I am sorry for your sturggle to find things that fit you.
I am lucky that I sew. I have been lazy lately, and not made
anything. We have "plus" size
shops about 20 miles from where I live. I just do not
like the styles and how they fit me. I have a weird figure; as my stomach stick out further than anything else. LOL This is a recent
occurence, since I went thru
menopause. It changed my figure. If I get anything that fits in the waist the butt is way to big and baggy.
If I get tops that fit in the
bust; they will not button over my stomach. YUCK!!
Good luck. I hope you find clothes that work for you.

Clothes shopping for me is a nightmare.99% of the time i leave the store so pissed off i want to cry.You talk about odd size Iam bigger on top then bottom.I have chicken legs and a big stomach.But thats ok it is slowly coming off.

The thing about Fashion Bug is that it depends on the neighborhood the store is in. ours is almost all business. But we have Dow Chemical's headquarters right here in this fine city! Oh, Yea, Dow Corning's too!

the next closest store is Mt. Pleasant. That is the home of Central Michigan University!! YAY!!! but the Fashion Bug there is almost all teeny bopper stuff.

Myabe if you could find a store in a different locality?

I do feel your pain though! I am the flatest chested 300lb female you'll ever get the opportunity to read a reply from!! I know what the stores are like for us!

God Bless!

Janelle

I have cried in so many dressing rooms. Avenue is a good alternative to Lane Bryant. Know one thing I did? I bought some cute fabric and had a seamstress make me some skirts, in the styles I liked. They're really cute and I get compliments on them all the time. Plus, they're not HUGE in the waist or too tight across the ass or whatever, because they're tailor-made to my measurements. :) Ebay isn't a bad place to look for things, either, I've found.

I know what you guys are saying. I have a hard time buying clothing. In fact its a freaking nightmare for me because of my size. I have a big stomach too so I tend to favor tee's and sweats but I don't work and am on disablity. Here in Toronto, Canada we have Cotton Jenny plus and Pennington's which has nice business clothing for large size women at reasonable prices. We also have Layne Bryant but stores like that are way up scale here and very expensive.
Good luck with your interviews!

I find it heartwrenching shopping for my daughter, and I don't sew nor will I pay money to have clothes altered. My daughter is 13, and I have the hardest time finding her pants. Either they're snug fitting or way too long.

This summer, I had her try on 12 bathing suits, before we finally selected one that fit. She is very picky to make matters worse.

I wish you the best of luck with your interviews! That's great!!! I HATE clothes shopping and do most of it online at ullapopken.com and jms.com. Here's where I've shopped with success. Sears, Walmart - yes Walmart has some nice plus size clothes for little money. I go to the Avenue or Catherines for those denim stretch legging jeans thingies. I like Fashion Bug and Dress Barn Woman too. I can't wait to hear all about your interviews! Go get 'em! :-)

Oh man, I so get where you're coming from! I have to say though that Old Navy is my favorite favorite store. Most, but not all, will carry up to size 22 in pants and XXXL in tops. I don't know what size you wear, but if it falls into that category you should definitely check it out.

Good luck with the interviews!!

Thank you all for the suport! it means a lot to know there are others who feel my pain. I actually went to another town and stuck with fashion bug, and it actually worked! i've got a few new outfits that work and i'm not self conscious in them. i'll keep you posted on the interveiws.

TJ Maxx and Marshalls have good plus size clothes, I also got some great suits at K Mart, the collection from the girl from Charlies Angels, Jackie Smith I think. Macys also has a good plus size collection and if you catch a sale and apply for a credit card you can really get good deals. Boscov's, Value City and Gabes also have lots of plus sizes. Trust me I am the queen of clothes and I used to be a size 22 and I always looked great!

I hate going clothes shopping. Just another reminder of how much I weigh.
My advice is to check out department stores. You would be surprised to know that many department stores including Macys & JC Penneys have plus size sections w/lots of great clothing choices.