Yahoo Finance Forever 21 Plus Clothing Line Criticized for Using Models of 'Average' Weight on Instagram
When Forever 21 launched an Instagram for their plus-size clothing line on Wednesday, the company was met with criticism from their followers.
Despite being a "destination for fashion sizes 0X - 3X," some shoppers felt the models featured on the Forever 21 Plus account would not actually fall into that size range.
"No way is this a plus size girl," one user commented on the photo of woman in high-waisted shorts and a crop top. "She is completely normal shape."
"She looks average, not Plus!" wrote another.
A photo posted by Forever21Plus (@forever21plus) on Feb 9, 2016 at 9:19am PST
"You could really consider stop making all average women feel like a whale," wrote one commenter. "That's absolutely normal, there's no 'plus' anything in this picture."
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Another angry user commented: "Seriously in shocked and disgusted @forever21 this girl is not plus size she is normal if this is plus size then normal must be anorexic."
Although users expressed frustration with certain models, a range of body types are featured on the account.
A photo posted by Forever21Plus (@forever21plus) on Jan 20, 2016 at 2:10pm PST
A photo posted by Forever21Plus (@forever21plus) on Jan 29, 2016 at 8:06am PST
A photo posted by Forever21Plus (@forever21plus) on Jan 15, 2016 at 2:54pm PST
Though the company's main account just announced Forever 21 Plus on Instagram on Wednesday, the profile has been posting for three weeks. The photos have included snaps of well-known models like Tess Holliday and Ashley Graham wearing their clothes.
A representative for Forever 21 could not immediately be reached for comment.
