https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:12:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30#post-1930830 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 21:30:49 +0000 kkards 1930830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>nice...but i dont believe that REI is "eating the cost"...retail doesn't work that way.....they will spread the cost (it's called cost averaging) across all sizes and other products from the same vendor.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30#post-1930821 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 20:49:21 +0000 JAileen 1930821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m glad to hear it. I just got back from vacation, and at least half of my clothing and footwear was from REI. Everyone should be able to buy well made functional gear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30#post-1930818 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 20:40:55 +0000 Suz 1930818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is fantastic news. Thanks for the links, Kari.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30#post-1930766 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:15:45 +0000 Kari 1930766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Inge, if you see this: I’ll try to remember to add this to recommended articles next time. If I forget and you want to grab it, feel welcome to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30#post-1930740 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:15:40 +0000 rachylou 1930740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s interesting about what REI is having to do. Good for them! REI dresses my whole town... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30#post-1930735 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:08:56 +0000 Angie 1930735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FINALLY.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30#post-1930710 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:00:21 +0000 3style 1930710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks. I’m a REI cooperative member, and have to admit they’ve fallen off my radar lately. I want to support what they are doing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30#post-1930708 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:52:32 +0000 Toban 1930708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is so very important — to have visibility of all sizes doing outdoor and sporty activities. I have read Mirna’s book and it is very inspiring. I tell myself if she can do it, I can do it. I am no longer plus size but I have been. I am excited to see REI step up to the plate and be a leader on this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/test-30#post-1930705 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:39:50 +0000 Kari 1930705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here’s a write-up about an event I attended at REI last week, asking for customer input about Plus-sized fitness gear. Representatives from REI, Columbia, and Brooks were there to listen to us, and also share info about how their products are made and designed. I was surprised to hear about the complex design and testing involved in Brooks bras takes place whenever they introduce a new size to their sports bra range, or that currently, REI is eating the cost of getting brands to carry more plus sized offerings in their store. The main point was to listen to us-how we shop, how our bodies differ, what our pain points are, how do we make do when we can’t find what we need, what we wish was done differently. </p> <p> Mirna Valerio, author of A Beautiful Work in Progress and blogger at Fatgirlrunning, attended as a guest speaker, and she was delightful. She talked about the importance of visibility - of being a person who doesn’t LOOK like your average runner or yogi or athlete who is nevertheless getting out there and doing something challenging. (It was so fun to meet her, and I’d recommend her blog and book as well.)</p> <p><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/my-impression-is-that-you-dont-want-me-as-a-customer-rei-to-improve-their-offerings-for-plus-sized-women/" rel="nofollow">https://www.seattletimes.com/l.....zed-women/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/run/rei-presents-the-mirnavator" rel="nofollow">https://www.rei.com/blog/run/r.....mirnavator</a></p> <p>Photo thumbnail from the Seattle Times article </p>