It seems LiviRae Lingerie will not have to change its window display after all.
The owners of the company that specializes in plus-size and custom-made lingerie recently accused their landlord of “body-shaming” after they were told they had to remove windows displays that featured several larger women.
Molly Hopkins, co-owner of LiviRae Lingerie in the Main Street at Town Center shopping center on Barrett Parkway, said she was told the display was in “poor taste.” Earlier this week, though, she received a phone call from an executive at Westwood Financial Corp., which owns several shopping centers across the country .
She was told it had all been a “major misunderstanding” and that the company didn’t believe in discrimination based on race, gender, religion “all of that”, which apparently means size as well.
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“It’s a blessing because God is so good to me,” said Hopkins. “It’s empowering. They made a good call because it could have gotten much worse. “
A local representative confirmed that they could keep the display and referred additional questions to Westwood officials in California.
Hopkins and co-owner Cynthia Decker are former stars of Lifetime’s “Double Divas” series.
Most of the women featured are not professional models, but were part of a campaign “Real Bras, Real Women, Real Stories,” where they shared their personal journeys and desire to help women feel good about their bodies. Some of the women were survivors of abuse, eating disorders and poor self-esteem.
The owners have fit women with bra sizes 28A to52 N and panties from 1X to 10X .
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