经济学人下载:服装零售:被遗忘的大多数(2)

Takings were $21.3bn last year.
去年的营业收入已达2130亿美元。

Social media has played an important role in changing attitudes in the fashion business, says Madeline Jones, editor and co-founder of PLUS Model Magazine.
大码女装杂志PLUS Model Magazine的主编和联合创始人玛德琳·琼斯说，社交媒体对于改变时装业的看法起着重要作用。

Nonetheless, designer brands still hold back (Walmart sells the most plus-size apparel).
尽管如此，设计师品牌依旧犹豫不决（沃尔玛销售最大码服装的量最多）。

Some brands, such as Michael Kors, do sell plus-size ranges but do not advertise them or display them on websites.
一些服装品牌如迈克·科尔也在销售大码服装，但却不会为其进行广告宣传，更不会在其网站上进行展示。

For those that are willing to take a chance, several internet startups that deliver personally styled outfits to individuals, including plus-size women, offer data to “straight-size” designers.
对于那些乐于尝试的人，如一些电商新贵会配送包括大码女装在内的个人定制服装，并向那些“骨感”设计师提供他们的数据。

Gwynnie Bee, Stitch Fix and Dia & Co, for example, share information with designers on preferred styles and fits.
比如，Gwynnie Bee，Stitch Fix，Dia & Co这些公司会和设计师分享用户偏好的风格以及合身尺寸。

Tracy Reese, a designer known for creating Michelle Obama's dress for the Democratic National Convention in 2012, is one brand that recently enlisted Gwynnie Bee's help to create a new plus-size collection.
翠西·瑞斯是一位设计师，因为米歇尔·奥巴马设计出席2012年的民主党全国代表大会的服装而成名，这个姓名同时也是一个品牌，近期该品牌寻求Gwynnie Bee相助来设计新款大号系列服装。

Gwynnie Bee prompted the label to create bigger patterns and more appealing designs.
Gwynnie Bee促使翠西·瑞斯扩大规模，同时创新更夺人眼球的设计。

Not all plus-size shoppers are convinced.
对此，不是所有的大码顾客都心悦诚服。

Laura Fuentes, a hairstylist from Abilene, Texas, says that many upmarket department stores still keep their plus-size clothing sections poorly organised, badly stocked and dimly lit, if they stock larger clothes at all.
来自德克萨斯州阿比林的发型设计师劳拉·福恩特斯说，就众多高档百货公司而言，若这些公司真有大码服装的话，其大码服装部门仍是缺乏管理，积货严重且门庭冷落。

Yet such complaints should betaken with a pinch of salt, says Ms Thompson.
汤普森女士认为，这些抱怨，不可尽信也不可不信。

“We're nowhere near where we should be but we've made progress,” she says.
她说，“我们虽仍未达标，但已取得一定进展。”