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Buckinghamshire
HP9 1QG
tel. 01494 677666
Wishes
13 South St,
Wellington,
Somerset
TA12 8NR
tel. 01823 662354
special occasion + smart casuals, sizes 16-28
Women at Large
95 George Lane,
South Woodford
London E18 1AN
tel. 0181 989 5133
trendy styles, sizes 16-34, stockist for Roger
clothing at unbelievable prices
Woman at Large Ltd
2 Spon Street
Coventry
Warwickshire
CV1 3BA
tel. 011203 550300
sizes 16-30+
XL Fashions
74 High Street
Colliers Wood
London SW19 2BY
tel. 0181 241 0010
large collection up to size 30
Yes Stores Ltd
25-27 Duke Street
Liverpool
L1 5AD
tel. 0151 708 6388
Part 2) Retail clothing for men
Atlas Kingsize
197/199 Cricklewood Broadway
London NW2 3HS
tel. 0181 452 0541
or 0181 450 6556
also
3B Spires
111 High Street
Barnet EN5 5XY
tel. 0181 441 9892
good selection of clothes at realistic prices
helpful staff, also a catalogue
The Big Man's Shop
43 Abington Avenue
Northampton
NN1 4PA
tel. 01604 37727
up to 60" chest/waist
Big Man's Shop
1 Higher Fore Street
Redruth,
Cornwall
tel. 01209 216868 or 216222
for a catalogue, P.O. Box 3
they do menswear and footwear
Big and Tall Menswear
The Lanes
Brighton
BJE Banks Ltd.
512-524 Slade Road
Birmingham, B23 7JE
tel. 0121 373 5450
fax 0121 382 5434
large and comprehensive stock of clothing for large and
extra-tall men. e.g. 30-56" waist trouser size for tall men
and 30-64" in jeans
Brook York formal wear Ltd.
Coxs Lane,
Old Hill,
Warley,
West Midlands
B64 5NS
tel. 01384 636311
menswear shop, collar 14-18, chest 38-50in, waist 30-48in
Dunn & Co.
Freepost,
Swansea
SA5 5ZZ
tel. Freephone 0800 378 755
branches nationwide, free mail order catalogue available,
also made-to-measure and hire service
collar 14 1/2-20, chest 38-54in, waist 32-54in
Greenwoods.
Chain, mainly in the midlands and north.
Also has catalogue.
High & Mighty
Head Office,
The Old School House,
High Street,
Hungerford
Berkshire,
RG17 0NF.
Tel: 01488 684666
Fax: 01488 684912
Orders: Freephone 0800 52142
23 shops in UK, also Holland, Belgium and Germany.
Free catalogue available.
collar 17-21, chest 44-60in, waist 40-60in, shoes 11-15
Houston Menswear
67 High Street,
Paisley,
Strathclyde,
PA1 2AY
tel. 0141 889 4879
menswear shop mail order catalogue available
collar 14-24in, chest 36-72in, waist 28-72in
Howards
54 Leabrooks Rd
Somercotes nr. Alfreton
Derbyshire
tel. 01773 603714
Mr. Big
60-62 Upper Parliament Street
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
tel. 0115 985 9169
also at
54 London Road
Derby
Derbyshire
tel. 01332 342293
Oakland
tel. 0181 450 3100
menswear shops nationwide,
collar 14 1/2-18, chest 40-50in, waist 30-42in
Rochester Big and Tall
90 Brompton Road,
London
SW3 1ER
tel. freephone 0800 442277
menswear shop, mail order catalogue available
collar 15 1/2-22, chest 46-62, waist 34-60in
shoes 12-17D, 10-15 EEE
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A4) Where can I find bridal wear?
The Bridal Room
6 Park Road,
Redhill,
Surrey
RH1 1BT
tel. 01737 773390
gowns for sale or hire
design service available, bridesmaids, pageboys accessories
by appointment
Chapel Belles
8 East Street
Sudbury,
Suffolk.
CO10 6TP
tel. 01787 371037
stock or made-to-measure bridal gowns, sizes 10-32
bridesmaids' dresses and all accessories
Doriel Benjamin
123 Ribblesdale Roaad,
Streatham,
London
SW16 6SP
tel. 0181 769 2422
Made to measure bridal and evening wear
Experienced with royal wedding designer and top designers
Elizabeth of York
1st floor,
12 Blake St,
York.
tel. 01904 658600
bridal and evening gowns from stock or made-to-measure
also second wedding ensembles
Fairytale Dresses
245 High Road,
South Woodford,
London
E18 2PB
tel. 0181 505 2626
wedding dresses to hire or buy sizes 18-26;
shoes, accessories, bridesmaids dresses
Hollywood Bride
342 Newchurch Road,
Bacup,
Lancashire
OL13 0LD
tel. 01706 877949
wedding gowns for sale or hire, sizes 8-34
bridesmaids dresses
free information pack available
The Jenny Wren Bridal Collection
23 Montpelier Avenue,
Bexley,
Kent
DA5 3AP
tel. 0181 301 3867
sizes 8-34; gowns, bridesmaid dresses, accessories;
stock or made to measure
Lady Grace
Sposa Bella Manufacturing Ltd.,
22 James Road,
Tyseley,
Birmingham
B11 2BA
tel. 0121 708 1841
wedding dresses in sizes 18-30 with an elastic
backed "magic sample" to try on
Lyn Lundie
788 Kenton Lane
Harrow Weald
Middlesex
HA3 6AG
tel. 0181 954 7039
sizes 18-24; catalogue 5pounds by post - please request
special size list
My Fair Lady Ltd
45 Upminster Road South
Rainham
Essex
RM13 9YS
tel. 01708 523395
sizes up to 28; dresses to buy or hire, shoes 2-10
telephone for brochure
One Stop Wedding Centre
24 High Street,
South Norwood,
London
SE25 6EZ
tel. 0181 653 4292
bridal gowns for sale and hire; mother of bride outfits
Rosie Annabella Bridal Couture
White Rose House,
Market Weighton
York
YO4 3JU
tel. 01430 871541
pure silk bridal gowns individually designed and
hand-created to order
Wedding World
279/289 Central Drive
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY1 5HZ
tel. 01253 21301/751556
bridalwear up to size 28; mother of the bride;
also occasionwear
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A5) Where can I find underwear?
You can often find large-size underwear in the usual shops, however
there are also specialist shops/catalogues.
Delia Marketing Ltd
24 Craven Park Rd,
London
NW10 4AB
tel. 0181 965 8707
underwear up to large sizes
ring for a free catalogue
Gipsy Gloriette Hosiery Co.
P.O. Box 2BE,
50 New Bond St,
London
W1A 2BE
tel. 0171 629 0641
italian hosiery for the fuller figure
reasonably priced, sizes 42" to 60"
Lady Harriet's
Highertown Farmhouse,
Advent,
Camelford,
Cornwall
PL32 9QL
tel. 01840 213976
inexpensive silk/satin lingerie.
Clothing up to size 34, made to measure
sae for details
Margaret Ann
Milestone Cottage,
Tytherington
Warminster,
Wiltshire
BA12 7AE
tel. 01985 840520
specialist foundationwear, lingerie, nightwear,
swimwear, in fullest range of sizes
also mastectomy, maternity and bridal
The Bra Box
In Taplin's,
25c Broadway,
West Ealing,
London
W13 0SU
tel. 0181 567 6152
phone or write for a brochure
bras from 34 to 46, B to G cups
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A6) Where can I find sewing/knitting patterns?
Two books containing knitting patterns for large-size women
(Patterns go from very simple, classic designs, to very complex intarsias.
Proper large-size models.):
"Big knits : bold beautiful designer knitwear",
by Dawn French and Sylvie Soudan, Century, London, 1990
ISBN/ISSN: 071263505X hbk / 0712650970 pbk
"Great big knits : over twenty designer patterns",
by Dawn French and Sylvie Soudan, Ebury, London, 1992
ISBN/ISSN: 0091770386
Common makes of sewing patterns often stock select ranges in larger
sizes, including the following:
McCalls, Simplicity
Burda Patterns
Perivale-Guterman Ltd,
Wadsworth Rd,
Greenford
Middlesex
UB6 7JS
tel. 0181 998 5000
multi-sized Burda patterns; plus section is up to size 34
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SECTION B: FAQ about clothing for big folks in the Netherlands
B1) How do I convert between sizes?
See section A1, also here are the measurements for women's sizes in
the the Netherlands. (All measurements in cm)
Women's Sizes
Sizes 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58
BUST 91 96 100 104 110 116 122 128 134 140
HIP 99 102 105 109 114 120 126 132 138 144
WAIST 75 78 81 85 90 96 102 108 114 120
These are the sizes for normal length women (1.64m). There is also
a set of sizes for short women (under 1.60m) and tall women (unknown).
These are derived from the normal length sizes by dividing by 2 (short)
or multiplying by 2 (tall). Thus a short woman, having the measurements
of size 52 above would actually have size 26. Some catalogues
cater to short women, and there are sewing patterns for both
short and tall women available.
Bra sizes:
1) Measure around the body directly under the bust. Round the number
to the nearest multiple of 5. This is your bra size.
2) Measure around the fullest part of your bust.
The difference between 2) and your bra size is your cup size.
CUP SIZE AA A B C D DD E F FF G
10-12-14-16-18-20-22-24-26-28-30
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B2) Where can I find clothing catalogues in the Netherlands?
Also check the list of shops. Some of them do mail order.
Part 1) Clothing catalogues for women
Ulla Popken BV
Ginnekenstraat 141, 4811 JG Breda
Telephone: 076 - 20 88 21 (mo-fr 8.00-16.30 live, else machine)
Fax: 076 - 20 94 92
Sizes: 42 to 56, some models up to 60
bra's C to F cups
(also several shops in the Netherlands, and Germany, Austria and
Switzerland)
Part 2) Clothing catalogues for men
Part 3) Unisex or miscellaneous clothing catalogues
Wehkamp BV
Postbus 400, 8000 AK Zwolle
Antwoordnummer 600, 8000 XD Zwolle (ordering only, free)
Telephone: 038-264777 (Customer Services)
06-0606 (Free calling, computer ordering only)
038-264264 (ordering only, mo-fr 8.30-21.00
and sa-su 9.00-17.00 live, else computer)
Fax: 038-264830
Sizes: women's 34-60, men's 44-62, bra's AA to G cups
Otto BV
Postbus 90200, 5000 LX Tilburg
Antwoordnummer 5000, 5005 AA Tilburg (ordering only, free)
Telephone: 013-666666 (mo-su 0.00-24.00)
Fax: 013-651565
Sizes: women's 32-62, men's 40-62, bra's A to F cups
Neckermann Nederland BV
Antwoordnummer 28, 4530 VB Terneuzen (free)
Telephone: 01150-40044 (information, mo-fr 9.00-17.00)
01150-40000 (ordering only)
06-0688 (free, computer)
Fax: 01150-40640
Sizes: women's 32-62, men's 40-62, bra's A to F cups
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B3) Where can I shop for clothes?
Part 1) Retail clothing for women
Part 2) Retail clothing for men
+ G&G Special sizes
+ Brugstraat 22
+ 9711 HZ Groningen
+ The Netherlands
+ tel. +31 50 3121675
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B4) Where can I find bridal wear?
Most bridal shops do made-to-measure bridal wear in all sizes.
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B5) Where can I find sewing/knitting patterns?
Burda Patterns has a magazine for full-figured women,
sizes 44 - 60 and 22-26 (thus short)
This is also available in Belgium and Germany.
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SECTION C: FAQ about clothing for big folks in Norway
C1) How do I convert between sizes?
Sizings are European (see section B1)
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C2) Where can I shop for clothes?
Note that 47 is the country code for Norway.
Part 1) Retail clothing for women
BiB Fashion
Grev Wedelsg. 4B
3111 Toensberg
tel.33 31 47 70
sizes 42-56
Big Lady
Skippergt. 23
0154 Oslo
tel. (+47) 22 41 34 51
sizes 44-56
Boutiqe XL
Storgt. 4
1531 Moss
tel. 69 25 77 37
sizes 42-56
Chic Stor Mote
Gyldeloevegt. 1D
4611 Kristiansand
tel. 38 02 01 80
sizes 42-56
Cinderella
Storgt. 23
2800 Gjoevik
tel. 61 17 56 66
sizes 42-56
Erica Design
Hollendergt. 5
5017 Bergen
tel. 55 23 23 49
sizes 42-56
Gerd's Stor Mote
Bogstadv. 11
0355 Oslo
tel. 22 46 62 20
and also
Romerikssenteret
2040 Kloefta
tel. 63 98 21 28
sizes 42-56
Hanne's Mote
Kongegt. 29
3256 Larvik
tel. 33 18 21 70
sizes 42-56
Karma
Markedsgt: 17
8450 Stokmarknes
tel. 76 15 26 80
sizes 42-56
Lady Large
Storgt. 112
3921 Porsgrunn
tel. 35 55 90 20
sizes 42-56
LaLina
Waldemar Thranesgt. 22
0171 Oslo
tel. 22 60 03 80
Lingerie, with Bras Cup A-H
Other sizes 36-58
Maxiline
Storgt. 9
6002 Aalesund
tel. 70 13 22 00
sizes 42-56
Mona Lisa
Olav Tryggvasonsgt. 21
7011 Trondheim
tel. 73 92 94 55
sizes 42-56
Monzu'si
Trondhjemsvn. 275
0589 Oslo
tel. 22 72 22 00
sizes 36-58
Pip Stormote
Gamle Stokkav. 1
4300 Sandnes
tel. 51 63 11 61
and also
Oestervaag 9
4013 Stavanger
tel. 51 89 35 55
sizes 42-56
Piraten
Akersgt. 32
0180 Oslo
tel. 22 42 70 91
This one is special. No sizes, just a section with big clothes
for "big girls". The style is more "alternative", the stock
consists of skirts and dresses and unisex shirts. The owner
claims that Pavarotti bought a shirt last time he visisted Oslo!
And not too expensive.
Stort og Flott
Smauet
6800 Foerde
tel. 57 82 00 17
sizes 42-56
Unik
Broetergt. 1
2000 Lillestroem
tel. 63 81 00 94
and also
Oevre Torggt. 3
3017 Drammen
tel. 32 89 45 90
sizes 38-54
Part 2) Retail clothing for men
Follestad & Co
Storgt. 28
0184 Oslo
tel. 22 17 36 36
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SECTION D: FAQ about clothing for big folks in the rest of Europe
D1) How do I convert between sizes?
See sections A1 and B1.
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D2) Where can I find clothing in the rest of Europe?
Only one item for this section so far. Please send any other information
you might have. You might also want to check the lists for the Netherlands.
Some chains of shops occur across continental Europe. Also Burda sewing
patterns are available in Belgium and Germany.
High and Mighty
Continental Office, Bahnstrasse 40, 40210 Dusseldorf,
Deutschland.
Vox: +49 211 131135
Fax: +49 211 124125
Chain for men's clothing found in the U.K., Germany, Holland,
and Belgium.
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SECTION E: European Web Pages about clothing for big folks
A Finnish page, "Fashion Fit Patterns" provides a service for patterns
created by computer to fit any size. You can send off for information
by email or post. The URL is
http://www.finhost.fi/fashion/fashion.htm
A UK page, "Big Times", in the Internet Emporium, offers information about
shops in England and Scotland (and the Channel Islands!) catering for larger
ladies, and also information about mail order services and non-clothing
services. The URL is
http://www.emporium.co.uk/bigtimes/
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SECTION F: Information about this FAQ
F1) Are there other related FAQs?
Yes. The list of them below can be found from the following page:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sasha/fat/faqs.html
fat-acceptance-faq/clothing/canada
information about clothing for large people in Canada
fat-acceptance-faq/clothing/uk-europe
information about clothing for large people in Europe (and in
the United Kingdom in particular)
fat-acceptance-faq/clothing/us
information about clothing for large people in the U.S.
fat-acceptance-faq/health
information about health issues affecting large people
fat-acceptance-faq/research
information about research concerning large people
fat-acceptance-faq/maternity
information about large-size maternity resources
fat-acceptance-faq/sports
information about resources for sports and activities
for large people
fat-acceptance-faq/fitness
information about resources for fitness for large people
fat-acceptance-faq/organizations
information about organizations for large people
fat-acceptance-faq/resources
information about resources for large people (that aren't
covered in the other resources FAQs)
fat-acceptance-faq/physical
information about resources for dealing with the physical
aspects of being large
fat-acceptance-faq/publications
information about publications for large people
fat-acceptance-faq/size-acceptance
information about size-acceptance
big-folks-faq
general information file for alt.support.big-folks
There is some overlap in the topics covered by the FAQs. If you don't
find what you're looking for here, try the other FAQs.
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F2) Posting information
This document is posted monthly to news.answers, alt.answers and
soc.answers, and posted bi-weekly to alt.support.big-folks and
soc.support.fat-acceptance.
Sharon Curtis (Sharon.Curtis@comlab.ox.ac.uk) maintains this FAQ.
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F3) Availability of the FAQ
All FAQs posted to news.answers are archived at rtfm.mit.edu and its
mirror sites. You can get any of these FAQs from rtfm.mit.edu via
anonymous FTP or via the mail archive server. (To get information
about the mail server, send email to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the
body of the message containing the word "help", without the quotes.)
FAQs posted to news.answers are also available on the Web from:
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This particular FAQ is archived at rtfm.mit.edu and its mirror sites
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/pub/usenet/soc.answers/fat-acceptance-faq/clothing/uk-europe
/pub/usenet/soc.support.fat-acceptance/
Big_Folks_Clothing_UK_Europe_Frequently_Asked_Questions_(FAQ)
It is available on the Web at:
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faq/usenet/fat-acceptance-faq/clothing/uk-europe/faq.html
although the latest version specifically adapted for HTML and maintained
by the maintainer can be found at
http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/users/
sharon.curtis/BF/clothing_FAQ.html
The file Big_Folks_Clothing_UK_Europe_Frequently_Asked_Questions_(FAQ)
contains the last post to soc.support.fat-acceptance which has the same subject
line as this FAQ. In general, this is the most recent copy of the FAQ.
Occasionally, however, it is a random post that has the same subject
line as this FAQ. If this is the case, please look in one of the
other files.
The files named uk-europe and the file available via the WWW,
contain the last version of the FAQ posted to news.answers. Since
this FAQ is posted to alt.support.big-folks and soc.support.fat-acceptance
more often than it is posted to news.answers, sometimes the version
available via these links is not the most recent one.
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F4) Contributors
These are the people who have contributed significant chunks to this FAQ.
Sharon Curtis (Sharon.Curtis@comlab.ox.ac.uk)
Sasha Wood (Sasha.Wood@cs.cmu.edu)
Elly Jeurissen (elly@win.tue.nl)
Birgitta Szanday (birgitta@utri.no)
Also, lots and lots of other people (too many to credit) contributed
information that appears herein, some via email and some on a.s.b-f.
Thanks to them all.
Suggestions for additions/improvements are always welcome.
If you have information you think should be here (either in response
to an existing question or in response to a new question), send it to
the maintainers. If you think another question should be addressed
here, and you do not have the information for it, post the question to
s.s.f-a and drop a note to the maintainers suggesting that it be in
the FAQ. Also, please let us know if any of this material is
incorrect or out-of-date.
In particular, if you have new information about clothing in other
countries, please send it to the maintainers. We would be very happy
to update this information to include more countries.
Copyright 1995 by Sharon Curtis (Sharon.Curtis@comlab.ox.ac.uk).
Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this article in its
entirety for non-commercial use provided that this copyright notice is
not removed or altered. No portion of this work may be sold, either
by itself or as part of a larger work, without the express written
permission of the author; this restriction covers all publication
media, including (but not limited to) CD-ROM.
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Email -> sharon@comlab.ox.ac.uk *NOT* the address in the header.
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