Cool fat girl clothes in Capetown?

January 23, 2008 2:37 PM

Can you recommend a plus-size clothing store in Capetown?

I'm holidaying in Capetown, South Africa, in a couple of weeks and would like to buy some new duds. I'm wondering if anyone with local knowledge can recommend a Capetown store or chain that sells cute plus-size women's clothing with a youthful, fashionable edge? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated since Google has been less than helpful in my enquiry.

posted by hot soup girl to clothing, beauty, & fashion (7 comments total)

My girlfriend's friends have recommended Jet in the past. There's a Jet store in nearly every mall I've been to in Pretoria, but I can't remember seeing one when I was in Cape Town (then again, we were only really shopping at the Waterfront so you'd probably have better look in the centre of town).
posted by macdara at 3:56 PM on January 23

'Look'? Of course I meant 'luck'.
posted by macdara at 3:57 PM on January 23

I don't really have anything to add other than to say that you're going to be in for a wonderful time! One of my best friends lives in Cape Town and I spent a month there once a few years ago and that was the best month of my life. It's so beautiful and the people there are awesome. You will see a lot of poverty though, which is kind of heartbreaking.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 8:26 PM on January 23

I live in Cape Town and while I think it's one of the greatest cities in the world I don't have much luck buying clothes here.
That being said you can try Mr. Price or department stores like Edgars, Stuttafords and Woolworths though none of them are exclusively plus-size stores. In general if you visit the Waterfront, Canal Walk (there is a Jet store there) and Cavendish Square you should be exposed to most of the fashion that Cape town has to offer.
Enjoy your visit.
posted by rochi at 7:07 AM on January 24

The reason why Google may have been less than helpful is because you are misspelling the name of my hometown! It is "Cape Town" two words, not "Capetown" !

There a lot of excellent factory shops in Cape Town. If you go into any large CNA (newsagent chain, all over) you will be able to buy a small book that is a guide to all the factory shops.
posted by worldshift at 7:49 AM on January 24

Thanks, worldshift - I flunk Geography on a daily basis, so your correction is most welcome. (However, Google brings up the same results either way.)

Thanks all, and particularly for the words of endorsement for Cape Town - I've never been and am really looking forward to the trip!
posted by hot soup girl at 2:22 PM on January 24

You'll love it in Cape Town. Just watch out for the power cuts -- or 'load shedding', as the goverment and Eskom like to say euphemistically. There was a group of tourists stuck at the top of Table Mountain for a few hours one day last week when the power was cut to the cable cars; when stuff like this starts effecting tourism, you know you're in trouble.
posted by macdara at 4:39 AM on January 25