Beyonce’s own Ivy Park clothing company’s new collaboration with Adidas had some pretty major hype before its release on Jan. 18, 2020. Even though the entire collection of athleisure wear sold out almost immediately, it received plenty of criticism. The main issue with this line: only including sizes XS-XL.
With an artist who has had plus-sized dancers in her shows, it seems odd that she would eliminate them from her new clothing line.
In an interview with ELLE, Beyonce said: “I rarely felt represented in film, fashion, and other media. After having a child, I made it my mission to use my art to show the style, elegance, and attraction in men and women of colour. We are living in a beautiful time of real progression towards acceptance.” Here she singles out people of colour, but if we’re experiencing a “real progression towards acceptance,” why wouldn’t something as simple as expanding the size range in clothing be part of it too?
People from a wide variety of demographics desire adequate clothes to work out in, including people who wear plus sizes. It’s a problem for these people, and it’s unfortunate that, with all her money and power, Queen B failed to include.
