Many individuals have an ongoing battle with their size. There are times when they accept that they are overweight and live with the body they have. Yet there are other times when they adopt the regime of a new diet in an effort to feel better by losing twenty pounds, they may do this for a mixture of psychological or physical reasons. Some time ago I found myself walking past a larger range of clothes in a store and liking one garment so badly, I felt rather miffed that the range was way above my sizing. The fact is clothes for larger women, or plus sizes, are now far more attractive than they have ever been.
Manufacturers who neglect larger sizes are missing out on a huge retail market. Those who realised there was a big market in the 1990s began producing attractive plus ranges. Plus sizes have come a long way from the 1970s with garments skimpily cut and only being sized up to a size 14 if high fashion. Communal changing rooms were another nightmare. Anyone over a size 16 had no chance of looking in tune with the latest styles. Today most women will be able to find size ranges reaching to size 22 in quality ranges and even greater sizes in garments made in some of the less costly ranges.
Even if you live in a small town, you may still be unable to find sizes to suit you, there are quality fabric garments made for both the shorter figure and the taller woman. You have the choice of shopping directly from the stores in major cities and larger towns, or ordering from the internet. If you are petite you may find my petite fashion trend page and petite problems a useful starting point. You are reading an original Plus Sizes article by Pauline Weston Thomas at www.fashion-era.com ©
Many of this site's visitors are from the USA and some reading this article may be hoping to visit the UK and shop for plus styles, which may just be a little different than usually found at home. Be warned, clothes are comparatively expensive in the UK - that's living on an island for you. 
Left - Spring 2009 plus size separates from Evans using nautical colours. Above right Left - Fashionable shape tunic top and easy summer trousers from Evans Spring 2009 range.
In the UK, a two-day shopping break in London may well be worthwhile if it enables you to buy some carefully chosen items that make you feel wonderful. But don't forget that the UK now has great shopping centres nationwide. Some venues like The Manchester Trafford Centre or shops in Leeds, Newcastle and Cardiff offer a range of clothing easily able to rival many a shop in London.
Selfridges in particular stocks Marina Rinaldi and other plus sizes such as Anna Scholz. This plus size area of the store was refurbished a couple of years ago. Harrods have the widest selection of top end Plus sizes, from a wide range of stockists.
If you are a size 18 Harvey Nichols is always worth checking out if only by phone for current stock as some better quality items are cut generously. You may get a suitable fitting with an 18 fitting a normal size 20.
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