Shopping for Women's Plus Size Clothing
Women and Plus Size Shopping
Charming Shops now offers three different stores and price ranges for their customers. Fashion Bug Plus offers a wide selection of clothing for the plus size woman. They offer styles that are both dressy and casual and can be worn by both a mother and her daughter. Fashion Bug tries to stay with newer trendier styles and also offers undergarments and shoes at many of their stores.
Catherine's and Lane Bryant offer another line of clothing. They cost a little more, but offer a more sophisticated style for the plus size shopper. Women who shop at Catherine's and Lane Bryant will find styles that appeal to a working woman as well as one looking for clothing for leisure.
Plus size shopping is becoming more widely available and accessible. Old Navy now carries plus size clothing in many of their stores. Most of your larger department stores have always carried clothing for the plus size woman, but they are starting to extend those lines and offer more options.
Online catalogs and stores have also opened the door to many new shopping options that were not available just a few years ago. For a long time, many plus size clothing lines made styles that were just plain unflattering and didn't look at style. Women want the same styles as smaller sized shoppers and not just a large flower on a t-shirt. One such store that offers great styles for the working woman for both plus size and smaller sized women is Dress Barn. They offer a large variety of clothing that is both stylish and similar to popular styles that smaller women are wearing. This makes a difference to a woman who wants to feel good about her appearance.
Taking pride in one's appearance is much easier when you have the ability to purchase clothes that make you feel good and look good. Plus size women are becoming the majority and have the money to spend on good quality clothing. Many clothing lines and stores are seeing this and extending their lines. Shopping for plus size clothing has never been easier.
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I was thrilled to see Dress Barn has a nice selection as well for plus size. Old Navy, only a few of their stores carry the plus sizes. I have one about an hour from me, but usually try Fashion Bug Plus first.
My mom is a petite and it is hard to find her clothing. I on the other hand use Old Navy plus sizes (only can find online) and Fashion Bug.
Yeah, it's tough for petites. I'm 5' 3" so I know what you mean about the pants problem.
My daughter plans to address that situation as soon as she's financially able to do it. There are so many different body types, it's hard to create clothing for all of them. When I was working in the corporate world, I often had to have my pants altered. It wasn't really in my budget, but I had to do it. I just couldn't have my slacks dragging on the floor.
Kristen, you're right about the petite issue. It's a shame that the stores are ignoring the fact that plus-size women come in all shapes and sizes. As a person who works in the fashion industry, however... I can tell you that a lot of times it's the buyers and boutique owners who are resistant to change. They want to play it safe and keep on ordering the same kinds of clothing over and over. A few of them are more daring and willing to take a chance. But not enough of them are doing that. Our company (Jahqoi) is sold in a couple of stores and we sell online. But for the most part we're having trouble getting our name out there because sales reps want us to make the same old drab styles that have always been offered to full-figured women.
But, maybe if we call continue making our voices heard on this subject, we'll get the attention we deserve.
- Dorez
I'm glad that more stores are putting out more stylish plus sized clothes. But it is unfortunate that what is considered "plus" today is really just normal size. It's too bad that the fashion world sees a 5'7" size 2 as good. I only wish that more stores would hop on the bandwagon with petite clothes as well. Stores like The Gap and Banana Republic offer a petite line but the pants still only have a 30" inseam which is still way too long for me. I need a 28" inseam and the only place I can get it is from Delia's. I am very short and skinny (healthy, not anorexic).