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Three years ago, Alison Partridge Stickney, was approached by Gap Inc.'s CEO who gave her a mission: Figure out the company's plus-size offerings.
Universal Standard At most brands, "sample sales" mean sprawling lines without nearly enough samples to go around. So let me go ahead and start off by saying that Universal Standard isn't most brands, and its annual sample sale runs a little differently. (And when I say that I mean, it's better). and it has hundreds of closet staples in stock , all in inclusive sizes. I call that a win-win, baby. The expansive brand carries sizes 00 to 40 in Every. Freakin'. Style. I'm talkin' vegan leather slip dresses, straight-leg jeans, classic trench jackets, and so much more. Even if you already own...
London based writer Rose Stokes Credit: Geoff Pugh I can’t remember the first time I realised that high fashion didn’t love me back. But somewhere along the transition from slightly chubby fashion-obsessed teenager to plus-size fashion-obsessed adult, the penny dropped. No matter how hard I longed to be able to wear the clothes I would see in Vogue or neatly placed onto waif-like models striding down catwalks in the world’s major fashion capitals, I would never be able to. And not just because (like the majority of the people in the world) I do not have the financial resources to drop...
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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 doesnât 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...