All roads lead to online fashion when it comes to shopping for the curvier women. Here’s the Melan Magazine roundup of where to shop for plus-size fashion right now.
It’s not today that the mainstream fashion industry has been peddling unrealistic beauty standards resulting in women being forced to conform and fit into socially constructed ideals. Add to that, the scenario of constantly changing trends on fashion runways, billboards and magazine spreads, it’s no wonder that the average woman struggles to keep up with what’s hot right now.
As a result, many women struggle with their body image and self-confidence, especially when the lack of diversity in fashion makes it extremely challenging to shop on the high-street for something to suit every skin-tone or size. However, in recent years, the body positivity movement has led calls for increased diversity in fashion and beauty, ensuring retailers are finally starting to step their game up and create collections that are more representative of wider society including plus-size clothing.
While most brick-and-motor stores still don’t carry a wide range of sizes, e-commerce sites such as ASOS and Simply Be are breaking barriers by providing women with the option to shop for stylish plus-size fashion online. As a result, other retailers have started to follow suit by adding plus-size collections to their online offering.
If you want to upgrade your plus-size fashion wardrobe, here’s our roundup of the best plus-sized fashion sites to shop now!
Curvissa
With more than 10 years of expertise in plus-size fashion, Curvissa is a front-runner for clothes and accessories that cater to women who are looking for everything from casual clothing to occasion-wear, lingerie and swimwear in sizes 14-32.
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BOOHOO Plus
Fast-fashion retailer BOOHOO’s plus-size division is first choice for hot styles to wear on holiday, to the office or a night-out for a fraction of the price in sizes 16-28.
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ASOS CURVE
With more than 2,000 fashion styles to choose from, e-commerce giant ASOS introduced its CURVE collection with the ambition to bring the best plus-size fashion, lingerie and swimwear to the digital space from their own collection and extended sizes from much-loved high-street brands. What’s more, ASOS CURVE’s bridal range is ideal for women who want to look their best on their big day for less.
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Simply Be
From a fashion catalogue to fully-fledged online retailer, Simply Be is a brand that has been championing plus-size fashion and women’s body confidence for years. Stocking sizes from 10-32, you can shop for a full wardrobe of fashion styles – including dresses, jeans and sportswear – from their own range as well popular concession brands on the site.
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H&M PLUS
H&M is a go-to high-street brand for fast fashion that is affordable, stylish and yet made with good quality fabrics for all occasions. Shop sizes up to 24 from H&M’s Plus collection in-store and online for a wide range of clothing and accessories that are bound to level-up your post-lockdown wardrobe.
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Violeta By MANGO
Launched in 2014, Spanish fashion brand Mango unveiled its plus-size collection known as Violeta to give women access to the latest trends in their favourite styles in sizes up to 24. From denim to day dresses, Violeta features a wide array of styles including items that promote fashion sustainability.
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Fashion Nova Curve
Fashion Nova is a relatively new fashion site that is based in the US but ships globally and has quickly been known for empowering women to love the skin their in and embrace sexy in every size. From everyday looks to body-con dresses and other night time statement styles, Fashion Nova Curve is an all-encompassing range that has been designed to turn heads.
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