Some fans think Rebel Wilson’s new clothing line is less than pitch perfect.
The Australian actress released her new loungewear label, R&R Club, with partner Ramona Agruma earlier this month, but many on social media have noticed the brand’s styles — which include $179 hoodies and $149 sweatpants — are only offered in sizes XS through XL.
“Can we talk about the lack of size inclusivity in Rebel Wilson’s new brand??? wtf,” creator Destiny Ann asked her TikTok followers over the weekend.
“I don’t understand how someone who is plus size for the majority of her career and the majority of her life — someone who knows hard it is to be fat, to shop for clothing and actually find it in your size — I don’t understand how someone with that background, that knowledge, can release a brand that only goes up to an XL,” Destiny Ann said in the critical clip.
The TikToker, who describes herself as “UR FAT POSI BIG SIS” in her bio, noted that offering an inclusive size range is indeed more expensive for brands, but argued, “It’s Rebel Wilson, OK? She got money!”
Pointing out “the irony of rebel dropping a clothing line that wouldn’t have even been able to shop at a few years ago” in her caption, Destiny Ann concluded her clip by calling R&R Club’s limited sizing “so disheartening” — and commenters agreed.
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“She’s disassociating herself from the person she used to be,” one wrote. Another recalled, “She used to have a very successful plus size line BECAUSE she knew how hard it was,” calling R&R Club’s sizing “EXTRA disappointing.”
Indeed, the 42-year-old “Senior Year” star previously collaborated with popular plus size retailer Torrid, and even launched her own line offering larger sizes in 2017, called Rebel Wilson x Angels.
TikTok creator Lacey-Jade Christie, meanwhile, made a video asking, “rebel! why’d you forget about us?!” and said she was “floored and flabbergasted” by R&R Club’s size range.
“I know she’s not fat anymore, but the fat community supported Rebel Wilson for her whole career. She profited off of being a fat person, a fat character,” Christie added.
After embarking on a “year of health” in early 2020, Wilson lost roughly 80 pounds.
On Twitter, the response to R&R Club’s limited sizing was largely the same, with user Stephanie Yeboah tweeting that “former fat people can sometimes end up being the worst when it comes to fatphobia and/or exclusion.”
Still sniggering at Rebel Wilson creating a clothing line that doesn't cater to plus sizing.
Absolutely wild scenes, but not surprising. Former fat people can sometimes end up being the worst when it comes to fatphobia and/or exclusion.Chile…
— Steph (@StephanieYeboah) November 27, 2022
R&R Club’s name is a nod to Wilson and Agruma’s first initials, as well as to the concept of rest and relaxation.
The “How to Be Single” actress came out as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in June, writing on Instagram at the time, “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess 💗🌈💗#loveislove.”
The designer couple welcomed a daughter, Royce Lillian, via surrogate in November, after seven months of dating.
