old layne bryant ad

FearAnLoathing
FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
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  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I remember when I was a kid, Sears had "Husky" brand jeans for chubby boys.
  • seasonalvoodoo
    seasonalvoodoo Posts: 380 Member
    Hahaha oh man, that's awful.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    Its amazing how times have changed
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    These days that ad would go over like a lead balloon.
  • seasonalvoodoo
    seasonalvoodoo Posts: 380 Member
    I remember when I was a kid, Sears had "Husky" brand jeans for chubby boys.

    I don't know if you watch Weeds, but that reminds me of Celia's daughter being a model for Huskaroo's!
  • bjenny12345
    bjenny12345 Posts: 118 Member
    These days that ad would go over like a lead balloon.



    That is hilarious! It would cause an outrage!
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    Wow! Really? It's amazing at what used to be acceptable but was it really?
  • GreatSetOfBrains
    GreatSetOfBrains Posts: 675 Member
    Today our "plus size" models are only size 6-10. . Just saying that is not Plus size!
  • singingmom
    singingmom Posts: 29 Member
    These sizes are totally weird 10 1/2? Times and sizes have changed lol!
  • NuttyBrewnette
    NuttyBrewnette Posts: 417 Member
    :laugh:
    made me lol

    and to see that the chubby sizes started at 8 and 1/2 ? what?! maybe I'm misreading that? Oh wait, I see that is for girls...but still...seems odd?
  • noogie98
    noogie98 Posts: 452 Member
    It is so sad that even back then, sizes 10, 12 & 14 were considered 'chubby'. I will be thrilled when I finally get down to a 12, or even a 10!
    :wink:
  • seasonalvoodoo
    seasonalvoodoo Posts: 380 Member
    It is so sad that even back then, sizes 10, 12 & 14 were considered 'chubby'. I will be thrilled when I finally get down to a 12, or even a 10!
    :wink:

    Me too!!
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    I remember when I was a kid, Sears had "Husky" brand jeans for chubby boys.

    Husky is a size definition now. At Wal-mart you can get any size in slim, regular, or husky.
  • monoxidechick
    monoxidechick Posts: 339
    That sounds like something my uncle would have put on my dresser to give me a "hint"

    That is a crazy add, and the girl in the pic doesnt even look big at all
  • monoxidechick
    monoxidechick Posts: 339
    double post :tongue:
  • natskedat
    natskedat Posts: 570 Member
    Never forget, though, that the one of the greatest sex symbols of all time was Marilyn Monroe. Size 12.

    Ladies, healthy and confident are sexy.

    Rock on ladies! Own your curves!
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    It is so sad that even back then, sizes 10, 12 & 14 were considered 'chubby'. I will be thrilled when I finally get down to a 12, or even a 10!
    :wink:

    These are sizes for girls. And the 1/2 sizes are simply cut a little wider. So, a ten-year-old girl, for instance, could but a skirt or blouse that fit around her, but wasn't longer. They don't call them "chubby" sizes anymore, but 1/2 sizes are still around.
  • UpToAnyCool
    UpToAnyCool Posts: 1,673
    I don't know if you watch Weeds, but that reminds me of Celia's daughter being a model for Huskaroo's!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: YES! And it was nice to see that it was empowering for the daughter (only mortifying to Celia)...
  • jbug100
    jbug100 Posts: 406 Member
    OMG! Hysterical! I wore husky sears toughskins. Childhood is painful sometimes!
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    OMG! Hysterical! I wore husky sears toughskins. Childhood is painful sometimes!

    I had to wear my older brothers hand me downs lol not because of size but my parent were cheap lol
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
    Never forget, though, that the one of the greatest sex symbols of all time was Marilyn Monroe. Size 12.

    Sizes were different back then though. I can easily fit into a size 00 in todays clothing (simply because I am short), but in vintage clothing hardly squeeze into a size 3 (that used to be the smallest size, they didn't have size 000, 00, 0, and 1, 2, 3 back then).

    As for the vanity sizing and the poster, that disturbs me that a size 8.5 (which could easily be a size 4 by todays standards) is considered overweight. Even relating to a child, a size 4 is hardly large! :noway:
  • atomiclauren
    atomiclauren Posts: 689 Member
    Wow - kind of reminds me of the "Hefty Hideaway" from Hairspray!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQNKdFY2JM4
  • wolf23
    wolf23 Posts: 4,283 Member
    Not sure what store (maybe Sears or Kmart) but the larger girls sizes were called "Pretty Plus".
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Wow! Really? It's amazing at what used to be acceptable but was it really?

    The times are not different. People are different. "Chubby" was not an offensive term back then because the world wasn't full of people who wake up every day looking for something to be offended by. We used to call people with disabilities "cripples." When that started offending everyone, we called them "handicapped." Now, they're just "people with disabilities" because "handicapped" is offensive. What will it be next?

    I was always "chubby" as a kid, and I was reminded of it frequently, so this is not coming from someone who has no idea what it's like to be teased. I just think people need to learn to accept that life isn't fair, and there are a lot of rude people in the world, and you're going to get your feelings hurt from time to time.
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