The ever boring but necessary debate over sizes in the fashion industry never ends: too big, too small, too thin, too fat (I so despise the use of that word). There is always a sense of war in the shape zone. What one decides should be visually accepted by all is not always dealt with in the best way or with the best words. Who doesn’t remember when Mike Jeffries, Abercrombie & Fitch’s CEO, declared that he only wanted thin and beautiful people shopping in his store? Anna Wintour confirmed that, in a “diplomatic” way, she suggested to Oprah Winfrey that she would be more comfortable if she lost some weight before gracing the cover of Vogue magazine back in 1998. Really, Anna? Really, Oprah? And how can we forget when Karl Lagerfeld openly criticized singer Adele? A “little too” what, Karl?

Victoria's Secret sales associates have been accused of plus-size and age discrimination by disappointed and dejected customers.After a redditor wrote an open letter addressed to Victoria’s Secret, accusing its staff of sending plus-size women to Lane Bryant for bras despite sizes going up to 40DDD, other customers have come forward to share their disappointment in the lingerie retailer.'I am plus-sized and came in looking for some lingerie for a special occasion and the seventeen-year-old, size three sales associate, while looking down her nose at me, told me that I'd be better off going to Lane Bryant and that her store had nothing for me,' commented Sara Crow on Styleite.

Meanwhile Alara Morningstar said she doesn't shop at Victoria's Secret anymore because she is a 'big girl'.'I've gone to many stores, not even shopping for myself, and gotten the "we don't have anything for people like you."'  'I don't go in there anymore even though I know they have my size' And a woman by the name of Mary W, who wears a size 40C, says she has been turned away by Victoria's Secret saleswomen.

In 1985, the average woman in the US wore a size 8. Today, she wears a 14 — the number that usually marks the dividing line between standard and plus-size fashion. In the United States alone plus-size clothing is now a $17.5 billion market, but it remains one of the most underserved segments of the fashion industry. Plus-size departments are often small spaces hidden at the back of stores; styles are limited, less adventurous and off-trend. Plus-size fashion rarely appears in advertisements or shop windows. Luxury fashion is particularly allergic, with many designers manufacturing their products only in small sizes. Why is the fashion industry ignoring the plus-size market?