The #AdidasxIVYPARK Launch

Adidas suggested downloading their app, so you could be one of the first to purchase Beyoncé’s Adidas x Ivy Park line when it launched (at this point, I didn’t realize there was going to be a pre-sale), which I gladly did.

When I got the notification the pre-sale was live yesterday, I gasped and exclaimed to everyone in the room, “It’s here!”

“What’s here?” someone asked.

“IVY PARK!”

I quickly tried to purchase, and eventually did purchase, the Super Sleek 72 shoes because that’s the one item I really wanted. But as I began to look at the joggers and the jumpsuit, I realized none of the clothing in the line came in my size, I’m a 2X, and was extremely disappointed and shocked. Beyoncé is very inclusive in her stage shows, so I expected her clothing would be as well.

Since I couldn’t purchase any of the outfits, I settled for a beanie and some socks to go with my sneakers. I shook off my disappointment and decided I was happy with my purchase. And I was. I felt especially lucky when I learned some people never received a notification and missed the pre-sale entirely.

But this morning I woke up to Evette Dionne’s thread detailing her disappointment in the exclusion of plus sizes from the line and my disappointment came roaring back. I made the mistake of reading the comments and one in…