WOW THAT IS GREAT ITS A START IN A GOOD DIRECTION THAT NOT ALL DESIGNERS THAT ARE BIG OR LITTLE HAVE TO DESIGN IN THAT ONE AREA ONLY THATS A SHIFT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO ME

I THINK IT'S AWESOME THAT JESSICA SIMPSON IS CREATING A LINE FOR BEAUTIFUL, FULL-FIGURED WOMEN! I AGREE WITH TAWNY, AND BELIEVE SHE IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM IT FINANCIALLY, BUT WHO CARES??! I HAVEN'T SEEN THE LINE, PERSONALLY, BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE HIGH QUALITY, AND WILL HAVE A NICE FIT. I AM A SIZE 16/18 AND I OFTEN FIND MYSELF SQUEEZING INTO THE MISSES SIZES INSTEAD OF BUYING PLUS SIZE JEANS, ETC., BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE CHEAPLY MADE OR HAVE A WEIRD FIT(NOT ALL, OF COURSE). HOPEFULLY JESSICA WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR OTHER DESIGNERS TO BRING OUT SOME HIP PLUS-SIZE FASHIONS! I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT! I USED TO MANAGE AN AVENUE STORE, BUT HAVEN'T USED THAT CREDIT CARD IN ABOUT 3 YEARS. MAYBE I'LL DUST IT OFF AND HEAD TO THE MALL! HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY, DIVAS!!!

The thing is, Jessica is not stick thing like some of her contemporaries. I imagine that if she was not a star who had to strictly watch her weight, she would be shopping at Avenue and the likes too. I remember when her clothing line first came out and I went into the shops to check it out, I initially felt insulted by the cut of the clothing and limited styles but now it seems like she (or at least the people handling her clothing line) have gotten some feedback and are re-adjusting things.

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Originally posted by Tawny:
I think Jessica is doing it for the money and cares less about plus size community. If her name is on it, its money in her pocket, but doesn't mean she really supports the plus size cause.

If she did, she wouldn't constantly be losing weight and the industry padding her to give her curves in her daisy dukes for her movie. So I find it insulting. Now if Monique or Latifah had their name on it, than that's a different story.

What about if Tocarra Jones started a plus-size clothing line with fashionably trendy clothes? She asked me what I thought about the idea, as she was thinking of distributing it through Wal-mart or Target, or another major retailer.

So I was at Macy's today and saw her shoes line OMG there so cute .