I frequently enjoy catalog shopping. It doesn’t bother me that the models are much younger, complexions smooth and fresh, nor does the perfecth hair and make up annoy me. What really gets to me is how I can imagine my self (size 1x) in the same outit that the model is in when maybe she is a size 4. This happens frequently in illustrations in plus size catalogs.. Is there truth in advertising out there where the clothing is on women of size? My body is no longer perfect, there are no Spanx tight or firm enough. I’d just like some other opinions on this, and idea’s of where to find realistic attractive clothing.
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Evie and Doris, I'm so with you on this. My dad used to say, "Family is everything," but when he died, so did the family. Or, to apply the loveliness of the Holmes poetry, after horrendous abuse, I just drifted away. Family is an accident of birth. L
Hi Doris,
I am a lot older than you and can only tell you my feelings, around family, as I've aged.
My childhood was rough and my parents made so many mistakes, alcoholism, neglect, etc. For many years I resented them for giving me such a poor 
The toughest part for me, as an adult who has put my difficult childhood behind me, is dealing with family members who are in denial about anything being amiss about how we were raised and the impact this has had on our on-going relationships.
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try Silhouettes.com
It’s just insane, isn’t it? So many BIG beautiful girls out there already in the modelling biz, starving for work, and they get skinny girls to model clothes that don’t even come in their size. Silhouettes.com is a good example (nice site BTW, Namaste, some sweet clothes). I think I saw one girl there that might be as big as a size 10. None that looked like they’d fill out a 12W. None. Crazy.
Penningtons and AdditionElle (same site) actually use fairly big models (at least size 16). You might like to check them out. http://www.1-plus.com/penningtons.htm