Most designers don't know what Gayla Bentley knows about most women. That is, women who wear Size 12 and larger. These women want stylish dresses that fit their curves, not simply a bigger version ...

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Creating stylish clothing for larger women isn’t as simple as making bigger sizes of existing styles, says Rosemary Brantley, chairwoman of fashion design at the Otis College of Art and Design.

Q — I was laid off several weeks ago by a company for which I worked for almost nine years. I am 34 and just finished getting my bachelor’s degree at night so they may have done me a fa… ...

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By early next year, all of the retailer’s 230 stores will include plus-size clothing on missy and women’s racks, it said, citing a decision to market to trends rather than size.

ANNETTE Sym knows what it's like to be a larger woman looking for fashionable clothing.

In a time when retailers are struggling to turn a profit, the disconnect between fashion and reality is a puzzle. The fashion world’s emphasis on tall, thin and young women is frequently cited ...

Selfridges has risked alienating a large section of its female market by dropping its fashion range for larger women. The retailer is no longer offering the Marina Rinaldi range, which has sizes ...

A FASHION retailer is to offer shoppers a sizeable opportunity when it opens its first store in East Lancashire next week. Yours Clothing, a plus-size fashion chain, is to throw open its doors in ...