I do almost all of my shopping online. Almost. Well, we’ll say 75%. As you learned in the In-Between-y Blues post a little while ago, I’m not quite Plus Sized, and not quite perfect for the Misses section, either. And, as I’m sure many of your in-between-y girls can relate, if you take a look in the Misses or (god forbid) Juniors section to see if they’ve got your size, and they don’t… Taking a step into the Plus Sized section can often make you feel like you’ve aged about 30 years.

Shapeless, blousey, muumuu-like contraptions hang from hangers displaying what life they have in them – very little. Awful colors like “smokey peach” and “mint sage” litter the aisle while tapered, elastic-waist “trousers” taunt you from the walls. Photographs of size 4 women are scattered about on the walls, wearing obviously pinned-back versions of the apparel massacre that sits before you.

Why don’t they recognize that women under 55 (with a sense of style) have large bone structures, hereditary huge boobs, and soccer legs, too? There are vibrant 20-somethings with a need for fashion, here! Throw us a bone!

Well, I was lurking the various internets today, looking for some amazing clothes (shocking, I know), and I came across BabyPhat. Yes, BabyPhat. They have a Juniors’ section and a Plus Sized section. I first went to the Juniors’ to see if their larger sizes would fit my measurements. Their landing page looked like this, all a-scatter with cute clothes:

I absolutely love those pants on the right. And that dress! Ugh, but their size 13 doesn’t fit my size 14 body. Damn. Onto the Plus Size section with a sigh…

Until I see the Plus Size landing page:

… Now you wait just a minute there, BabyPhat! It’s not fair to computer manipulate the Junior pictures to make them look “plus”. C’mon. I’m not that stupid. I see that you’ve stretched the original bottom left shirt to fi-… Oh. Wait, the shirt on the “plus” model is pink… While the “juniors” model is… green. Color manipulation? No… Oh, dear – could it be?

Could it be that the same clothes that are available to Misses/Juniors are also available for PLUS SIZE?!

Sweet Mary, it’s a miracle. Every single garment (save for one) is available in the same style, same shape, same colors.

All I can say is…

Thank you, BabyPhat. Finally, someone gets it.