Where Are All the Plus Size Kids' Clothes?
Publisher |
Virginia Sole-Smith
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Kids & Family
Parenting
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Nov 03, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:40:54

Today Virginia is chatting with with Pam Luk, founder of Ember & Ace, a new line of plus size athletic clothing for kids. We get in what's wrong with the kids' clothing industry, and Pam has so many tips and hacks to making finding clothes for kids in bigger bodies more doable. 

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Disclaimer: Virginia is a journalist and human with a lot of informed opinions. Virginia is not a nutritionist, therapist, doctor, or any kind of health care provider. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions she gives are just for entertainment, information, and education purposes only. None of this is a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice.

BUTTER & OTHER LINKS

Ember & Ace

Jeans Science.

separation-weight-stigma-diets.html">Virginia reporting on the weight/child custody case for Slate

Julia Turshen

what is a 10/12 plus

why I just always buy two sizes of everything

Target boots (yes, mostly sold out)

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CREDITS

The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith. Follow Virginia on Instagram or Twitter.Burnt Toast transcripts and essays are edited and formatted by Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, an Instagram account where you can buy and sell plus size clothing.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Jeff Bailey and Chris Maxwell.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting independent anti-diet journalism.

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