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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Clothing for Big Folks:
U.S.
This document contains information about clothing for fat people in the
U.S. If you don't find what you're looking for here, try one of the
related FAQs (see question B1 for a complete list).
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Recent changes
June 1997
Added Triumph Hosiery, Birkenstock Express, Sensual Adventures, Soho
Woman on the Park, Kaufman's Tall & Big, Oddessy Martial Arts and
Medieval Supply Center, web site with wedding dress measurements.
Updated Lane Bryant, JC Penney, Decent Exposures, Silhouettes, Big
Stitches (review), By Ro Designs (review), Big Day at the Beach (new
phone number), JW Ramage (new web site).
Removed Above & Beyond (out of business).
July 1997
Updated Laughing Sisters email address, Ashley Stuart; added web site
that sells collar expanders.
Changed URL for Ripley Custom Shirtmaker. Added Jump In. Small update to
Peggy Lutz. Review of J. Jill.
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Contents
SECTION A: FAQ about clothing for big folks in the U.S.
A1) Where can I find clothing and shoes?
A2) What manufacturers make clothes/shoes/spectacles for large folks?
A3) Where can I find a wedding dress?
A4) Where can I find sewing/knitting patterns?
A5) How do I convert between sizes?
SECTION B: Information about this FAQ
B1) Are there other related FAQs?
B2) Posting information
B3) Contributors
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SECTION A: FAQ about clothing for big folks in the U.S.
A1) Where can I find clothing and shoes?
This question contains an alphabetized list of all the large-size
clothing/shoes retailers I know of. Each retailer is associated with
various keywords:
Type of store
[catalog] Catalog store
[internet] Web store
[chain] Retail chain store
[single] Retail single store. [state name] follows.
[consignment] Sells some clothes on consignment
[overseas] Will ship overseas
[misc] Other lists of clothing resources
Whom they make clothing for
[women]
[men]
[unisex]
[children]
[maternity] Maternity and/or nursing clothing and/or bras.
What sizes they make
Note: All of the outlets make midsize clothing (1X-3X, women's
sizes 16-28), except as noted in the listings. Not all outlets
make clothing in all sizes in that range, however.
[supersize] 4X or 5X or bigger, women's size 30 and up
[petite] Petite women's sizes
[tall] Tall women's sizes
[custom] Does custom work
Type of clothing
[accessories] Jewelry, belts
[casual] Slacks, nice shirts, blouses, skirts, dresses
[career] Suits
[costumes] Halloween and other holiday costumes
[evening] Evening dresses, evening suits
[lingerie] Lingerie, including bras, underwear, sleepwear
[outdoors] Jackets, coats, other cold weather gear
[shoes] Shoes and boots in large sizes and/or wide widths
[sportswear] T-shirts, sweatshirts and sweatpants, shorts
[swimwear] Bathing suits (men or women)
[uniforms] Nurses' uniforms, etc.
[wedding] Wedding and wedding-party dresses
14 Plus (formerly 16 Plus)
[chain][women][supersize][casual][career][lingerie][sportswear]
Mall store.
One store's number: (215) 365-0499
Used to be owned by The Limited, which owns Sizes Unlimited
and Lane Bryant stores, but is now a separate company. Casual
to elegant clothing in sizes up to 32 and 4X. Fashionable,
very little dowdy stuff. They sell large-size lingerie and proper
denim jeans. They sell large-size underwear. They also sell
large-size petites. Good sales.
1824
[catalog][women][custom][unisex][outdoors][sportswear][shoes]
Arnott Mason Corporation
PO Box 293
Clifton, VA 22024
Phone: (703) 503-2916
Fax: (703) 425-1243
Women's riding clothes in big sizes -- breeches, riding sweats,
stretch jeans, Kentucky jods, t-shirts, sweatshirts; semi-custom
boots; half chaps and full chaps. (checked 2/97)
A Jalon Full Figured Women's Fashion
[catalog][internet][overseas][women][supersize][outdoors][career][outdoors][casual][accessories]
PO Box 751014
Forest Hills Station, NY 11375
Phone: (800) 316-2877
Email: georgi@jalon.com
Web site: http://www.jalon.com/
Sportswear, suits, and leisure wear, accessories, and men's
shirts. Coats in silk, leather, suede and fur-trimmed. Sizes
from 14/1X to 30/5X, also 34W and 36W. They use large-size
models.
A Personal Touch
[catalog][women][supersize]
1411 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 398-0007
Fax: (212) 398-1987
Tops to size 60, skirts to size 46, tunics to size 5X.
Absolute Woman
[catalog][women][lingerie]
15 NE 181st St
Portland, OR 97230
Abundant Fashions
[catalog][single][New Jersey][women][supersize][lingerie]
Belmar, NJ
Phone: (908) 988-0550
One of a kind fashions up to size 7X.
Added Dimensions
[chain][women]
Mall store.
Adini En Plus
[single][Rhode Island][women][casual]
725 Branch Ave
Providence, RI 02904
Phone: (800) 556-2443
Casual wear, sizes 1X-3X
Alice's Undercover World
[single][California][women][lingerie][custom][supersize]
Torrence, Calif.
Phone: (310) 326-6775
Bras and foundation garments. 28Ato 64Z and custom.
All Ashore
[single][Texas][women][swimwear]
7959 Broadway St #404
San Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: (210) 829-7813
Swimwear in sizes 16W-26W
All of Me
[single][Massachusetts][women][casual][sportswear]
7 Old South Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: (413) 584-3474
Natural fiber and Danskin clothing.
All the Rage
[single][internet][women][lingerie]
5711 Kennedy Boulevard
North Bergen, 07047, NJ,
Phone: 800-515-1229
Web site: http://www.quikpage.com/A/alltherage
Midsize lingerie: lace t-shirts and gowns
Amazon Designs
[catalog][women][custom][petites][supersize][tall][shoes][career][casual]
[uniforms]
1473 Old Airport Rd.
Paris, Arkansas 72855
Phone: (800) 315-8332, (501) 963-6548
Fax: (501) 963-6536
Email: jhess@MAIL.CSWNET.COM
Clothing for big and tall women. Special catalog of nurse's
uniforms. Custom work ($20 pattern fee) and standard size chart,
1-9, to 84" hip. Jeans to blazers, broomstick skirts,
turtle-necks, custom rainwear and polar-fleece coats, denim
western wear, "Munro shoes" and sandals to 14ww. Embroidered
t-top, pant sets, sweatshirts. Custom embroidery. One person
reports: "The jeans are wonderful! Real denim (in blue or
black), front pockets, zipper, belt loops ... just regular
old-fashioned jeans. If they don't fit quite right when you get
them, she'll fix them."
America's Shirt Catalog
[internet][overseas][men]
Phone: (800) 259-SAVE
Web site: http://www.cottonshirt.com/
Button-down shirts up to neck size 22.
Ample Annie
[single][California][consignment][women]
717 Pacific Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (408) 425-3838
Large-size consignment shop. Small store, but full of clothes at
great prices, both consignment and new. You need to shop there
often to get the great deals on consignment since good things
move very fast.
Ample Boutique
[single][Colorado][women]
Colorado Springs, CO
Ample Duds
[chain][unisex][women][men][supersize][sportswear]
Jeans up to size 60, T-shirts to 10X. Women's clothing to size
52 or 60.
Ana's Accoutremonts
[catalog][internet][men][women][custom][career][casual][costume]
[evening][accessories][wedding]
834 Pine Tree St
Slidell, LA 70458-4514
http://www.slidell.com/ana/
Custom-made period costumes, their design or yours, their fabric
or yours. Also custom-sized patterns. Custom men's wear, bridal
wear, and dresses.
Andee Unlimited
[catalog][women][wedding]
New address (2/97):
944 SE Sellwood Blvd.
Portland, OR 97202-5919
Phone: Reported not listed with phone company 03/97
(503) 292-5176
Sizes to 30.
Annette's Armoire
[single][Illinois][custom][women][evening][career][casual][outdoors]
27 E. Delaware
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 337-6706
Sizes 14-26. Original clothing, custom work. Special occasion
dresses, casual, and work clothes, coats, jean, jackets. Mostly
natural fabrics. One person complained that she had difficulty
returning an item and that another expensive item she bought was
sewn poorly and they gave her trouble about repairing it.
Annette's Fine Fashions
[single][California][women]
Southern California
Phone: (707) 528-8281
Sizes 14 and up
The Answer
[chain][women]
Mall store.
They carry clothes for significantly less (say, half the price)
than you'd find in a department store.
Anthony Richards
[catalog][women][evening][casual][career][lingerie]
6836 Engle Rd
PO Box 94503
Cleveland, OH 44101-4503
Phone: (800) 359-5933, (216) 826-3008, (216) 826-1712
Anya
[catalog][women]
70 James St
Worcester, MA 01603
Phone: (508) 791-8589
Fax: (508) 754-9331
Some clothes in larger sizes; the proprieter is open to carrying
more large sizes.
Apples and Pears
[catalog][overseas][women][supersize][casual][sportswear]
20488 SW Inglis Dr.
Aloha, OR 97007
Phone: Reported disconnected 03/97
(800) 475-5166, (503) 649-4601 in Oregon and overseas
Casual women's clothing -- tunics, coats, sweatshirts,
cardigans, knit tops and shorts. Much of the clothing has
embroidered designs. Sizes 1X-8X. Pricey, and they may charge
more for clothing in sizes 6X-8X. [checked 4/7/95]
Arlene's
[single][Massachusetts][women][supersize][swimwear][wedding][evening]
[lingerie]
100 Elm St
Salisbury, Ma 01952
Phone: (508) 462-6444
Best selection of everything and they will order things for you.
Hundreds of bathing suits, lots of wedding dresses you can try
on, party dresses, Renata B clothing, bras, etc.
Armand's
[catalog][women][supersize][lingerie]
219-A Elm
Reading, PA 19606
Queen-size panties, hips 48"-71", sizes 13-18.
Ashanti
[single][New York][women]
New York City
Clothes run the gamut of prices. Unique items (like
hand-painting on fabric). Gorgeous fabrics. High quality.
One-of-a-kind jewelry.
Ashley Stuart Woman
[chain][New York, Philadelphia][women][swimwear][lingerie][evening]
Chain store with outlets in New York and Philadelphia (and
possibly elsewhere). Clothing is a little more formal than Lane
Bryant's. Good service.
Astarte Woman by Design
[single][California][women][supersize][lingerie][casual][evening]
24582 Hawthorne Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone: (310) 373-0638
Web site: http://www.astartewoman.com/
Family owned, clothing designed in-house. Expensive, but good
quality and good service! Sizes up to 32-34W. All kinds of
stuff, from casual wear to lingerie and holiday party dresses.
They have a mailing list and a great quarterly newsletter. They
also have a video catalog available for purchase, with a
discount coupon worth more than the purchase price of the video.
Attitudes and Lace
[catalog][internet][women][lingerie]
Phone: (800) 519-5568
Web site: http://shops.net/shops/SHOWCASE/
Catalog: $4.95, refundable from first purchase.
Lingerie in regular sizes and sizes 1X-4X. Large models on web site.
Auction Web Classifieds
http://www.ebay.com/aw/
Sometimes offers large-size clothing for auction.
August Max
[chain][women][petite][career][casual][lingerie]
Mall store.
Career and casual, small but dependable selection of
nightgowns/lingerie, some petites. Prices from moderate to
expensive. Excellent quality and service. Sizes 14-26.
The Avenue
[chain][women][casual][lingerie][sportswear]
Mall store.
Casual clothes, pantyhose (Gloria Vanderbilt in sizes up to 3 or
4X). Funky fashions and basic shorts/jeans/sweats. People seem
to disagree about what sizes they carry: some say to 24, some
say to 32. It may vary from store to store. Review 2/97: "Very
reasonably priced, silky little nightie things to size 32. The
Avenue/Sizes Unlimited (same store, just one is a mall name and
one is a strip mall name) used to be Lerner Woman, and used to
be part of The Limited group. (Lane Bryant is also owned by this
group.) They carry up to 30/32, unlike Lane Bryant. Also, they
have certain outfits that I find "younger" than LB. I like their
lines of underwear lots better than LB, too. [...] I've gotten
some of my best clothes there over the years." One woman likes
their pants selection better than Lane Bryant or Sizes Unlimited
because it is "height-proportional."
B.A. Mason
[catalog][women][men][shoes]
1251 First Ave.
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-9981
Phone: (800) 457-9325, M-F 7-5 Central Time
Men's shoes up to 13EEE, women's shoes up to 12EE.
Baby Becoming
[catalog][women][maternity][supersize]
PO Box 7238
or
10 Nate Whipple Hwy
Michigan Bldg., 2d Flr. #5
Cumberland, RI 02864
Phone: 401-658-0688
Fax: 401-658-3008
Email: babybecoming@igc.apc.org or bbcatalog@babybecoming.com
Web site: http://www.babybecoming.com/
Good customer service, friendly and inspirational owner --
Charlotte Bradley. Nice shirts, pants to size 8X. Some nice
nursing attire. Sizes 16-48, bras 30AA-60M. Baby slings.
Back to Basics II for plus sizes
[catalog][women][lingerie][sportswear]
1107 West Main St., #201
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 477-5669
Fax: (919) 477-6476
Small catalog of simple cotton and cotton-blend clothes and
underwear. Bike shorts, leggings, T-shirts, tights, socks,
underwear. Reasonable prices. Sizes 1X-4X.
Barbara Stone Designs
[single][California][women]
1800 Shasta St., Suite B
Redding, CA 96001
Phone: (916) 246-1927
Barb's Large & Lovely
[single][Missouri][internet][catalog][women][supersize][lingerie]
4928 Woodhaven, Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: (573) 761-5311, (888) 761-5311
Email: Lingerfield@aol.com
Web site: http://www.bll.com
Catalog $5
Plus and supersize lingerie to 8X. They use large and supersize
models, unlike a lot of the lingerie catalogs who use models who
are barely plus size.
Barely Nothings
[catalog][women][supersize][lingerie][sportswear]
1514 Grand Ave.
Grover Beach, CA 93433-2209
Phone orders: (800) 4-BARELY (800-422-7359)
Customer service: (805) 489-5591
Fax: (805) 489-5987
Email: barelynothings@worldnet.att.net
Web page: http://www.barelynothings.com
Catalog $3.
Regular size and mid-size lingerie -- stretch lace bustiers and
teddies, garter belts and stockings, baby doll nighties and long
silky gowns, faux leather bustiers and thongs, bare bosom
bustiers, French maid costumes, split crotch panties, fishnet
stockings. and a few other items (T-shirts, Danskin Bodywear,
etc.). Sizes up to 6X in some items, 4X in others. (Note: web
page seems to show only mid-size items.) They also sell bra
extenders, bustier extenders, and torso extenders (which
elongate the crotch section so as to better fit long
waisted/round bellied folks). (These items are also not
available on the web page.) Clothing is high quality and
telephone operators are helpful. Web page uses large models.
[checked 12/96]
Beautiful Skier
[catalog][sportswear][outdoors]
Phone: 800-638-3334
Ski wear in sizes 16-30.
Bedford Fair Lifestyles
[catalog][women][casual][career]
421 Landmark Dr
Wilmington NC 28410
Phone (800) 964-1000
Inexpensive casual and career clothes. About 1/3 of the styles
are available in women's sizes up to 28.
Beloff's Women's World
[catalog][women]
192 West Main St.
Meriden, CT 06450
Betsy & Co.
[catalog][women][maternity]
PO Box 1911
Philadelphia, PA 19105-1911
Catalog $2.
Sizes 1X-3X.
Big & Tall Outlet Store
[single][California][men][supersize][evening][casual][career]
1240 W. 7th St.
Upland, CA
Phone: (909) 946-7234
Warehouse-type place with racks of clothes at incredible prices.
Dress shirts up to size 21, sports shirts to 6X, pants to size
60 and higher.
Big Ass Sportswear (AKA Butson Company)
Out of business 4/97
Big Black Boots
[catalog][unisex][men][custom][shoes]
Phone: (619) 298-1973
Custom and stock leather boots for women and men. Sizes 2A to
16EEE, heights from 11" to 38" and custom-fitted leg and foot.
I think they specialize in "mannish" styles: engineer boots,
western-style boots, logging boots, etc.
Big Clothes For Big Men
[catalog][men]
Freda Rosenberg, Freda's Secrets
PO Box 2765
Philadelphia PA 19118
Directory of big men's catalogs.
Big Day at the Beach
[catalog][women][supersize][swimwear]
Phone: (909) 798-5228
Custom sizing. Good prices.
Big Guys
[single][New Jersey][catalog][men][supersize][evening][casual][career]
[sportswear][outdoors]
Locust Grove Plaza
1692 Clements Bridge Rd.
Deptford, NJ 08096
Phone: (800) 848-8255, (609) 848-8255
and
721 E. Landis Ave.
Vinland, NJ 08360
Phone: (609) 848-8255, (609) 696-0955
Good selection of dress and casual men's clothes with dress suit
sizes in stock up to 72, dress shirts up to 8x, jeans to 74, and
dress and casual pants to 74. Also bathrobes, underwear,
T-shirts, outerwear, etc. They will mail order within the U.S.
Big on Batik Sarongwear
[catalog][women][supersize][casual]
2649 Vista Way #8207
Oceanside, Ca 92054
Web site: http://www.bigonbatik.com
E-mail: mclan@jps.net
Email your mailing address for brochure.
Owner Cathy Miller writes: "I make cocoon jackets and flowing
tops out of washable rayon Indonesian batik sarongs. The jackets
fit all sizes up to at least 50, and the tops through about size
32 or so. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind garment."
Big Shots
[single][New York][women][supersize][casual][career][outdoors][swimwear]
[evening][lingerie][accessories]
182A merrick rd.
Lynbrook, NY 11563
Phone: 516-593-2900
Lingerie catalog: $6 to Large Encounters, PO Box 364, Island
Park, NY 11558-0364
Sizes to 60; all types of clothing, lingerie, accessories.
Big Stitches Swimwear
[catalog][custom][supersize][women][swimwear][sportswear]
2423 Douglas St.
San Pablo, CA 94806
Phone: (510) 237-3978
Send long self-addressed stamped envelope for catalog and
swatches.
Custom made large-size bathing suits. Basic suit is about $70.
Special fabrics, extra features $20 more. They also make bicycle
shorts and cover-ups to hip size 84 inches. Good service. One
person complained the suits don't hold up well in chlorine, but
that may depend on the fabric; they may also make suits out of
fabric you send them.
The Big, the Bad & the Beautiful
[single][California][custom][catalog][women][supersize][lingerie]
[casual][sportswear]
Main store:
19225 Ventura Blvd,
Tarzana, CA 91356
Phone: (818) 345-3593, (800) 347-3593
Fax: 818-345-1033
Outlet (discount) store:
29002 Roadside Drive
Agoura Hills, CA
Phone: 818-735-0706
Catalog $2 (credited to first order)
Sizes 14-32+. They also do custom work. Among other things, they
sell bike shorts and lingerie. Inexpensive.
Birkenstock Authority
[internet][unisex][shoes]
Phone: (800) 597-3338
Web site: http://www.birks4u.com/
Internet catalog of Birkenstock shoes. Free shipping. Many big
folks claim that Birkenstocks are good for wide feet.
Birkenstock Express
[catalog][internet][overseas][unisex][custom][shoes]
301 SW Madison St.
Corvallis, OR 97333
Phone: (800) 451-1459 U.S. and Canada; (541) 758-7631 Other Countries
Fax: (541) 752-6313
Web site: http://www.footwise.com
Searchable "sale corner" for folks to find bargains in their
size. Repairs on Birkenstock products and can custom fabricate
footbeds for folks whose feet are wider than the "norm".
Blair Women's Wear
[catalog][women][petite][swimwear][casual][career][lingerie]
220 Hickory St
Warren, PA 16366
Phone: (800) 458-2000 (orders), 800-458-6057 (customer service)
Sporty, casual, and career stuff, very middle-of-the-road,
mostly poly and/or cotton, to size 26 (51" bust, 45" waist, 54"
hip). They use thin models.
Blue Victorian Big & Tall & Pinmania
[single][California][unisex][supersize][sportswear]
1325 Columbus Ave. (near Fisherman's Wharf)
San Francisco, CA 94133
Phone: (415) 775-6909
Fax: (415) 346-4623
Two stores next to each other offer souvenir type printed and
embroidered T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, and shorts in
extremely high quality cotton. Sizes up to 8X. T-shirt dresses
up to 22. T-shirts $15-$22, sweatshirts $25-$45. Nice to see a
funky tourist place catering to large folks.
Boutique Unique: Fashions for the Unique Woman, Sizes 18 to 8X
[single][Ohio][women][supersize]
Colony Square Mall
3575 Maple Avenue
Zanesville, OH 43701
Phone: (614) 453-1053, (614) 454-3886
Located 50 to 55 miles east of Columbus, Ohio on Interstate 7.
I understand it's the only large size store out in that area.
Bras Custom-Fit by Maxine
[single][Missouri][custom][women][lingerie][maternity][swimwear]
11104 E. Sheley, Independence, MO 64052 (near 30th & Sterling)
Phone: (816) 252-1899
Bras 28A-64N & Custom (some Maternity, Prosthesis, and Strapless
as well), Swimwear cup-sized. When calling, state that you found
her listed on the fat-acceptance clothing list on the Internet.
BridesMart
[chain][internet][wedding]
Web site: http://www.chron.com/ads/display/a/als/brides/bmpage.html
BridesMart has 16 Texas locations.
Brownstone Woman
[catalog][women]
685 Third Ave.
New York NY 10017-4024
Phone orders: (800) 221-2468
Customer service: (800) 322-2991
Sizes 14-28W. Somewhat expensive. They use thin models.
One person complained their sizing is inaccurate (too small),
some of their accessories are poor quality, and the colors in
the catalog photos were way off.
Bullock's Woman
[chain][women]
Nice clothes, designer labels, good quality.
Burlington Coat Factory
[chain][men][women][career][outdoors]
Women's coats up to at least 30W. Inexpensive. Men's coats up to
4X or so. Some locations also offer career/casual wear.
Bust Stop
[catalog][women][maternity][lingerie]
8270 E. 71st St.
Tulsa, OK 74122
Phone: (800) 858-3887
Catalog $2.
Bras up to 60-OO (double-O), including sports, strapless, and
maternity/nursing bras.
By Ro! Designs
[catalog][women][supersize][sportswear][casual][swimsuits]
New address: 567 W 5th St #1 San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone: (310) 221-0059
Fax: (310) 221-0307
Email: byrodesign@aol.com
For brochure send a long SASE with $.55 postage
Active wear for plus- and supersize women to size 5X (36). Bike
shorts, unitards, sports bras, swimsuits, lycra dresses. Several
people reported extremely slow service (six to nine month
delays, unreturned phone calls) on clothing promised much more
quickly and paid for in advance.
COY
[catalog][women][accessories]
24843 Del Prado, Ste 249
Dana Point, CA 92629
Phone: (714) 496-7042
Catalog $1 (refundable with first order)
Large size bangles -- 8, 9, or 10 inches around.
Cabela's
[catalog][unisex][tall][supersize][sportswear][outdoors]
812 13th Ave.
Sidney, NE 69160
Phone: (800) 237-4444 (orders U.S. or Canada), (800) 742-4008
(catalog request)
Fax: 800-496-6329
TDD: 800-695-5000
Email: cabelas@attmail.com
Web site: http://www.cabelas.com/
GoreTex parkas and pants up to at least 5XL. Many other items up
to 3XL in both big and tall sizes. Reasonable prices.
California Rainbow Tie Dye
[internet][unisex][sportswear]
John Holland
Email: jholland@mcn.org
Web site: http://www.catalog.com/giftshop/tiedye/td.htm
Tie-dye shirts up to 3X.
Cameo Coutures, Inc.
[catalog][custom][women][lingerie][maternity]
Dallas, TX 75247
Phone: (214) 631-4860
They custom-make large-size bras. They are expensive (about $50)
but are very comfortable, well-made, and long-lasting, with no
underwires, so they won't poke you or stick out in funny places.
One woman (size 52DDD) reports that changing to Cameo bras
completely alleviated shoulder pain she experienced due to large
breasts and ill-fitting bras.
Carol Doda Boutique
[single][California][women][lingerie]
Lingerie boutique in San Francisco.
Castles Direct
[catalog][unisex][supersize][sportswear]
PO Box 690002
Houston, TX 77269
Phone: (618) 675-0121, (800) 424-1008
T-shirts up to 4X (some have fat-positive designs). The sizes
seem to run small.
Casual Male/Big & Tall
[chain][men][supersize][casual][career]
Web site: http://www.thinkbig.com/
Good customer service, nice stuff, reasonable prices. Sizes up
to 6X.
Catherine's
[chain][women][supersize][lingerie][evening][outdoors]
Mall store.
Upscale sister store of PS (see below). Boutiquey, concentrated
in the South and on the East Coast (they also have stores in the
Chicago area). Styles and quality can vary from store to store.
Moderately priced, good service. Nice, good quality lingerie,
nice formal evening wear, among other things. Also leather
bomber jackets. Sizes 14-26, and some up to 32 or 34, also up to
4X. The sizes run large, including the pantyhose and tights.
Cathy O
Mail returned 4/97
Cato Plus
[chain][women]
Mall store.
Chadwick's of Boston
[catalog][women][petite][casual][outdoors]
Phone: (800) 525-6650
1 Chadwick Pl Box 1600
Brockton, MA 02403-1600
Midsize women's clothing. One reader reported they have great
swing coats.
Charlene's Sportswear
[internet][unisex][supersize][casual][sportswear]
BKI PO Box 782 - Charlene's
Las Vegas NV 89125
Phone: (702) 695-3889
Fax: (702) 735-2309
Email orders: kerry@ultimate.org
Web site: http://www.ultimate.org/2531/2531a.html
Catalog $1
Sweats and jersey slacks/shirts to 12x.
Cheyenne Outfitters
[catalog][men][casual]
Cheyenne, WY
Phone: (800) 234-0432
All sizes of Levis 501s from tiny to huge. Many other "Western
styles" in big sizes.
Chico's
[chain][women]
There's one at Valley Fair Mall, Santa Clara, CA
Good quality, natural fiber clothes up to size 20/22.
Collar Expander
Web site: http://www.flash.net/~dollie/Collar_Extender.html
"Wonder Button" Collar Expander allows men to increase the neck
size of their shirts by 1/2 inch.
Color Me Big
[catalog][custom][women][supersize]
PO Box 9773
San Bernadino, CA 92427
Phone: (909) 887-8969
Catalog $3.
Sizes 16-60, custom work available.
The Company Store
[single][California][women]
Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA.
Coole Designs (formerly Richman Cotton)
[catalog][men][women][casual][sportswear][costumes]
2631 Piner Rd
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: (707) 575-8924, 800-992-8924
Fax: 1-707-575-8924
Email: bcoole@metro.net
Web site: http://www.metro.net/bcoole/designs/index.html
All-cotton, dyed-on-the-premises clothing in sizes from infant
to 3X. Shirts, skirts, dresses, long johns, cotton/lycra bike
shorts, leggings, and Renaissance costumes. Reasonable prices.
Can be slow to ship because they make some things to order and
dye in batches.
Coward Shoes
[catalog][shoes]
Phone: (800) 362-8410
Creative Woman
[single][California][custom][women][lingerie][maternity][costumes]
1530 S Myrtle
Monrovia, CA
Phone: (818) 358-6216
Nursing bras in sizes up to 46H, with extenders for larger band
sizes. Large-size bras (including Goddess Bras) and lingerie
(including g-strings). They carry costumes around the various
holidays. They do custom fitting.
Dallis Fashion
[single][New York][supersize][career][casual]
34 W 37th St
NY, NY 10018
Phone: 212-967-9744
Danskin Outlet
[catalog][chain][women][sportswear][lingerie]
Phone: (800) 288-6749
Bike shorts, leggings, sweatshirts, sweatpants, long and
short-sleeved T-shirts, jackets, and sports bras in sizes to 4X.
Clothes are well-made. They use large-size models. They don't
have a retail catalog, but they'll photocopy the plus-size pages
of their catalog for retailers and send them to you. (Danskin
sportswear is also available in a number of other large women's
clothing outlets, both retail and catalogs.) They pay shipping
for orders of $50 or more.
Daphne
[single][New York][custom][women][supersize][lingerie]
473 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10024
Phone: (212) 579-0479
Sizes 1X-5X, and custom sizes over 32. Good fabrics, nice
clothes, clothes run the gamut of prices.
David's Bridal
[chain][women][wedding]
National chain that carries large-size wedding and bridal party
dresses. One person had a very good experience with them.
Decent Exposures
[catalog][overseas][custom][supersize][women][maternity][lingerie]
PO Box 27206
2202 NE 115th
Seattle, WA 98125-1606
Phone: (800) 524-4949 (U.S./Canada), (206) 364-4540 (Seattle/overseas)
Fax (206) 364-0488
Email: requests@decentexposures.com
Web site: http://www.decentexposures.com/
Maternity/nursing bras and leisure bras which "look like outerwear,
have no hardware and are quite comfortable." Cup sizes AA to K
and band sizes 30-58 or so, and custom sizes. Bras come in cotton,
velour, and lycra and in a number of colors (they will send
swatches). Elastic is covered. Follow their special sizing
instructions. The sizes run large. Some women think the bras
aren't supportive enough; some love them. They also sell underwear
up to size 12 in several styles, cotton or lycra leggings and
T-shirts to 4X, and cotton nightshirts to size 67 hip. If you
don't like how something fits, they will adjust it for free.
Excellent service.
Dehner Company, Inc.
[internet][catalog][unisex][shoes]
3614 Martha St.
Omaha, NE 68105
Phone: (402) 342-7788
Fax: (402) 342-5444
Email: info@dehner.com
Web site: http://www.dehner.com/
Custom boots for riding, Trooper boots, Wellingtons, chukkas,
laced or strap tank boots, and oxfords. Excellent quality. Boots
are all custom and can be ordered to fit any size foot or leg.
Also have a nice style of riding boot with buckles down the side
instead of pulling straight on --- great if you have arthritic
ankles that don't flex well. Everyone I've talked to who has
custom Dehner boots says that they will last forever. They
aren't cheap, but are well worth the price.
Desert Rain Mercantile Co.
[catalog][women][supersize][sportswear][casual]
4705 N. Sanders Road
Tucson, AZ 85743
Phone: (800) 771-9771
T-shirts and pants with glittery Native American and
southwestern designs. T-shirts up to 5X, sweatshirts up to 4X.
Design by Batya
[internet][overseas][custom][women][supersize][tall][outdoors][casual]
[career][evening]
1200 Santee St. 208
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: (213) 746-7844
Web page: http://www.batya.com
Designs for "tall, large, big, and super" women in fabric and
leather. Ships internationally. Accepts special, wholesale, and
retail orders for coats, suits, blazers, skirts, pants and other
fashion wear.
Designs by Phillippe
[catalog][women][supersize][evening][casual]
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