Far too often in the fashion industry we override certain developments and movements because fashion has this crazy partisan attitude attached to it. People at times feel unsafe and scared to override the status quo for things that may seem non-vogue even if a market for them exists. This would have caused women who didn’t fit into the mould to feel frustrated and discriminated against. In addition, such potential ventures are ruled out as too high risk.
A fashion sector that has gone through such tribulation is the plus size industry. It was not until the digital age that there was a significant boom in retailers who actually gave two cents about women who didn’t fit the mould. And I am not just