Well, probably the reason that large Americans wear skimpy clothes is b/c we have the biggest population of overweight people I believe, course I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong. And noone taught these girls in school that spandex is NOT your friend.
And Ash, I can totally sympathasize with you, it sucks having to shop in the bigger section. Some of the things people wear wouldn't even fit my toe!

And Jo,
you can only wear your thong, if your pants are hip-huggers and it sticks out the top!