Plus-size clothes in and around Boston?

September 9, 2009 5:21 PM

Plus-size womens' clothing in and around Boston? Extra points for good consignment stores serving this demographic.

Finding good fat-girl clothes is always a challenge. I just moved to the area from the other side of the country and am trying to find good resources for finding clothes.

I've noticed national womens' clothing chains in the area (Avenue, etc) but I'd love to find other options too. I'm in the 26-28 range, so department stores like Bloomingdales which appear to top out at 24 aren't helpful.

Local or regional plus-size clothing store suggestions are much appreciated. I'd also love to find a local equivalent to Seattle's Two Big Blondes, a consignment store for sizes 14 and up, which offered a mix of casual, professional, and dressy clothes, as well as shoes and accessories.

Thanks in advance for the help!

posted by Sublimity to Shopping (3 answers total)

Best answer: Fatshionista has some past threads about Boston. It's also a great place to ask this question.
posted by kimdog at 6:04 PM on September 9, 2009

Best answer: WOW in Newton is a really funky boutique store which in theory has sizes 0-32; I don't know what their actual selection is for the larger sizes, though, so it's probably worth calling to ask before you make the trek out there.

I don't think there is a consignment store here that focuses on plus sizes, sadly enough, but it's a question worth asking on the Fatshionista LJ community.
posted by Sidhedevil at 7:02 PM on September 9, 2009

Response by poster: Thanks for the help! I subscribed to Fatshionista and will carry on with the search. (And if anyone's looking for a business idea that will thrive in the recession...hint hint....)
posted by Sublimity at 9:00 AM on September 12, 2009