After hearing about all the hype about the GAP designer I finally decided to head to the stores and check them out since they ran out nearly ALL the sizes online. I wasn't expecting much luck in the store either. So I casually went throught the racks right in front and there were some S and XS hiding among the racks so I quickly snatched them and headed for the fitting room.
However, to my disappointed, these shirts did not fit as well as I'd liked. I tried on a few Thakoon and Doo ri shirts.
I was really looking forward to trying on this petal dress by Thakoon especially the bids for this dress on ebay was as high as $160 which is double the retail price. Anyway...I tried on a S, and every thing about this dress is oversized. Puffy sleeves, wide lose body fitting, and the petal skirt. The tie sits low at waist, so it made my legs look short and my upper body , well, BIG. The silouette is pretty much none existent .
This shirt is much more flattering since the focus is on the upper body: the shoulders and the tie bow around the neck. Pair it with skinny black pants and you are good to go. And I love the detailing of the ruffle and folds around the body of the shirt.I guess this whole skinny issue is impacting the fashion industry so much that it is actually backfiring on consumers. If a size 6 person like myself is too small for a SMALL, then what are the rest of the petite ladies going to wear? I also heard they are marking the sizes smaller than they actually are just to make consumers "feel" better. So the 6 is the new 4, 4 is the new 2....Do we really need a size marked on the clothing in order to be body conscious? All in all, end consumers should always try on things before buying, since the sizing won't help anymore.
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