action request!

[keryx]

Lane Bryant, which is one of few widely available fat grrrl clothing stores, has taken to selling fox fur. I am really, really not down with the production & sale of new fur, and I sent a message to say so.


Dear (person),

Thank you for your recent email.

Our fur items were introduced in direct response to customer requests for these fashion-forward items. As with any fashion item, they may not appeal to all of our customers. We hope that those who do not wear fur will continue to choose Lane Bryant for other great fashion options.

We appreciate your concern about the products we offer and hope that you will continue to shop with www.lanebryant.com.

Sincerely,

Melinda
lanebryant.com Customer Service
www.lanebryant.com

Wait, I thought fur was a fashion disaster from the eighties? Since when is cruelty "fashion forward"? I mean, I realize I wear some leather shoes, and I certainly eat a share of meat, but wearing fur isn't simply being too lazy to respect animal life - it's going out of your way to be mean. Unless you kill your animal, eat it and then wear its skin.

Even if your gender, size or taste keeps you from shopping there no matter what, would you consider contacting them? I'd really really really like it for Lane Bryant to be inundated with anti-fur letters.

Comments

[cutegaychick.livejournal.com]

Done. I told them I wouldn't shop there again until they quit with the fur. I'll even try to force Cricket into the boycott as well, although that's a bit harder.

Actually, I haven't shopped at LB in awhile anyway. They're way expensive and if I'm persistent enough, I find I can usually find one or two Walmart sweatshop items that fit me each season.

Plus, I want to add a different LB gripe. Ever notice their manakins? Look at their backs and you'll notice that they've pinned Size 20 clothes to fit on a Size 12 manakin. LB doesn't carry sizes small enough to fit its own advertising. I mean, I think the LB manakins are a tiny bit larger than regular skinny-girl manakins, but not much and they're certainly way too small for any of the sizes that LB actually sells. *grumble* That's always bugged me.

[fooltheworld.livejournal.com]

According to LB this is because their research shows that they sell more when their clothing is presented on size 12 models and mannequins. :/

[cutegaychick.livejournal.com]

Bleh! People are idiots. Why would I want to see what my clothes would look like on someone half my size?

[cyprinella]

It's really frusterating when you see this cute top on a size 12 mannequin and you're a size 12 top yourself but there's not a size 12 top to be had because they DON'T EXIST. Damn my size 16 bottom.

[keryx.livejournal.com]

What others have said applies, and sucks.

Although there may also be the "waaah, but we just can't get cheap mannequins over a size 14" issue - I recall seeing something to that effect not long ago - actual PLUS SIZE mannequins are apparently a super-specialty item, even though most women wear 12+ clothes. Stupid stupid stupid.

forcing me to boycott shopping

[arovd.livejournal.com]

ummm. yeah. not likely to happen. especially since I happen to actually like fur/leather clothing.

Re: forcing me to boycott shopping

[sheana.livejournal.com]

ummm. yeah. you're entitled to your opinion, and also apparently to treat other people rudely for no reason.

Re: forcing me to boycott shopping

[arovd.livejournal.com]

huh? who was I treating rudely?

I was responding to My SO's (cutegaychick) stated intention to try and force me to boycott something I'm not interested in boycotting... I think I'm entitled to a little sarcasm in my response to that. :)

I'm sorry if you got the impression that my response was to Miss Keryx, or that I was maligning the other comments in general, as that was not my intent.

Re: forcing me to boycott shopping

[sheana.livejournal.com]

yeep, sorry, i was just calling it as i saw it without knowing background details. my bad :)

Re: forcing me to boycott shopping

[arovd.livejournal.com]

no worries - my dry humor and vague references tends to get me in trouble in public conversations in general. I should probably be locked away for the benefit of society. :)

BTW, my cousin lives in Northampton. She used to own a sex-positive shop called Intimacies on Center Street. Small world...

Re: forcing me to boycott shopping

[cutegaychick.livejournal.com]

You troublemaker!

Remind me to burn anything made of fur that I happen to stumble across in the house. Not for political reasons -- just because it's gross and tacky.
You may however, keep the leather. Not because it's any less politically incorrect -- just because it turns me on.

Re: forcing me to boycott shopping

[arovd.livejournal.com]

*thpppt*

hypocrite - I'm taking away your bunny fur flogger.