Hollister

I genuinely wish you luck, chérie, but at least pick clothes that are timeless.

Girl...us fat old b****** hate wearing moo moos all the time as well. I cant wait to rock a hot shirt. I hate the choices of shirts in the fat section. I want to wear the cute in style ones in the juniors section again lol The worst part about fat shirts in the pits never match the neck or body so you can see my bra when I lift my arms lol I HATE THAT!!!! Fat clothes blow!

I'm not a teenager, but I do remember having the desire to fit into the clothes from those exact stores when I was. They never fit me correctly, and as an adult I finally figured out why. Part of it is being overweight, yes, and good job working on being healthy. But the other part of it is those clothes are designed for girls and not women, and not since long before puberty have I been shaped like a girl. If you have curves, you're going to struggle to fit into those clothes. It will probably be easier if you lose weight, but there's a very real chance they still won't look right. Their sizes are not the same as other stores, and they are targeting a certain look to display their clothing. And that look is not the only way to be beautiful. In fact, for most of us, it's not realistic. It really helped me to realize I do better to dress for my body, rather than trying to fit my body into clothes that are designed for 11 year olds. I would encourage you to keep working on being healthy, and to see that your body was designed to be beautiful even if Abercrombie and Hollister never fit you correctly. Remember that those stores have an agenda. They are selling sex and stealing self esteem from millions of teenagers. Empower yourself to not be a victim of their unrealistic body expectations, and train your body into the best version of itself. That's when you will feel most beautiful, and really no brand name can compete with confidence and healthy. Good luck!

I don't think its shallow! I'm dying to fit into a small Betsey Johnson dress. And an itsy bitsy bathing suit in time for my Hawaii reward vacation. Your mind plays games with you, you play games with it, right?

These brands are all children's brands. You are no longer a child and there is a good chance you won't ever fit well into their clothing. As your body finishes maturing, one of the last things that happens is your hips widening.You are a woman, your hips are supposed to be wider than a 14 year old girl's.

teenages are still wearing that crap? Be a rebel and be your own person and come up with your own style!

1.) their stores smell horrible. I can always tell where i'm heading in the mall by sniffing.
2.) their clothes are of a horrible style and cheap fabrics.
3.) you are giving them free advertising by wearing clothes with their hideous brands all over them everywhere.
4.) their sizing is WAY off. Before i started MFP in 2011 i wore a size 6 in jeans EVERYWHERE. I wore a size 0 at hollister. wtf?


Why not lose weight for yourself no matter what you wear? I personally wouldn't wear any of those hideous brans if i were paid. :P

When you're truly happy with how you look, you'll make all the clothes look good.

^^^ this guy's got it

I was you in high school. Desperately wanted a pair of Guess Jeans. I couldn't fit into the largest size, which was like a 29 waist. I hated myself. Over time I've realized that I was a fat girl and uncool girl as a teen but in the long run, no one cared that much except me. I get wanting to fit in and be like other people but I'll share a secret that I learned in that past 20 years or so, people who don't fit in, people who are different, quirky and happy about it... They are the most interesting people out there.
So good luck on your goals but I hope you do this for you and not for other people. Also if you eventually rock one of those cool teen brands then I hope that's also for you and not for other people.

i am currently fitting into size 3 hollister jeans and proud of it! I'm 5'8". I have a bunch of them, i kept on buying size 3 even though at one point they were too small for me,as i gained weight.
so yeah, hollister jeans are my "motivation" too!

Hollister & such arent EXPENSIVE brands.... nothing wrong with wanting to wear that type of clothes... I wore a Aeropostale sweatsuit yesterday

LOL!!!!

Go to Chanel, Mui Mui, Valentino, Prada, or Gucci and tell me "hollister is an expensive and exclusive brand". They are the walmart of teenage clothes in my opinion. :P

According to an ex-employee they spray perfume on the hour and blast music really loudly to deter parents from coming in with their teens while shopping. Like a "here honey, take my card and get whatever you want".

Lol, she is a teenager. I went to a very expensive private school (helllllooooo scholarship) for a while and still didn't see those brands on teenagers.

OP, good luck with your goal. remember to be kind to yourself while reaching your goals. It is possible, just there are no shortcuts!

(I have this old but oh so sexy buttery soft leather BCBG strapless mini dress I would love to wear just *one* more time without looking like sausage escaping the casing.)

When you're truly happy with how you look, you'll make all the clothes look good.

Totally agree and can't wait until I can make all the clothes look good too. Nevermind fitting in with the expensive brand crap.

My younger, thinner sister went through high school wearing branded clothes. I doubt I could have gotten into them in middle school much less high school. I had great friends though who didn't care in the least that I wasn't wearing Guess jeans and such though. It really comes through when you realize that for the same price you'll pay for an American Eagle or A&F pair of shorts you could get a complete, cute, outfit somewhere else. That and why in the world would I PAY for being a companies walking billboard? hehe

I do wish you luck in getting to your goals though.