# So Are You Hookers or What? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 27, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489 "2004-10-27T17:26:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/21 "2004-10-27T20:36:38Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > That stuff is very sexy and classy. I would love to see _ahem_ larger women wearing more of those fashions than trying to squeeze into Juniors. A lot of small women look bad in Juniors, so the larger ladies aren’t doing themselves any favors by shopping there too. > > In fact, anyone over the age of 17 and over size 6 probably shouldn’t be shopping in Juniors. (Yeah, I’m the fashion police, you have a problem with that? 😃 ) Torrid is wonderful. They also do the one thing I’ve been begging plus sized stores to do – **they use fat models**. That way, I can actually tell how the outfit is going to look on **me** , instead of my super slender lost twin. Torrid is a sister-store to [Hot Topic](http://www.hottopic.com), which also carries some nifty things in large sizes. It’s a much more casual, music-oriented place than Torrid, though. And about the fat girls squeezing themselves into smaller sizes – word. I don’t like that, and I don’t like designers who think “plus size fashions” equals throwing a few more inches of material onto skinny girl fashions. Clearly the same cut/color/fabric/design that looks stunning on a size 10 is not going to look as good on my size 26 self, or vice-versa. Heh, **fessie**. Supposedly the whole sweater is right there, but damned if I can see it. I guess cardigan now means a scrap of knit material to toss on with your low-rise jeans. Ninjachick, I don’t know if longer sleeves are “in” or not [they were not too long ago], but I like my sleeves to come down to my knuckles, at least. Am I a freak? ☹ Also, I just hijacked the hell out of this thread. What was the OP about? Something about hookers? Mmmm, hookers. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/22 "2004-10-27T20:41:10Z")
I’ve never heard of Torrid until this thread so I visited their Web site. Good on them for using plus-sized models. As long as they’re not selling hot pants, I hope they do well. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/23 "2004-10-27T20:43:04Z")
…or ponchos 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/24 "2004-10-27T21:20:29Z")
> [@Cluricaun](#): > > So I see you found [Hollister](http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/holldir/index.jsp?storeId=10251) . These suckers make Abercrombie look like a nursing home. I live down the street from Woodfield, and I’m always being sent on errands there. I too noticed the odd facade at first, and went in for a look. I wouldn’t buy anything there if my currant clothes were on fire. It’s all pre-destroyed for fashions sake and everyone that works there is a semi nude 15 year old. I will never set foot in that store again… Damn, I saw this place at a mall near me. I walked by it and wondered what the fuck it was, but I didn’t dare go it. Now I know!!! Just more trashy clothes for the Britney-wannabe suburban teens tramps to wear. Nice! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/25 "2004-10-27T21:42:00Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > In addition to what **chatelaine** said, long sleeves are also ‘in’. I think. At least they were at some vague time in the past. Granted, I generally don’t have the _slightest_ clue of what’s in, and all my sleeves are usually too long because I’m short limbed. I’ve got a point in here somewhere… Didn’t Michael J. Fox have a jacket with really long sleeves in the _Back to the Future_ movie that was actually set in the future? ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/26 "2004-10-27T21:43:12Z")
What is with the “California Soul” section of their website? It’s a very bad representation of the island—no mention (that I could see) of [The Casino](http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/catalina/a/catalina.htm)! How can you do a “tour” of Catalina and not do the Casino? Well, pretty lame, anyway. (And weren’t they phasing the buffalos out? I thought I heard that, but perhaps I was wrong.) ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/27 "2004-10-27T21:49:14Z")
Damn. Even Torrid doesn’t have cute bras in my size. ☹ Hollister? I’m in denial. Doesn’t exist. Just like Alien 3. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/28 "2004-10-28T00:40:33Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Didn’t Michael J. Fox have a jacket with really long sleeves in the _Back to the Future_ movie that was actually set in the future? Yes, but the jacket adjusted to fit correctly. He just didn’t turn it on. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/29 "2004-10-28T04:40:53Z")
> [@chatelaine](#): > > Torrid is wonderful. They also do the one thing I’ve been begging plus sized stores to do – **they use fat models**. That way, I can actually tell how the outfit is going to look on **me** , instead of my super slender lost twin. Torrid is a sister-store to [Hot Topic](http://www.hottopic.com), which also carries some nifty things in large sizes. It’s a much more casual, music-oriented place than Torrid, though. My dream is that our mall gets a Torrid store. I love their website though I have not ordered there yet. Some of their models are incredibly cute, as well as being an accurate representation of the store’s likely shoppers. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/30 "2004-10-28T05:29:20Z")
Teenage male checking in: the more scantily-clad teenage girls about, the better. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/31 "2004-10-28T13:12:33Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > Teenage male checking in: the more scantily-clad teenage girls about, the better. [codger mode] Well, you young studlet, just wait till your daughter is that age and we’ll see if you think hookerwear is fine for her. [/codger mode] ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/32 "2004-10-28T18:38:37Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > Teenage male checking in: the more scantily-clad teenage girls about, the better. I still didn’t see anything risque about those clothes. Granted, I haven’t been to a Hollister store, but that website is far from cutting edge. I think Abercrombie has boring, conservative stuff as well. Preppy=bleh. ---
**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/33 "2004-10-28T18:45:34Z")
Damn. I’m in Canada, so no Torrid here, but I might have to make a special trip to Buffalo just to check it out. I’m so impressed that they actually use plus sized models (hint to the rest of the world, size 12 != plus sized), and that the clothes still look good at those sizes. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/34 "2004-10-28T20:21:56Z")
**jacquilynne** , you know you can order from the website, right? As for Hollister, why in the world do people get excited about 50 stores that sell the exact same shit? A&F=Hollister=GAP=Old Navy=American Eagle= **Same. Goddamn. Thing.** ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/35 "2004-10-28T20:37:55Z")
> [@Nutty Bunny](#): > > This 80s retro craze has officially gone too far! Are you kidding? It hasn’t even gotten started yet. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/36 "2004-10-28T20:56:24Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > Teenage male checking in: the more scantily-clad teenage girls about, the better. I’ll check them out for you. 🙂 fessie, Torrid has been downstairs there for at least a year. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/37 "2004-10-28T22:37:21Z")
That’s probably how long it’s been since I wandered down that particular hallway 😉 . ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/38 "2004-10-28T23:01:31Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Well, you young studlet, just wait till your daughter is that age and we’ll see if you think hookerwear is fine for her. Fuckin’ ridiculous, isn’t it? I saw a skirt today that wasn’t as long as my hand; the label read “14 years”. And I don’t have big hands, either. What really twists my nipples is that the mothers who let their 10-year-old daughters dress like cheap whores are the same ones who form torch-bearing mobs when they find out there’s a convicted sex offender living on their street. ---
**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/39 "2004-10-29T14:23:34Z")
> [@chatelaine](#): > > **jacquilynne** , you know you can order from the website, right? I know, but it’s really hard to tell if your ass looks fat in these jeans when you’re looking at a picture of these jeans on a website. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489/40 "2004-10-29T19:38:53Z")
> [@fessie](#): > > Honestly, though, the vibe from outside that store was absolutely sinister. Straight-out porn isn’t as offensive as their underhanded suggestiveness. I have more respect for porn and hookers than for Hooters girls. Then again, they are a step above telemarketers 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-hookers-or-what/271489.md?page=3)