To all women asking for TOUCH in plus sizes,
There is nothing I want more than for ALL women to be able to wear Touch. The line was created for the female sports fan and I’m well aware that female sports fans come in all shapes and sizes.
For the last two years our sales representatives have offered Touch in sizes up to 4XL but for some reason, the retailers have been hesitant to order the larger sizes. As you can imagine, this has been very frustrating for me.
I have a plan and I need your help!
Please take a moment to take our poll and LEAVE A COMMENT below and let’s show those retailers that there is a consumer demand for Touch to be made available for women of all sizes.
Thank you so much,
Alyssa
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Touch is made for women! Women come in all shapes and sizes and it is an awful feeling to walk into a store and find clothes only for smaller women. Alyssa has worked so hard to produce this line for the female fan and it is unfair for stores to discriminate against a majority of these females! Good luck Alyssa! Thank you for caring.
I don’t think I can add much more to what everyone else has said, but I do agree that stores seem to only cater to small/skinny women – more like juniors sizes these days. I hate to shop for clothes simply because sizes are shrinking by the year (today’s large is more like a size medium of 10 years ago), and there’s just nothing cute or fashionable out there for us more curvy females. I don’t understand why everything has to be so tight and why the sizes continue to shrink year after year making it even more frustrating for us. Normal people cannot achieve the super model physique because it’s not normal to be that skinny unless you starve yourself or take drugs (or both). *sigh* Every time I go into the store, all the tiny sizes are the ones left on the racks because whatever larger – more normal – size they might have had has sold out. I hate frumpy clothes, but unfortunately that is all I can purchase and I don’t even consider myself plus size. When is a size 14 a plus size??? It’s just unfortunate that retailers don’t cater to ALL sizes, not just the “skinnies”, because not only would they would make a lot more money, but also would make the general public a lot happier. I would totally buy Touch if I could find it in my size. It would make me feel better about myself if I felt good in the clothes I wore. I have a whole closet full of frumpy clothes that I would love to exchange for more fashionable/feel good clothing. Now, I just need to find stores willing to let me spend my money!
i believe that all woman that love sport all shapes and sizes should be able to wear touch
ALL sizes and ALL teams. There aren’t a lot of Touch products for female Nats fans of any size. Thanks for leading the way, Alyssa!
I purchased some Touch clothes last year in St Louis, Jacket was great and my girlfriends daughter very much enjoyed what she bought also but the shirt was too small for my girlfriend. Elise has Alyssa’s autographed pic still hanging on her wall! We loved meeting Alyssa!
My daughter has a lot of Touch items that I’d love to also own, but when we go on our trips to MLB parks (we’re trying to visit all 30) I’m unable to buy a 2X and end up buying something from the Men’s section or nothing at all. Our home team (Tigers) are esp. bad about this. They hardly even get in XLs and when they do they look like children’s XL and not women’s. Keep up the good work Alyassa! Hopefully someday all women will be able to walk into a store at a baseball park and buy something in their size (from the women’s section)!
I would definately purchase Touch clothing if it were available in my size, I usually run a sz 20/22 & a large or XL isn’t working for me there .. .companies want MORE MONEY.. well sell clothes for everyone & you’ll most likely get it! Also, when you put your add out, don’t list plus sizes & show them on a size 4 model… that’s insulting.
ALYSSA!!!!! Please do not forget about smaller market teams! I love love love the Draft Day Sweater….. but cannot find it for the Milwaukee Brewers. We need sweaters in Wisconsin! I know it is available or the Packers, but they don’t play baseball. If the Packers played baseball I would watch more Packer Games. Nuff said.
I think it’s horrible that stores only cater to certain sizes! Totally unfair to those who don’t fit that group!
Hey There,
These clothes should be available to voluptuous ladies! All women deserve stylish clothes that fit them. I may not be a plus size girl anymore, but I was in my teenage years and there was nothing more saddening and frustrating than all of the cool clothes made only for skinny girls! Please, save someone a sad moment and give them a chance to where there favorite team logo with style and comfort.
Since the average size of women today is 14 how can it be justified to top out at size 14 in stores? Places that stop at size 14 are missing half of the female population. We are fat but still would like to look nice and have clothes that fit us. To get sports shirts that fit my body around the shoulders are at my elbows and the hem is at my knees. PLEASE PLEASE sell above an XL!!!!
I am so glad to hear that you are already addressing the need for plus size clothing! I love your clothing line, but my school (book) store doesn’t carry it yet (UNC Chapel Hill)– any chance that this may change in the near future…? Also, have you considered pursuing a contract with the Barnes and Noble College Booksellers? They currently operate 624 college bookstores, and I’m sure all of the students would welcome your fashionable spin on collegiate apparel!
No, not all clothing should be offered in all sizes. There is a simple solution here, LOSE weight.
i continue to vote yes and i hope it’ll work good luck Alyssa
I strongly believe that the Touch clothing line should extend to all sizes because women come in all shapes and sizes and to only have the pieces for smaller women is very unfair and even a discrimination, I support the idea of Touch expanding to larger sizes, I know so many women who have a passion for sports and want to wear Alyssa’s amazing and stylish clothing to show support for the teams they love, but they cannot for the fact that the sizes are too small, how do you think that makes them feel? Just because these women do not have the figures of the stick sized models they should not be discriminated against for being voluptuous, The purpose of this clothing line is to cater to women sports fanatics, we do not all go for the same teams, as we do not all fit in the same sizes!
This would be a great idea! I support it one hundred percent. It’s very unfair to women of larger sizes to not find something they would love to wear.
Selling the larger sizes would be great. A lot of the plus size ladies are just waiting for a chance to stimulate the economy and spend money on clothes that they would really love.
A good option to sell the clothes might be to work with a Plus Size clothing store like Torrid or Lane Bryant. Torrid especially had more fun and sporty clothing so Touch would fit right in.
I have been a fan of Alyssa’s for SO long. I can remeber watching Who’s The Boss? and then watching Charmed (which is my FAVORITE show!!!) and thinking wow thats the same person? So when I heard she was making a clothing line I was more than happy. I tried a Red Sox sweat shirt on and it didn’t fit. I then was trying to look for a bigger size since the one I tired one was the XL my heart sunk when I couldnt find a larger size. So please store people buy the bigger sizes Alyssa worked her little tush off and I know she wants EVERY woman to wear her clothes so PLEASE make it happen!!!!
Great idea. I am a huge LAKERS, DODGERS and DENVER BRONCOS sports fan and would LOVE to purchase TOUCH in my size. Alyssa, anything you can do to bring plus sizes to retail stores would be greatly appreciated by all the above and my self… Thank you so much for looking out for us…. Good luck with the journey…
Pease please please,bringe the “touch” clothes to GREECE…
With presentation by Allysa Milano live in Athens.. That would be a dream…
And don’t forget…Its nice to be important,but its important to always be nice…
Happy Christmas to you and Lin,too!
I love you! <3
Love the line of clothes, want them in my size! It’s hard to find WOMEN’S clothes that fit in team apparel. And I love my teams! Thanks Alyssa!
Alyssa, I love the Touch line, its been so nice to have girly girl clothes to wear to football games and throughout the rest of the year. Tho I’m not a plus size gal, I have been heavier in the past and regardless of size, it feels better to feel feminine and not have to resort to buying mens or even boys shirts, caps and jerseys. I’m a huge Colts fan and have tons of Touch items as do most of my girlfriends. Keep up the great work and I love your entire concept of Fun, Girlie Sports Fashion. GO COLTS!
I think all stores should have every size for every women but i do have something to say to the person who said that these skinny tiny people are taking drugs and starving themselves to be that size…..thats mean! I’ve been tiny my whole life and i have never took drugs or starved my self. Like you all say…there is all shapes and sizes of people. “Everyone is built and shaped diff” xoxo
Dear Alyssa,
I love The clothing line, But once again It’s hard to find my girlfriends favorite team (VANCOUVER CANUCKS)…. once she saw the FULL ZIP VELOUR CHEER JACKET, and the CLASSIC SATIN BASEBALL COLLAR JACKET. She was sold… BUT these jackets aren’t available for us CANUCK fans! Also …the winter olympics are coming to Vancouver in Feb. 2010…. Cameras will be everywhere… I promise you you’ll notice alot of Canucks and Team Canada clothing being worn… What a great way to further promote the “TOUCH” clothing line. I also think it would be killer to see CANADA, USA, ITALY, RUSSIA etc.. clothing by “TOUCH”. Thanks P.S. your HOT!
Why can’t I find ANY of the Touch items for the Pittsburgh Steelers in stock anywhere? I’ve tried to order 3 different things and each time I get a message back saying they are out of stock. If you guys are going to promote the pieces in your ads, PLEASE have them available for fans to actually purchase.
I hate to state the obvious principle of retailing; but, if retailers want our money, they need to stop being silly about restricting the market they appeal to.
It’s like with shoes – you can’t just sell a size 3 and expect to make a profit – you may only sell one a week(!)
And, correct me if I’m wrong, but you never see any form of size discrimination in men’s clothing with neck and waist measurements, do you?!
Shame on the retailers, I say. Either way, it is their loss at the end of the day.
It would be great to have all of the designs for all of the teams and all of the sizes. I love some of the designs but I can’t find them for my team, Minnesota Vikings (we only have three items, boo!) Everytime I see the commercials for the Touch line, I see products that I would love to purchase, but alas, they are for another team!
It would be nice to have the larger sizes but what would be even nicer is if the current sizing where actual true sizes (your XL barely fits a thin framed co-worker who wears a medium or large if she didn’t want a snug fit). Your 16-18 is not a 16-18. Thank you
I love her clothes, it is nice to see that women have a choice to look sexy in clothes with our favorite team. But my one problem is that I am 5′9″ and the jeans come in only 32 in seam, and I need at least at 33 but 34 would be great. Could you make them longer for the taller people, since everyone is complaining about different sizes for all body types, there should be a lenght issue too. Thank you for your pretty, sexy clothes.
I love sports, and it would be really nice to not have to buy men’s clothing when I support my team.
I usually wear regular clothes in team colors to games because I refuse to wear some huge ugly t-shirt, sweatshirt or jersey. I am already a big girl, I don’t need to add 30 pounds by wearing a jersey to a game. When I saw your line come out I was so excited. The problem is there are rarely items available above an XL and since sizes run small it’s hard to squeeze into an XL. The second problem I find is you can only buy the merchandise at an arena – I can’t seem to find Dallas Stars items for sale on line and I am not even sure if you carry any Cowboys items since I haven’t been to a game this year. It would be nice if you sold clothes from your own website or somewhere like Amazon.com so we could have access to the full line and all sizes on line. It is very frustrating knowing cute clothes exist but not being able to find them.
I am a huge Football fan, and I have several jersey’s and stuff and I have to buy my stuff in the mens dept. I am 5′9 and wear a size 14. I can’t fit my boobs into one of your Touch shirts, which really is upsetting. When are people going to realize that women have curves and come in all sizes, and that more and more women are coming out of the closet when it comes to sports. I would love to by touch, but nothing you make comes in my size.
Hi. I would love to be able to get Touch clothing in the stores. While I’m not loyal to any particular team, I do enjoy wearing various team merchandise. It would be nice to not have to buy men’s jerseys and wear something more feminine.
I am so glad that Alyssa has raised this issue. I am a single woman who loves sports, just like Alyssa and so many other women I know. In fact, I have season tickets to the SF 49ers, the SF Giants and GS Warriors! So I know my sports gear. And I look around the stands and see women of all sizes. When you go to the concession stands, the women’s XL clothing is made for no XL woman I know!!! I swear the items are made for women who generally fit Misses 8-10. Anything above a normal size 10, and one is forced to look at the men’s gear. And here’s the kicker. I would be willing to bet that women (of all sizes) are the ones doing most of the shopping in the family. Retailers are missing the boat here…
I went to a sports store at the mall and saw these Chicago Cubs jeans and wanted to buy one but to my dismay there were only skinny sizes and was so upset. I just want these people to know that There are alot of us “big” girls who loves sports just as much as the skinny girls and just would like to be treated fairly. Thanks Alyssa fit standing up for us;)!
I just ordered a 2X shirt from an online retailer to try because no one around me sells Touch. Unfortunately, I have to return it because it is too tight on me. I was hoping to have some cute shirts to wear when I go to Spring Training but I can’t find any size larger than a 2X on any website.
I’m tall, long arms and legs. No matter what ever happens sleeves are too short, pants legs too. It is rare to find pants/jeans that fit. I have to settle for 34″ inseam, that’s what’s ‘long/tall’ in stores. It’s a joke. I can only wear short sleeve tops as well. Sleeves haven’t ever been long enuf for me. I’m really only 5′8″-ish just with really long limbs. If there was a chance your tops would fit me, of course I’d buy it. No question. It’s only fair to offer something to everyone, no matter what. Your distributors want to cater to the cute petite girl and shaft anyone who doesn’t fit this popular group. It’s not fair. Life already does that. I haven’t found the line anywhere around here, I live in Oklahoma. I’m not big but I am tall… Be fair, gotta try to make them be fair.
I totally agree, PLEASE stock larger sizes!
I am a really huge Chicago White Sox fan & I’d love to have clothes available in larger sizes. I normally take a 2X, depending on what he piece is. I really love the jeans that are offered, but hey do not come in my size, so YES, please gethe larger sizes available for us!!!
All clothes should come in ALL sizes to fit ALL women! It’s sad that this even have to be a fight! Let’s make it happen!!
I would love to help you knock down all the walls that seperate sports fans from all over the world.I ‘m in the process of starting a company called Vicesa Versa and I will like to share some ideas with you.If you would like, I can email them to you or fax them. Whatever is more convient for you. Thanks for your time .Contact information is gsross12@yahoo.com or 214-756-0678. Thanks and God Bless.