Comments on: Suit of the Week

By: Tidy

Tidy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:28:40 +0000

Oh, this just just just arrived on my doorstep. I closed my blinds, took my work clothes off, and tried it on right then and there in my foyer! Looks phenomenal. The jacket is not too short, despite the photo– I am 5′7″ and VERY busty (which usually makes things fit shorter), and this looks perfect. Just modern enough. Thanks Corporette for this amazing steal!

By: bkm

bkm — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:05:35 +0000

I hate that short jacket with the shirt hanging out. That look adds 10 pounds to anyone wearing it and looks so dumpy. It is a look that I just don’t get.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:59:16 +0000

I wanted to chime in and mention that this jacket has an adorable matching dress.

“Herringbone Tweed Sheath Dress” on Ann Taylor’s site.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:21:29 +0000

Since the link didn’t work for the runner up, I googled and this is what I found:
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml;jsessionid=MW33QL03Z3TZICQAAKTRAGY?itemId=prod96340077&ecid=NMALRFeedq5QZHUbCIj8&ci_src=14110925&ci_sku=T2EQC

By: SM

SM — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:52:56 +0000

I commiserate with all of you! We non-curvy women struggle too. I am skinny like the oft-despised “models,” but have a lot of difficulty finding properly-fitting work clothes too. At 5′4″, regular suit pants are too long, petites are too short. Most jackets sag in the chest and armpits, seeming to be made for women with larger breasts. I have to get every single pair of pants taken in, mostly in the hips and butt.

And, with respect to the comments associating thinness with health, I am very thin, but pretty out of shape, and am, in fact, quite lazy about exercising regularly. And I do like donuts. And Bonbons. : )

By: A

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:39:38 +0000

I don’t know that Anon is a troll. I think there is some reason to her point, as I mentioned above. but I think the problem is that she overgeneralizes. plenty of the comments on this site are simply self-aware comments about a person’s own structural healthy-bmi figure (height, proportion, etc) or even figure flaws that, while they may be trying to change them, present difficulties for certain outfits right now.

By: A

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:35:19 +0000

I’m a size 6 – 10, at a totally healthy weight, and that range is because of my bust and my hips…when I refer to curvy, i’m not making any euphemisms about being plump or fat! my waist is 10 inches smaller than my bust and hips, i.e. an hourglass shape. But this shape does pose problems for certain cuts and styles.

I agree with you that “curvy” sometimes is code for overweight. and I agree that people should try to get to a healthy weight for their personal frame and shape.

but most of the time, I would guess that comments about things not “looking right” probably are the result of structural issues (short torso, or long torso, or genetically larger busts than B cup, etc). especially the bust issue! at the smallest i have ever been, i was 5′6, 120 pounds (bmi of 19.4, which is on the low end of a healthy bmi)….and i still was a C-cup! C-cups just don’t look good in certain tops. not much you can do about that.

all of that said, i think this suit actually would look good on “curves” (how ever you read that) – its structured, and i’ve found personally that structured lines and tailored pleats on skirts work to flatter my figure.

By: El

El — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:28:23 +0000

Anon’s “position” is so ridiculous that I’m sure he/she is a troll. As soon as a site gets popular (way to go, Corporette!!) they come out of the woodwork. Let’s try not to feed the trolls and see if they go away :)

By: a

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:32:32 +0000

Do you really think that every woman who isn’t model thin is sitting around eating Bon Bons and making excuses? There’s a little thing called genetics. Plenty of women eat well and exercise regularly and are still “overweight.” These women are healthy, even if they don’t “look healthy” to you. Sure, if they ate 800 calories a day and worked out 2 hours every day, they might look “healthy” by your standards, but I don’t think they’d be healthy in a true sense. What they lose in weight, they gain in stress. Stress isn’t healthy either.

Also, many women have health conditions that cause them to be overweight. My mother works out at least an hour every day (often more) and eats an extremely healthy diet. She also has a thyroid condition. She wears a size 14. What do you want my mother to do? Starve herself? Get lipo? Quit her job so she can work out enough to make herself appear “healthy” by your standards? My mom has been busting her butt for years trying to lose weight. She’s already “lost the excuses” and “taken control.” My mother is a beautiful, healthy woman even if she doesn’t fit your mold.

I also second what RoadWarriorette wrote about different body types. It’s true that the fashion industry isn’t trying to make people look fat. However, the fashion industry makes a mistake when it designs its clothes for only one type of body despite the huge variation in body types among people — even among people you would deem “healthy.”

By: Mel^2

Mel^2 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:17:30 +0000

I have a long torso and got a similar suit from BCBG about 3 years ago. Interestingly enough the jacket does not look too short on me. I was really surprised when I tried it on, but you never can tell with these types of suits.

My sister and I wear the same size but are a different shape. She’s tall and straight with long legs, while I am of average height with more curves and a long torso. We wear small sizes, but especially in dresses, what looks good on her does not look good on me and vice versa.