Show ‘em what your mamma gave you!

Plus-Size fashion and all the fashion dos and don'ts

Style Guide

Show ‘em what your mamma gave you!

02.09.2008

Any plus-size girl out there who is sick of being left out by the High Street giant retailers, needn't be outcast anymore! No more standing outside Topshop pouting and sulking.. there are shops out there that will turn you into a fashionista and have you ready to strut your curvy self up a catwalk!

Let's call this article your new bible!
Take notes of my tips and don't let the lack of choice be the reason that’s holding you back from looking like a fashion icon anymore!

There honestly is no excuse to be dressed in black tents.
If Gok, Trinny and Susannah have taught us anything it should be that embracing what our mammas gave us and showing off all of our curves with colourful and figure hugging clothes is all we should be worrying about!
Let's face it, we all have lumps and bumps somewhere...even size 8 models have something on their bodies that they don't like. So why is it though that all of the major retailers only seem to cater for them and not for us?
Well...to a certain extent that question is still valid (and some stores like Topshop and Miss Selfridge who still have a long way to go should start to think about why that is) but if i'm honest there are a few shops out there now that are doing plus-size fashion justice and are really stepping up their game and giving fashion retailers for the 'normal sized' consumers a run for their money!

HSS (high street stores) like Evans, Dorothy Perkins, New Look, Primark and Monsoon all cater for a range of sizes from size 6 up to around size 26/28 and even a 30 in Evans (and there's a good variety of choice clothes, underwear, shoes for wide fittings and swimwear available.)
Even Asdas clothing range from George have a great fashionable variety with sizes up to even a 26 sometimes!

Beware though, just because a shop may do the right sizes and range of fashionable clothes, you can still get the odd tent with bright vulgar flower or print patterns enough to make anyone look at you and feel they are going on a trip!!

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