Olivia Truffaut-Wong is an Editor at Cosmo and has been shopping plus-size brands for a decade as a size 18/20. She's also a ...

According to a 2016 study done by the International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education, the average American woman is between a size 16 and 18, and 67% of American women are considered ...

The fashion industry treats “inclusive sizing” as an afterthought. BloomChic doesn’t. Every piece is designed only for women ...

21 Brands Making the Best Plus-Size Clothing Right Now. No more struggling to find clothes that excite or inspire you. By Halie LeSavage, Tatjana Freund and Elly Leavitt Published: Jan 8, 2025.

On this side of the Atlantic, a similar pattern emerged. The UK’s first major sizing survey for women took place in 1952, and the findings were then used to inform clothing sizes.