[–] Curvycurve ago
Wow that's genius. Fatties are so butt hurt when shirts cost more for their fat asses. I could totally buy a 3x shirt and sew it into 3 different long shirts. 3 shirts for the price of one! :D
[–] fabulousalpaca ago
I don't think it would take too much longer to produce (although there is a time increase as you have to stitch together larger swats of fabric). If it's machine made it's probably only a matter of seconds, different if handmade.
Weight and material used though.. That's another story. Looking at those Asian ads where a normal person fits into one pant leg, we can conclude that it's at least twice the size if not more.
Further, will we grab 'real' sizes or vanity ones? The vanity sizing in a 6 is probably not super big (tehee) but a size 22 will probably be a size 28 or something in reality (cause hams vanity size everything. They don't like to be reminded of how fat they are), meaning the results would be kinda skewed.
As far as eco goes :there was one chick who bought fat clothes from second hand/trift stores and repurposed them into clothes for herself. Granted she wasted a lot of material (unless she has saved it for some other project) but her clothes looked good. Ofc fats reed about how she fatshamed them.
[–] BlackThornOfLove 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I've kept my largest pants before losing weight. Fatty clothes are very, very different. It's not even full denim. It's woven with a fuck ton of spandex to accommodate all the different shapes. That also makes it thinner, then fatties kill them with chub rub. Pants in a normal size have way different feels to then, and more materials ti choose from.
[–] HitlerDinduNufin ago
you could take a 3xxl T shirt and cut it up, sew it back together into 3M Tshirts if you are skilled with a sewing machine/needle&thread.
That would be interesting. in fact, I may do that myself.
[–] Little_Florist [S] ago
I'm upset that these plus sizes exist at all. If hammy doesn't like the way it "fits" more often than not it'll toss it away, or "send it back" where who knows what actually happens to that garment?
[–] Pm_me_ur_genetiks ago
You could do this with sewing patterns also keep in mind more fabric is wasted in large sizes as the pattern pieces are large so you can only get one on the width. In human sizing you can 2-3.
[–] Pm_me_ur_genetiks ago
as the sewing patterns include how much fabric yardage is needed for that size.
[–] billyjackthemac 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Is there any added cost to the increased weight of fat clothes to transport to stores then the increased shelf space they then take up in those stores? I know nothing about this stuff so probably a dumb question, just curious..
[–] somebuttoronebutt 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Not a dumb question, and it can vary for different companies, depending on their setup. It also depends on the garment.
Regarding transportation, the extra cost depends on the method of shipment, how heavy the garment is in general and how much space it takes up (for example, a sweater/winter coat vs a tee shirt).
At the retail level, there is definitely an added cost in having to include every size on the shelves. This is why many retailers only include a certain size range in brick and mortar stores, and the rest need to be ordered online.
(the exception to this would be retailers that only offer plus size clothing, obviously)
[–] Little_Florist [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I wouldn't be surprised, it also takes up space of human sized clothing, which means less sales because unfortunately they make fat fuck clothes fairly cheap...
[–] GuntPunt 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago (edited ago)
You could weigh both pairs, but you would need something like a package scale. You can find out how much a ream of denim costs and use a program (or simple geometry) to see how many patterns you could cut out of it. After a certain size, they need a special larger size ream that is way more expensive, because it takes a specialized textile machine. This is why all the mega-fatties complain about not having cheap clothes in their size. The amount of stitching also increases costs of course. Longer / more fasteners also raises costs. Another big factor is that fat doesn't produce a standard shape. Most skeletons look the same, you just adjust for height etc... the more fat, the more variety in shape between consumers. It makes it uneconomical to mass-produce fat ass clothes.
I remember seeing (I think here on FPH) a really good blog post by some shitlord in the fashion industry explaining all these things. Not sure where to find it though, I did a quick search.
[–] theepilepticferret 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Ask and you shall receive!
@Little_Florist
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[–] GuntPunt 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That's it! I knew someone would have it. Thanks ferret!
[–] Little_Florist [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This is everything I ever wanted. Thank you.