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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
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I will say that for those two brands in particular I’ve seen a lot of women turn against them in recent years but for reasons other than the models looking fat.

For Victoria’s Secret, they don’t tend to offer a lot of variety in sizes for their bras so people shop elsewhere. Not to mention, with more people becoming more body positive, many people seem to be trying to find clothing that fits them better. Bras are one of those things that most people don’t wear the right size for because they are measured incorrectly for them and Victoria’s Secret is one of those stores that tends so size people incorrectly. 

As for torrid, a lot of their clothing is expensive and doesn’t always look the best as a style. Even off of the model the clothing is just okay. There’s also other plus size brands that are popping up with cute clothing that is more affordable. And it wouldn’t really make since to attribute a loss in sales to the models looking fat because they’re a plus size store to begin with. Recently issues with torrid I’ve noted have been changing the models to this who are smaller in the stomach area, which may have alienated some of their customers. Another issue they’ve had is having beef with a girl on tik tok who would critique their clothing because in truth, it’s not all that great for what you pay for. There was an whole issue with her getting harassed by torrid higher ups.

So I feel like for those two brands in particular it’s not about the models just looking fat in the clothing. Plus a lot of people are broke rn
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I was going to say, models are absolutely not the reason no one is going to VS and torrid.