--- title: Target Launching Plus-Size Fashion Line Ava & Viv description: On Wednesday Target announced Ava & Viv, a new fashion brand designed specifically for "the plus-size woman who loves fashion." canonical: https://time.com/3677316/target-plus-size-fashion-line-ava-viv/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-21T22:58:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T09:02:35.613Z og:title: Target Is Launching a Plus-Size Fashion Line Women Actually Might Want to Wear og:description: "It's good to know that a brand is listening" og:url: https://time.com/3677316/target-plus-size-fashion-line-ava-viv/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b58cd2be887125f/69877b29524fc04fa5dec0ca/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-5-02-47-pm.png?branch=production&width=652&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 652 og:image:height: 367 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-01-21 at 5.02.47 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Target Is Launching a Plus-Size Fashion Line Women Actually Might Want to Wear twitter:description: "It's good to know that a brand is listening" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b58cd2be887125f/69877b29524fc04fa5dec0ca/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-5-02-47-pm.png?branch=production&width=652&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Target Is Launching a Plus-Size Fashion Line Women Actually Might Want to Wear > Sponsored content. 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Target Announces New Plus-Size Fashion Brand_ by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jan 21, 2015 10:58 PM UTC Target Announces New Plus-Size Fashion Brand by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jan 21, 2015 10:58 PM UTC In August, blogger Chastity Garner wrote a [compelling takedown of Target](http://garnerstyle.blogspot.com/2014/08/im-boycotting-target-altuzarra-for-target.html) — announcing her decision to boycott the retailer for failing to offer its popular designer collections in plus sizes. That boycott is coming to an end. On Wednesday Target [announced](http://www.abullseyeview.com/2015/01/new-target-plus-line-ava-viv/) Ava & Viv, a new fashion brand designed specifically for “the plus-size woman who loves fashion.” The line, designed by Target’s in-house team, offers clothing in sizes 14W to 26W and X to 4X and will be available online and in stores come mid-February. The retailer invited Garner and two other plus-size bloggers to its Minnesota headquarters to sample the line. “It looks beautiful on my body type and my shape,” Garner says in a video chronicling their visit. In spite of its far from perfect relationship with plus-size fashion — Target’s site [displayed plus-size offerings on maternity models](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/06/target-plus-size-pregnant%5Fn%5F4548379.html) _and_ described a [plus-size dress as “manatee gray”](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/06/target-plus-size-pregnant%5Fn%5F4548379.html) (the “normal” dress was “dark heather gray”) — its strategy thus far with the Ava & Viv line could actually teach other retailers about how to better approach selling plus-sized clothing. First of all, Target is emphasizing that the clothing line will make trendy design choices a priority. “This guest is really a fashion-forward woman who happens to be a plus size,” merchandising SVP Stacia Andersen told [_Women’s Wear Daily_](http://www.wwd.com/retail-news/mass-off-price/target-launches-ava-viv-plus-size-line-8126857). “When we put out pieces that stand out a little more, items that are more chic, more trend-driven and more statement in nature, they tended to perform.” Even though though the plus-size demographic makes up 37% of U.S. consumers, it only makes up 15% of the clothing industry’s sales because most labels don’t design for the lucrative market, _Fast Company_ [reports](http://www.fastcodesign.com/3041214/fast-feed/target-launches-new-plus-size-clothing-line). And when they do design plus-size clothing, the available styles are rarely fashion forward. “I am horrified by some of the clothes I find in the stores,” stylist Sal Perez explained told [_New York Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/01/fashion/plus-size-fashion-moves-beyond-the-muumuu.html)when explaining her difficulties in trying to dress Rebel Wilson for her role in _Pitch Perfect 2_. “I don’t know anyone who enjoys wearing polyester.” Actress Melissa McCarthy decided to [launch](http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/ready-to-wear-sportswear/mccarthy-sunrise-team-for-fashion-line-8044208?navSection=issues) a fashion label after interacting with [six different designers who wouldn’t dress her for the Oscars](http://time.com/2827773/melissa-mccarthy-started-a-plus-size-clothing-line-because-nobody-would-dress-her-for-the-oscars/). Target is also selling the clothing at a reasonable price point, between $10 and $79.99\. This is a striking contrast to stores like Old Navy, who recently came [under fire](http://time.com/3580891/old-navy-women-plus-size-price/) for charging more for plus-size items. _Marie Claire_ contributing editor and plus-size blogger Nicolette Mason joined Garner to sample the line and also shared her thoughts in Target’s video. “It’s good to know that a brand is listening,” she said. ## Transcript [00:06] [ MUSIC ] We're here today on the set of the look- book [00:08] shoot for Avonviv. [ MUSIC ] We [00:14] got the chance to visit the Target headquarters in [00:18] Minneapolis. And while we were there we got to see [00:20] the first look at the spring collection. And we also got a [00:23] first glance at fall. We got to give some feedback on [00:26] hemlines that we love, colors that we love, things that [00:29] we don't want to see. I asked them to do like a cool [00:31] track pant and ad a little blazer in some of the prints [00:34] because the prints were so great I wanted them in like [00:36] every different piece. It's really wonderful as a [00:38] consumer to know that a brand is listening. We're [00:43] shooting the spring collection, so they're really fun [00:46] colors, bright textures. And I think the girl who will [00:49] wear it is a girl who wants to be seen, and she wants [00:52] to be noticed, and have fun with her clothes. I feel [00:56] really fun in the clothes. Like very youthful, very [01:00] flirty. When I look in the mirror, everything just comes [01:03] together and it looks beautiful. And my, my body type [01:05] and my shape, I'm, I'm just loving the clothes. I think [01:09] the Ava and Viv Collection is super versatile. You can [01:10] wear it from day to night. I think the target customer [01:13] will love it. It. Just something for you to dress up or [01:15] down. I personally love it for daytime. I like the more [01:18] casual sporty look. And my favorite piece was the [01:21] black and white striped tulip skirt. It just looks really [01:23] great on the body. I can't wait to share the Ava & Viv [01:26] collection with my readers. I know they're really looking [01:29] forward to seeing what we're doing with Target and to [01:31] have a brand new plus size line that Target has really [01:33] put so much effort into is exciting for them. Thanks for [01:37] watching Behind the Scenes at the Target Ava & Viv [01:39] shoot. 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