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LONDON FASHION WEEK’S FATSHION: BETH DITTO AT EVANS
Posted by Charlotte on September 21, 2010
Every now and again there’s a bit of a fuss kicked up over size acceptance on the catwalk. This mainly happens after some young woman on the slim side of tiny size has died. People pretend that catwalks will be full of women with any weight, let alone a lot and then interest peters out as the season ends.
In the ebb and flow of that argument we can find someone actually providing something fashionable for fat bodies rather than treating them as a point of discussion on health – namely Beth Ditto’s collections for Evans. I must admit, I was not a fan of the neon spewed first collection. Big cat faces are hard for anyone to wear. But her Autumn/Winter collection is amazing.
The clothes map out a series of outfits, glamorous, kooky, comfortable and all without big cat faces on (I hated those cat faces). More importantly they offer fashion at different body size.
Enough with making do with fashion brands in plus sizes that don’t take into account the way bodies actually look and feel at different sizes and more of this deep understanding of what you need and want if you are dressing in the forbidden plus sizes of the high street. As always, my attention is drawn to the time spent on creating waist bands on tights and leggings that are comfortable — hell at any size.