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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Old Navy Joins Other Fashion Brands with “Plus-Size” Controversy [Watch (HLS stream): Old Navy Joins Other Fashion Brands with “Plus-Size” Controversy](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/s2naOMCF.m3u8) (2:11)  _Published 2014-11-12. Old Navy has angered some of its customers by charging more for plus sized women’s clothes while prices for plus sized men’s clothes remain the same._ --- Jul 27, 2023 5:30 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [4 Affordable Size-Inclusive Clothing Brands](/video/XuEiMaRq/) ### 4 Affordable Size-Inclusive Clothing Brands [Target Announces New Plus-Size Fashion Brand](/video/T9kasAnC/) ### Target Announces New Plus-Size Fashion Brand [Old Navy Makes Plus Size Changes, But Doesn’t Adjust Pricing](/video/Tl7S4cyM/) ### Old Navy Makes Plus Size Changes, But Doesn’t Adjust Pricing --- ## Transcript It seems fashion brands are taking turns offending people, more specifically women, with never- ending PR **** ups, from Abercrombie and Fitch refusing to carry plus sizes to Victoria's Secrets superimposing the perfect body over a group of size 0. Now Old Navy has angered some of it's customers by charging more for plus size women's clothes while prices for plus size mens clothes remain the same. In response to this mark up in pricing, a woman named Renee Posey started an online petition with change. org. It rapidly approached the 25, 000 signature benchmark. Wednesday. Since the petition has gained steam, Old Navy released a statement to try to explain the different prices. Old Navy is proud to offer styles and apparel designed specifically for our plus- size female customer, which includes curve- enhancing and curve- flattering elements. This higher price point reflects this selection of unique. Fabrics and design elements. But, Posey isn't buying it, writing on change. org in a nutshell, I think they are feeding us a line of bull. Either way, prices as of Wednesday morning remain the same. With plus sized clothes for women at least $ 10 more than smaller sizes. Similarly this week, Calvin Klein came under fire, but further investigation shows they may not be to blame. Calvin Klein has done something that's really groundbreaking. The fashion company hired Mayla Delbasio to appear in it's perfect fit campaign. Dalbesio is a size 10. Obviously larger than most of the models Calvin Klein has worked with. In an interview with Elle magazine, Dalbesio talked about being larger than a size 0 and working with the iconic brand. I'm a bigger girl. I'm not the biggest girl on the market, but I'm definitely bigger than all the girls Calvin Klein has ever worked with. After the Elle story gained traction online, many on Twitter attacked the brand thinking that CK labeled Dalbesio a plus size model, which is not the case as stated in the very article that sparked the controversy. They released this campaign with me right alongside all of the other girls of varying shapes and sizes. And didn't make a fuss about it. In a statement, Calvin Klein, responded to the faux controversy, The Perfectly Fit line was created to celebrate and cater to the needs of different women. These images are intended to communicate that our new line is more inclusive. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Old Navy Joins Other Fashion Brands with “Plus-Size” Controversy","description":"Old Navy has angered some of its customers by charging more for plus sized women’s clothes while prices for plus sized men’s clothes remain the same.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/s2naOMCF/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-11-12T20:45:01.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/s2naOMCF.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/s2naOMCF/","duration":"PT2M11S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/s2naOMCF/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```