit me properly. Many of the bras that look good in smaller sizes don’t look good in the larger sizes. That is a something that we as customers should be able to decide for ourselves before we purchase an item. Currently the only option available to the ladies with larger cup sizes is to purchase the bra so that we can see it ourselves and then return it if need be. Check out what your reviewers are saying, we may purchase things initially based on how they look on the model but ultimately we only keep the things that fit and look good on us. I personally think that by not showing the larger sized bras you are deceiving your customers by falsely representing your merchandise. Unfortunate this seems to be a very prevalent and acceptable form of deception practiced by most retailers.

By: Barry Ohman

Barry Ohman — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:55:12 +0000

I think that any womens online store that promote plus size women’s clothing should stick solely to promoting only women’s plus size clothing and nothing else. What I feel is that it makes it a lot easier for those women of the plus size to shop at only those online stores that only promote womens plus size clothing whether it be lingerie, dresses, bras, etc…