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This always bugs me not a lot of plus size 'cheapie' clothing Evans have the odd sale but that's about it, I would love to open a shop for larger ladies at cheapie prices.
Anyone make their own clothing?
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Hi My wife has the same problem , Evans and Anne Harvey have the monopoly on this and need some serious competition , Can i ask where you are as my wife uses a shop which stocks plus sizes and is based in the north of England >?
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Other end of the county right by the sea side
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What a pity that the shops are based in / Yorkshire and Cumbria and the North east and are a catalogue shop which has returns , fantastic prices stuff from like £1 upwards ! up to sizes 34 ! . I agree what you say and yes have a go why not ive often said to my wife that it can pay to run one of these shops ...give it a go !
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What a pity that the shops are based in / Yorkshire and Cumbria and the North east and are a catalogue shop which has returns , fantastic prices stuff from like £1 upwards ! up to sizes 34 ! . I agree what you say and yes have a go why not ive often said to my wife that it can pay to run one of these shops ...give it a go !
I have just moved to the North East and would like to know where exactly these shops are! Especially the catalogue shop!! Pending the new one opening of course
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I think I'm at the bottom end of the plus sized clothing I buy a lot of clothes off ebay as you can get some good deals on there.
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I have just moved to the North East and would like to know where exactly these shops are! Especially the catalogue shop!! Pending the new one opening of course
Hi the company is called
The x catalogue store ( its a outlet for JD WILLIAMS )
The store we use is in Kendal ..in the Westmorland shopping centre
01539 740060 , i used to have the x cat stores no but seem to have lost it . Ring the shopping centre and im sure they will help .
The other xcat stores i think are in Castleford in W Yorkshire on the FREEPORT SITE and i think but not sure in the Gateshead Area ( again i might be wrong call the store in Kendal ) The range of clothes they get in changes week to week and can vary so worth checking .
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Might be Cramlingham or ton ? again not 100% also i think there is another in Whitehaven in Cumbria
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I have edged up to plus over the last couple of years (age unfortunately) and I find it a nightmare to source nice clothes at a reasonable price. Oh for an outlet here in s wales. Please do it OP and pm me if you do mail order. Nice clothes to skim over tums and bums
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Ive never seen any of these ex catalogue shops that stock larger sizes in either Cramlington or Gateshead.
Im 22 and i always find ex catalogue shops and especially the rare ones that sell plus size clothes always stock things for the more "mature" lady. I dont want to look fat AND frumpy... im happy just looking fat
i find New look, mark one, h&m and asda all stock a good range of "plus" sized clothes up to 24/26 and i think h&m go up to a 30 in some things.
Just because a shop isnt entirely geared up for us voluptuous ladies, doesnt mean you cant find cheap bargains.
I buy most my clothes in new look or asda as they are both VERY cheap. I agree with Evans being rather expensive but on whole the quality is ten times better than the the cheap clothes ive bought. Or so i have found. And the sizing is so generous. Since i lost 4stone, somethings in evans are now too big for me, on their lowest offered size, a 16. guess its a size anomaly as im not a 16 in any other shops
I make my own clothes from patterns of items i have bought, pay £15 for a pair of trousers once then re-make them. Same goes for tops
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have any of you tried Bonmarche their range starts at 12 to 24 getting quite fashionable also-- it's owned by the peacocks group... originally aimed at the over 40's now targets 30's..best and newest ranges are always at front of shop.
Tina x
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Tesco do 1626, I'm a 22 (at the moment - trying to go down!) and the prices are good, but I find that all the tops are sleeveless or tiny cap sleeves and not flattering for us more voluptuous girlies!
NEXT go to a 22 in the directory (although not the cheapest of shops , the 1/2 price sales often have bits and pieces, I got a lovely camisole for £3 for under a jacket)
Marks and Spencer online go to a 24 - look out for the sales.
New Look are well priced, go to a 26 , and , i found, generously sized.
I buy loads of ebay -I go for Evans and Ann Harvey and have had some fantastic bargains. Missed out on a brand new Ann Harvey skirt and jacket suit for £8 the other day - I'd been watching it for days -was gutted I'd forgotten!
Simply Be are so much better than they used to be - lots more modern stuff, but quite pricey.
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Tesco do some nice clothes from size 16 to 26 I think, but they sell quickly.
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I used to buy a fair bit from eBay (only evans, ann harvey brands) I like the east coast range so search for that, but I never pay more than a fiver and find a lot of it goes straight back on, as it just doesn't suit when I get it.
As I was going on holiday and have a few things planned over the summer, I ventured into Evan's for the first time in ages and bought a few t shirts that will last me a while, it was pricey, but great to be able to try on and get what i liked.
I've been fortunate to have holidayed in the US for the last few years and bought all my clothes there Walmart jeans $20, and tee's for me at $8 etc (worth going back just to shop...lol). Also I'm around a size 26 in the uk but that's just a 24 in the US...
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There definitely needs to be more shops for larger ladies. My mum is plus-size and I have gone round Evans with her and the quality if the clothes is atrocious. Ann Harvey used to be quite classy, but their quality has also gone down, but the prices haven't!
I have a weird problem in that I have to buy my clothes from petite ranges as I'm tiny(sadly I can't buy childrens' clothes and save money 'cause I have bosoms!). It seems to be that the smaller a garment the more expensive it is. I was looking at a skirt in one shop and the same skirt was also in their normal and plus-size ranges. The petite skirt was more expensive than the other skirts even though there was considerably less material in it!
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There's an X catalogue shop in Darlington. Alwyas visit when I visit relatives.
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Thats what i meant to say as well....there's an x catalogue store galleries Washington, but i never venture in, always looks like a load of rubbish.
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Ive been in the one in the galleries ONCE, i walk past it every day for 2yr and its just minging, i only went in because they had dancing santa claus' at christmas and i wanted something super tacky for a secret santa.
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I dont know if this is any good for anyone but im a size 16 to 18/20 (with boobs!) and ive found that ASDA boys T shirts for ages 14 to 15 fit well
I got my first one from a charity shop and was really pleased as I didn';t look at the label right so I throught that it was a size 14 and when I washed it it was quite a surprise to find it said 14-15 years
This is something that ive been talking about for a long time (opening a plus size clothing shop) round where I live. Some thing for the 16 to 30 age range, I love some of the stuff in Evans but my purse doesnt but I can get quite a few bargins in the sales in shop sometimes.
Does anyone know which H&M stock the larger sizes, I go to the two in Oxford street and I find it hard to find a size 16.
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What drives me nuts is the way that bigger sizes are cut!!!
I am about a 16/18 and they have that size in quite a few of the high street shops. But the bigger sizes are just the smaller sizes - cut wider. They do not take into account the fact the women are 3D and most bigger sizes have bigger boobs! There is no shaping in the garments so they just hang.
This drives both my DD's nuts too, as they are both 36D. One is a 5'9" size sixteen and the other a 5'2" size 12!!!
Also at 5'3 I find bigger sizes are WAY TOO long - especially Hennes, which are made for AMAZONS IMHO - their trousers should cost me about 1/3 less bearing in mind the material I would have to remove to make them wearable.
In recent times I have reverted to make my own clothes again. It's the only way I can get something that fits like it should. I tend to make wrap around skirts or loose trousers, using sari materials and stuff like that. I think being an old hippy is quite useful I make quite simple items, then buying t-shirts to go with, although I have knocked out a couple of gypsy blouses without too much difficulty.
Regards
Kate