What do young plus-size girls think of their clothing options in 14+ stores or sections in department stores?

Around here, we basically have AE, Additionelle, Penningtons (all owned by the same company), and then plus-sized sections in regular department stores.



It seems that either the clothes are outrageously priced or designed for older women... clothes so hideous you wouldn't want to be caught dead in them (ie: floral prints). In the department stores, you feel like they pulled the 14+ selection from a yard sale.



There is the MXM line in AE, Addition-Elle, and Penningtons which is specifically for the younger women, and there are some really nice clothes... but who wants to pay $50 for a shirt? And aside from that line - nothing.



I just think that there is a market out there to be developed. I find it very difficult to find clothes I really like and there are few options for places to shop... especially without going broke!



I'm curious if this opinion is shared amongst other women who wear sizes 14+.
What do young plus-size girls think of their clothing options in 14+ stores or sections in department stores?
I totally agree...I feel that the majority of department who tries to target a plus sized audience doesnt make the greatest effort because it doesnt appeal to young curvy women. I struggle as a 18 year old who is comfortable with her size and wants to also look just as good as my skinnier thinner counterparts. The clothes that are cute and youthful looking, usually cost an arm and leg, me being a college student, I just dont have that money.



I think they need to cater to an audience who is plussize, wants to look good in cute AFFORDABLE clothes....because spending over 80 dollars for one outfit is just not that realistic to mainstream america.
Reply:Go online Old Navy has cool plus size clothing. And Lane Bryant has a juniors department. Try going on those sites for cute clothes.
Reply:Old Navy, Lane Bryant, Cato's, Cathrine's
Reply:i defintiely agree with you... i've been 14+ since my teens and i had a tough time finding cute things like my thinner friends. as a full blown adult (25+) it is easier now cuz i have the money to afford it and the age to wear some more "mature" things (but never a floral print!!!)



Old Navy has cute things and their sizes go up to xxl as well as their womens sizes... same style as the reg sizes just in larger sizes...



the gap has some extended sizes online...



lane bryant has cute stuff but can be on the expensive side and not always for the teen scene...



there is also torrid.com and their stores... they have the most options that I've seen in terms of trendy, cute, 14+ clothing... and pretty affordable too. i wish there were around during my teen years.
Reply:I personally prefer Old Navy. In fact majority of my clothes come from here, and they last a good while to. They don't shrink, even if you dry them for to long.
Reply:I find most plus sized clothes look like lunch lady clothes or they are not proportioned correctly. Cheap up-sized versions of the smaller sizes that don't take into account the different body style.... in otherwords the sleeves are too long and the shoulders are droopy because they assume all the dimensions need to be increased. UGH
Reply:Well I dont know if there is a store called Torrid for + sizes but that is a nice place to go to...I have never been there but my friends sayy its good...if not go to forever 21 or Charlotte Russe I am sure you can find something there....my friends did...
Reply:I remeber when I was a young girl looking for plus size clothes, it was awful. There are so much more choices now then before, so count your blessings. Do you have a Lane Bryant? They have some cute, young styles of jeans and shirts, and they always have good clearance sales. I like the Old Navy plus sizes too, they have up to XXL/20 in the store and more online(www.oldnavy.com). Torrid is a young plus size store too, the have online 14-26 sizes (www.torrid.com)



this is one reason I decided to learn to sew, I hated the clothes (especally dresses, ugh, looked like the Golden Girls shopped there), so I learned how to sew for myself.