For years, shopping as a plus-size person felt like being invited to a party where you weren't really welcome. The options were limited, the styles were outdated, and the message was clear: fashion ...

The plus-size apparel market is thriving, and with this explosion of demand comes more options. Fashion-forward labels like Reformation have embraced more inclusive sizing, while other brands such as ...

Having a bigger, curvier body, and needing the type of clothing that accommodates or even highlights it, has become (somewhat) more accepted by the fashion and retail industries. Recent years have ...

As a plus-size woman, I know the struggle of finding great clothing in extended sizes. Fortunately, where once there were only two or three retailers catering to plus sizes, now there are dozens of ...

Take it from Alexandra Waldman, who cofounded the plus-size clothing brand Universal Standard nearly two years ago out of sheer desperation. “I’m a size 20,” she explains. “Shopping is really tough: ...