A few thoughts after accompanying a friend on a clothes shopping run.

[randomness]

• Doing a search for "plus size clothing" "store locator" can get you a quick list of chain stores to try, although some of them may be a little far away.


• Just because Ashley Stewart bills itself "for the plus-size urban woman" doesn't mean you shouldn't be willing to go to Roxbury or Mattapan to check it out.


• Torrid has its own sizes for tops, but not for many other items.


• Going to Lane Bryant last can often help your budget.


• It's not that your body is the wrong shape, it's that the clothes are cut wrong for it.


• Weekdays out of shopping season are an excellent time to go clothes shopping.

There's probably more but it's all that occurs to me just now. As always, this was fun.

Edit: This is probably also a good place to add a link to Lee Lee's Valise, though it was also a bit far for this particular expedition.

Comments

[donnad.livejournal.com]

It's not that your body is the wrong shape, it's that the clothes are cut wrong for it.

YES YES YES!
I swear people who design and make clothing for women have never actually looked at the shape of a woman.

The other thing I encounter is larger women have to deal with ugly patterns and colors. And whoever thought ruffles looked good on big women is sadly mistaken. I'm big enough I don't need a flounce of ruffle to make me look bigger.

[cerridwynn.livejournal.com]

One store that might not come up in your search for plus sized clothing is Cold Water Creek. Though it can be a bit pricy, I love their stuff. And I love, love, love that store for putting their large sizes right there amidst all the other sizes, not segregated in a corner in the back. You see a shirt you like, in a cut that might work? There it is, in sizes ranging from 2 to 2x.

(Contrast this to the Macy's in Burlington, where the plus sizes are tucked away in a corner on the third floor, hidden behind the housewares and the children's section. Talk about making you feel like a second class citizen...)

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[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*makes a note of these*