I decided that a woman at 27 is not too young to
shop at Brandy and carried on with examining the shop. I really liked the
cloths and jewelry and wanted to try on pretty much everything. Little did I
know that Miss Melville does only “one size” aka. size small. And that small
goes from “that could actually fit me” to “not even as a Christmas gift if I
stopped eating today”.
I decided try on some unbelievably soft oversized
shirts, two way too short crop tops and a sweater that was seriously miscut.
While changing into the first item, I discovered that there are no mirrors
inside the changing room. Seriously? Now I can’t even decide in private if I
look ridiculous in a size iddy biddy crop top? Of course not, I have to show to
everyone else in the store.
That was the moment the two crop tops died for
me. But I will not give up! Next I tried on an oversized white shirt and left
the dressing room to take a look. You’d never expect something that looks fine
when you hold it in hand to be see-through enough for everyone in the store to
tell every single detail of your bra while wearing it.
In the end I bought a white almost nontransparent
oversized v-neck shirt that is so soft I just couldn’t leave the store without
it, and a necklace.
Final
conclusion
I did like the store’s design and their cloths.
But I just cannot understand why a fashion label only produces one-size
clothing and doesn’t provide mirrors inside every dressing room. Well, I can guess, but I think it is wrong in so many ways that I am seriously thinking
of never ever shopping at Brandy Melville again. How dare them making women
feel bad about themselves if they don’t fit into size small?
Isn’t there already enough that women have to
deal with? Do we really need to add to the list that we are not allowed to
dress fashionably if we don’t fit the extra skinny profile?
I know that Brandy Melville is not the only label
who only produces one size. And I read that this actually is the message
they want to send to the world. The question is how do we react to that kind of
dictatorship? Yes, I did give in myself. But I will think twice about going
back to that store ever again.
Where are the labels that take an actual risk and
set the trend to love your body the way it is? They are all trying to be unique
and come up with things no one has ever seen. Try to take a step outside the
box.
