I was doubly hindered because I lived in a teeny, tiny town–we had to drive an hour to find any clothing stores.

By the way, I am reading through your archives so I keep commenting on old stuff.

There was a college age girl sitting in Starbucks yesterday and wearing what I’m pretty sure was Torrid clothing. It was a very nice flattering ensemble, in mostly pink, and she had a pink barrette in her hair. I really wanted to go up to her and compliment her on her look. I’ve lost over 50lbs in the past year and a half. Although, I knew Torrid existed, but until I went inside one with a plus-sized friend a few weeks ago I thought that they only had teen type clothing. If only I had known when I was heavier. Anyways, I think it’s great. The one complaint that I hear about fashionable plus-sized clothing stores is that it encourages girls/women to remain fat. That they should somehow be punished, as a sort of warped motivation to become thinner. My retort to that is “Bullsh_t, being able to dress nicier helps a person feel less depressed. When a person feels better about themselves they are more likely to go out, move about more, and are less likely to seek comfort from food. Regardless, plus-sized teen especially have enough stress in their lives anyway. Even something as “trivial” as clothing can be a comfort.

I shop at Torrid and love it. Although, we all know I kinda have a “fuck you” tude going on anyway ;). I generally thing that SoCal fashion is a little more liberal than midwest fashion so we can get away with it…mostly I like their pants and plain tops and shoes :). But yes, down with LB!