Good news plus size preppies! C. Wonder is back and they've come bearing plus sizes.
If you're not familiar with C.Wonder let me give you a bit of a backstory: the brand was founded on the tail end of the neo-prep movement in 2010/2011 by Chris Burch. Yes, he's Tory Burch's ex-husband. The company was notable for its bright colors, fun motifs, and the fact you could monogram just about anything in the store.
Soon after the brand began operations, Tory Burch sued her ex, claiming the merchandise was too close to what her brand sold. The brand never really seemed to catch on and it filed for bankruptcy in January 2015. The brand was sold shortly thereafter. Last summer it was announced that the brand would make a comeback on QVC with Brad Goreski as the creative director. Goreski, a well-known stylist, helped with Kate Spade's massive growth the past few years.
All clothing styles are available up to a 3X or a size 28. There's a mix of dresses, sweaters, pants, and shirts that all still bear a bit of Tory Burch's aesthetic. Actually, there's a lot of Tory in there, I think. When I found out the brand had come back this morning I rushed to the QVC website to check it out.
"Wow, this really looks like Tory Burch," I thought to myself, "like REALLY REALLY close to Tory Burch."
Not that I'm complaining, mind you.
This is the first collection for the brand on QVC.com with more scheduled for later in the year.
Read the comments on the QVc site and it looks like the plus sizing was just scaled up from regular size fit models. A fair number of complaints about tightness across the chest and items being awkwardly short. I'm purchasing a jacket to give it a try and will let you know
ReplyDeleteThat's disappointing to hear but I'm not that surprised. Please do update when you get your jacket!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the clothing, but I need those gold espadrilles and the tassel pumps!
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