Sweet Sixteen Birthday

When I was in highschool I was on the heavy side. I was 5’8″ and wore a dress size 18. I remember the most frustrating thing about being plus sized and a teen was just how limited I was on buying dresses for school formals because when I was growing up the only plus-size stores were Lane Bryant and shopping in the plus-size section at Macy’s. The dress styles catered to older heavier women’s taste and not for a teen or 20-something. Today there are many stores that carry plus-size gowns that would be appealing to teens such as Torrid.  The only problem is that if there are any other plus sized teens that are going to be attending the same event as you, you run the greater chance of choosing the exact same dress since they too will more than likely shop at Torrid too! Plus Torrid or any other local store is going to only have a few dresses to choose from since their market is everyday fashion and not specifically formal dresses.

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