Size Availability

There is a market for plus sizes, as long as they are not dowdy. Next
time you are in a store, look for the "ugly" clothes, they will be the
plus sizes. The only place I have found that not to be true is at
Meijers. I had a hard time finding the plus sizes there because they
looked just like the other clothes and they are priced like them too.
They have a lot in stock and appear to do a good business with them. I
know they get a lot of my money. Since they also sell groceries, its a
one stop shop for me and adds to their profits. I tell all my friends
about them so they get good word of mouth too.

Try another vendor...like the MCR site... they sell women's jersey's.
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but they do have women's
sizes up to X-Large.
Maybe you can find out from them if you can find the colors and styles
you are looking for.

There has to be a market for the product before they will make it.
Who knows what the threshold is for FOX to determine the need.
Certainly more than 1 person. A couple thousand people, maybe?

I'm guessing there is simply not a market out there-Fox's competition
does not carry anything in that size either-Thor, Answer, Shift, Oneal
etc. I only know this because my GF is the same size as you-and she
ended up buying men's as well. We did find a brand (fly I think) that
said their sizes run really large and to order 2 sizes down-and they
went up to a 14. She did not want to go that route-and chance it-but
you may want to try it.

Maybe there is not enough demand for said product. You could be one of
the few people that actually want it. If most people don't want to
purchase these items, then the company has likely determined that it
would cost too much to make it and distribute it. If it is not
profitable or only slightly profitable, the company likely won't go
for it.

I agree completely.

From a purely financial standpoint, do these companies (including
Target!) not see how much money they are losing out on? Given the
larger sizes of the American public, when compared to past decades,
why not include this portion of the population in your product sizing?
Surely they have just as much money as smaller people. I heard a
figure on TV the other night; By 2030, it's expected, given current
trends, that the significantly overweight population will be over 80%
of the general population.

I don't understand, from a purely business standpoint, how companies
can ignore this market.

despite all the size negative 0 models on every magazine, i think it's
about time that companies open their eyes.

it's not even about weight or the consequences of being overweight,
etc. because i know PLENTY of women that are size 14/16 who look
beautiful and proportioned.

fox isn't the only one with the issue..there are several stores that
don't offer larger sizes for women. it's absurd. i could see it being
unreasonable if you were requesting that they carry a big selection of
size 52 or something...but 14/16 is perfectly NORMAL according to the
statistics.

maybe the people who make the decisions don't have mothers or
grandmothers or wives who had children.

I completely agree with you. Much of the cycle gear I find for women
only come in smaller sizes (I'm a 12/14 with curves - it sucks).

I'd suggest looking for a womens' only motorcycle gear shop. They
usually have a wider array of options and are able to special order
gear. I found one near where I live and got boots special ordered.

Good luck!

am i right in assuming this is bike riding?

was thinking, that if it is, there might be a woman's league around
that could have advice on what companies they purchase their gear
from?

good luck =)

One person's request does not make a sustainable, profitable, "market"
in a business sense.

I really dont think I have to explain this.

Maybe they had the before and had to discontinue them due to their not
being a large enough "market" to sustain the costs involved.


Good Day

This gear isn't worn only for racing. Where I am in Wisconsin I see
people wearing coats, t-shirts and other garments with the Fox racing
logo all the time.

I really don't think I have to explain to you that the more people
that buy a product the more money the company makes. If people can't
buy their product, the company can't make money off them now can they?