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An Open Letter to FullBeauty Brands & Others Watching

Marie Denee
Last updated: 06/10/2020
By Marie Denee 9 Min Read
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Last week multiple brands retailers and agencies put up #BlackLivesMatters squares on their Instagram accounts, calling out the injustices that have happened to Black people over the past hundreds of years. Brands put out statements showing how they are going to do better to stand in solidarity.

Thanks to #PullUpOrShutUp, many brands have made additional statements and created action plans. However, when called to task and asked specifically about their statistics on their Black employees, initiatives and true diversity, many brands fell silent.

Even more important to note?!  When it comes to the plus community, there is one major point that these brands who cater to the plus consumer must understand:

The growth of plus size fashion has happened largely off of the backs of black women

Period.

Tru Diva Designs at Full Figured Fashion Week 2015
Tru Diva Designs at Full Figured Fashion Week 2015

For the past 15 years, we have had Black and Brown women pushing, challenging, and inspiring self-acceptance, body diversity, and the fashion that comes along with it.

Social media’s growth has been the catalyst to usher in the growth of the plus size fashion space by amplifying those voices.

And others have recognized how impactful these Black voices have been, specifically in the plus size community.

So, imagine my surprise when one of the largest conglomerate brands, FullBeauty Brands was uncomfortably silent. Full Beauty, the plus size retailer that house Roamans, Jessica London, Woman Within, Swimsuits for All, Ellos, Brylane Home.

THE ONLY BRAND from the family who spoke up is Swimsuits for All. ONLY ONE. 

Melissa of FabGlance shared her frustrations with me, and I had to check for myself. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CALw-sMlofc/

To our surprise (not really), there was nothing. 

Melissa continued to share with me how they had sent emails, DMs, tweets, all which fell on silent ears. So, Melissa decided to do something about it.

Along with a few other Full beauty influencers, they got together to fashion a letter, breaking everything down, along with action items.  

An Open Letter to FullBeauty Brands & those Retailers Silently Watching

Dear Jim Fogerty,

We are writing to you as a collective group of influencers who work with FullBeauty Brands as influencers and bloggers. While we have enjoyed our partnership in past collaborations, we are disappointed to see that FullBeauty Brands took so long to make a statement about the injustices being highlighted in the media as it related to the Black Lives Matter movement, the murder of George Floyd, and the racism taking place in our country.

We would like to believe that Fullbeauty Brands stands for racial justice, diversity and inclusion as your company makes profit off of the work of black influencers and black consumers. Your silence of over 11 days spoke volumes. We’d like to give the benefit of the doubt and understand it may have taken a few days to cultivate a statement.

Since the murder of George Floyd there have been protests in all 50 states making this the largest civil rights movement in history. Urgency and promptness are critical for brands and influencers to show our support for Black Lives.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_xz7mlFtSa/

We are writing to you today to ask what FullBeauty Brands is doing to help cultivate an atmosphere for racial justice and speak out against racial injustices:

    • How are you supporting those affected by these injustices in your work force and in the community at large?
    • Do you have black people on your leadership team?
    • Do you plan to create an influencer program that pays all influencers fairly and equally despite race?
    • What current diversity and inclusion efforts are taking place?
    • What kind of work is your organization doing to give back?

The Movement for Black Lives needs the support of organizations like FullBeauty Brands to not only show support but make commitments to amplify the voices of those impacted daily by racial injustices. We as influencers and companies we partner with need to utilize our voices and platforms to bring forth change.

We are not asking for extraordinary measures. Similar to the brands on the @pullupforchange profile, we feel that showing consumers what plans you have to address adding diversity to your executive board. And how you plan to donate funds to organizations that are fighting for racial equality.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_IyVdKFF2i/

 

We are asking that FullBeauty Brands make a public statement on their social profiles against racism and also to commit to giving money to any of these suggested non-profits and relief efforts:

BOLD (Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity) is a national Leadership Training Program designed to help rebuild Black (African-American, Caribbean, African, Afro-Latino) social justice infrastructure in order to organize Black communities more effectively and re-center Black leadership in the U.S. social justice movement.

Color of Change: ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen Black America’s political voice. Our goal is to empower our members – Black Americans and our allies – to make government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans and to bring about positive political and social change for everyone.

Southerners on New Ground: Southerners On New Ground (SONG) is a regional Queer Liberation organization made up of people of color, immigrants, undocumented people, people with disabilities, working class and rural and small town, LGBTQ people in the South. 

Audre Lorde Project: ALP is a New York-based organization that dedicates itself to achieving social and economic equality for LGBT communities of color. 

The Innocence Project: With multiple branches throughout the nation, The Innocence Project works to exonerate those who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes by providing free legal assistance.

Black Lives Matter: Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.

We are glad Full Beauty Brands has issued a statement. But, we believe more can be done to monetarily support black led organizations right now.

Racial justice can no longer be a side line item for companies we work with. Many of us are personally donating money. So, we are not asking you for anything we aren’t doing ourselves

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9UVyweFxNh/

We want to live in a more just world, and work with brands who are ethically and morally aligned with justice and the fight for racial equality.

Signed,

Kimmy Garris
Ikea Smith
Melissa Watkins
Lexi Nimmo
Mindy Scott
Alexandra Stewart
Justine Kay
CaNesha Gordon
Jenny Taylor
AP Young
Shannon Clemons
Amanda Bernard
Lily Arbon
Kali De Benedetti

And they did reply, but it was lackluster. Their response from the CEO:

Melissa,

We appreciate your perspective and will take your and the group’s views into consideration.
Thank you.
Jim

Really Jim?! 

And you know what makes this whole incident worse? 

They have since SUSPENDED their influencer program, through letters sent to select bloggers, instead of addressing the issue and putting forth action. 

This issue though is not unique to FullBeauty Brands, although this is one of the most concerning responses… 

What say you? What do you think about this?

TAGGED: Full Beauty, plus size community
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Marie Denee is the founder and Editor in Chief of the digital plus size media platform, The Curvy Fashionista. With over 11 years of prior retail and management experience and her MBA in Marketing, Marie often is sought after for her industry knowledge, marketing expertise, and the ins and outs of plus size fashion.
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  • Tamarah Brown says:
    June 10, 2020 at 12:43 pm

    I have been following along on IG & the response is beyond disappointing to say the least. As a Black Plus Size Blogger & Influencer myself I know personally how this feels especially coming from brands we regularly support in large numbers. Personally, I thought it was due to my small social media numbers , but after seeing this happen with these ladies with much larger platforms I see it can be more than that. I hope brands will finally actually listen & take the right action.

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  • A says:
    June 10, 2020 at 7:22 pm

    Hi Marie, I worked for this company 5 years ago and this response is not a surprise AT ALL! This is a reflection that the culture has not changed. The lack of representation and fair treatment caused much disruption in my life and well being.

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  • Linda Peavy says:
    June 11, 2020 at 8:54 am

    I am Linda Peavy, the founder of CulturedCurves.com. Cultured Curves is a blog for Sophisticated Style, Fashion, and Beauty for Curvy Women Over 50. Given my target market, Fullbeauty particularly markets to my demographic. Let me know how l can help. This offer is especially important if you don’t have anyone in your circles who represents my demographic. Thank you for the advocacy. Instagram: @culturedcurves1

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  • Ella says:
    August 3, 2021 at 5:04 pm

    They’re in Chapter 11 aren’t they? I mean, since 2019. I can’t imagine why other than to defraud tax collection and hide profits. Plus size clothing needs are here to stay so they should be swimming in money.

    I’m not really sure they’re worth bothering with. Aren’t these the same people who drive the sort of international trade behavior that results in human rights abuses? A sewing machine and some patterns might do us more good as a community. And tunics might actually be tunic length for once, not tunic length for slim women, but midriff baring on my belly. I am so sick of their corner cutting nonsense.

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