Target Decides Plus-Size And Pregnant Are The Same Thing

[Agschmid]

For reasons we can't explain, some mainstream retailers find it challenging to cast models for plus-size clothing, often resorting to models who are actually smaller than most plus-size women.

Target, on the other hand, has found a different approach: It put its plus-size clothing on a pregnant model.

Spotted by the eagle eyes over at Jezebel, Target's Merona Women's Plus-Size Short-Sleeve V-Neck Maxi Dress in Black/Cream was placed on what appears to be a maternity model in product shots on Target.com. The photos have since been removed, leaving the dress description with no accompanying images for the time being. But Jezebel snagged a screenshot (below).

Perhaps Target's choice of a pregnant model for a plus-size dress shouldn't be surprising given the store's previous snafu (you know, that time they labeled a gray plus-size dress as "Manatee Gray" while the same dress in regular sizes was called "Dark Heather Gray&quot .

Whoops...

[angstlessk]

1. First off plus sized women do not do horizontal stripes...

[loli phabay]

2. one of the first rules i would say. followed by spandex, god no.

[bettyellen]

6. Nope, they sell well. as long as the fit is flattering, ya look smaller in them than you do in white

solid white and pastels can be much more problematic. But that moo moo pictured is not flattering.

[LiberalEsto]

3. Target and Kohls both hate plus-sized women

and would probably prefer that we don't go into their precious stores. For all its many faults, at least Kmart has a good selection of cheap plus-sized clothes.

[dr.strangelove]

4. They hate "big and tall" men too

As a Big and Tall guy (more big than tall, but that is where they put me for shopping purposes), I find it harder to buy clothing in person at any retail store other than specialty shops. I used to be able to go to Sears, Macys or other department stores and find a good "Big and Tall" section with pants that would fit me. Then stores stopped carrying any waste wize over 40 and lengths over 32.

Sears and K-Mart still seem to treat us big guys well, but other than Wrangler and Levis, I find the quality of the in-store brands at these places has gone way downhill. So I am forced to shop online or go to a specialty shop and pay $75 for a basic pair of jeans. Anyway, off my soap box to stop complaining now, but I feel your pain. Khols and Target don't care about the dollars of what I lovingly refer to as my "big guy" or "big gal" siblings.

[RebelOne]

5. Target has always had the plus-sized clothes

and the maternity clothes next to one another. At least that is the case in my local target.