I'm surprised Fabletics still fits her. Who will she "model" for when she ultimately can't wear them anymore? Also, I guess Tess did a podcast. I might listen if I get bored enough today. It's for a podcast called "Scissoring Isn't a Thing" talking about her "queer experience". Should be eyeroll-inducing:
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Fabletics doesn't fit her; the leggings are always stretched to their absolute maximum, and thus are practically sheer on her (which they're not intended to be). The top she was wearing supposedly had a peplum, but who could even tell? At best, it flared out slightly to accommodate her massive gut.
Tess has always gone by the rule, "If I can get into it (or if I can get it on my bulk well enough to get a photo from the front), it fits."
It's possible that they did give her the 4x and she's lying and saying it's 3x because we all know Tess is never, ever honest about her true size. She's done it to companies before, Eloqui for example, saying she wore one size and the company saying she wore a much larger one in a photo, or saying she's 'sized up' because a dress 'runs small' when it is actually true to size. misleading potential customers. Part of why she doesn't get asked back, I imagine. Fabletics is run via some scammy subscription system so I suspect their standards of behavior and honesty are lower. Hell, they employ Tess as a model - they have no standards at all.
Yeah, she could very well be lying about the actual size she's wearing, given how often she's done that before.
I tried looking on Fabletics' site to see what her outfit was meant to look like, but you can't just browse their clothing selection; you have to sign up (unless I'm missing something, but I got so annoyed with their site right away, I didn't dig deeper). I think it's a subscription service of some sort.
One thing I can say, though--and I've already said it on the Corissa/fatgirlflow thread--is that the sponsored posts and affiliate links Insta "influencers" rely on are going to become a thing of the past for a lot of people who depend upon them for at least part of their income.
The fashion industry is facing a major crisis, not just because most clothing stores are closed and so many people are now out of work, and no longer have money to spend on clothes (even if they shop online), but also because their supply chains (be it for textiles, trims/fastenings, as well as manufacturing) from China have been massively disrupted, and don't appear to be bouncing back any time soon.
So cash-strapped clothing companies are already doing a lot of belt-tightening, including suspending affiliate programs. Giving free merch and maybe some cash to SM influencers to promote their products is pretty much the cheapest, most easily targeted advertising out there, but as things get worse, only the influencers with the widest reach and most profitable following are going to be worth partnering with. And while Tess is far more influential than the likes of Corissa, and will probably hang on a little longer, plus-size lines are always going to be less profitable than straight sizes, and will be the first lines cut when a company starts making hard decisions in order to stay afloat.
So Tess had better enjoy the few remaining things Flabletics and Pretty Little Thot are going to send her, because I predict that by June those days will be over.
