As a plus-sized 41-year-old, she finds many stores’ plus-size offerings too matronly or too expensive. Lately, it’s gotten worse: Last month, she noticed that her local Target in Chicago removed plus sizes entirely. Similarly, at Old Navy, plus-size options fell by 12% this year compared to the same period last year, EDITED found. It was already difficult to find plus-size clothing, even before GLP-1s took over the national consciousness. Plus-sized fashionistas told CNN that their demographic was treated by the fashion world as a token at best.

Source: CNN April 05, 2026 12:26 UTC