Melissa McCarthyâs highly anticipated clothing line is finally here!
In addition to providing fashionable, affordable clothing to women of all shapes and sizes, McCarthy wants her line to bring some much-needed change to the entire shopping experience.
In a new interview with Refinery 29, McCarthy said that retailers divide customers based on size, and it simply doesnât make sense to put such a vast amount of shoppers into their own, âless-thanâ category.
âSeventy percent of women in the United States are a size 14 or above, and thatâs technically âplus-size,â so youâre taking your biggest category of people and telling them, âYouâre not really worthy.â I find that very strange,â she said.
McCarthy told the site that sheâs already getting help from âa couple of very big retailersâ in bridging the gap. While she did not disclose the stores by name just yet, her mission to normalize the shopping experience for everyone is quite clear.
âI said, âRun the sizes as I make them and let friends go shopping with their friends. Stop segregating women.â And they said, âOkay,ââ McCarthy said of her conversations with retailers that would carry her clothing line.