Plus Size Shoppers Can Never Win Fashion's Sustainability Game
glamour.com,” says Black, now a full-time content creator and popular TikToker. As a child, the only way she could afford new clothes was while thrifting with her family.
But even after their finances improved, she found her options were still limited. “I would literally cry in the store because I would be with all my friends shopping and could only buy earrings or scrunchies.”Now, she says, she almost feels grateful for the way her size made her more resourceful when it comes to her style.
However, the traumatizing fitting room experiences also made her acutely aware of how much her presence was unwelcome within the sharply-lit racks of the fashion industry.
In Black’s flagship TikTok series, “Will It Fit,” the 27-year-old tries on clothing from straight-size brands, both sustainable and not, to call out their half-hearted attempts at plus-size representation.
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