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Retail often treats plus-size clothing as an afterthought, but some locals are making it big. By Zoe Sayler 10/27/2020 at 10:00am Published in the Winter 2020 issue of Seattle Met Lisa Michaud, owner of plus-size consignment store Two Big Blondes. Photograph by Chona Kasinger.  Purchase a strappy bodysuit or pair of pastel boyshorts from Tacoma lingerie company Bawdy Love and you may do a double take: The website doesn’t list a single size option. But this is no one-size-fits-whom-it-may situation. Soon after ordering customers receive instructions for taking their own measurements...

Washington jobless benefits lag while unemployment taxes loom The state is trying to fix some of the system’s most pressing issues to deal with the ongoing unemployment crisis. By Melissa Santos, Crosscut Share: Owner Lisa Michaud in her consignment shop, Two Big Blondes, on Feb. 9, 2020. Michaud’s business had to close at the start of the pandemic. Since she reopened, her business has plummeted and she has been able to hire back only half her staff, (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut) The notice that came in the mail in December was a shock for Lisa Michaud. At a time when sh...

Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut From left, Roz Edison, co-owner of the Super Six restaurant, and Lisa Michaud, owner of the consignment shop Two Big Blondes; both were photographed on Feb. 9, 2020. The notice that came in the mail in December was a shock for Lisa Michaud. At a time when she was struggling to keep her Seattle retail store afloat, the state Employment Security Department said her unemployment tax rate was about to go up by nearly 4,00...