Big Woman - Plus Size Clothes

Mafuta Font

"Mafuta is a round, happy font, named for the Zulu word for "fat".

In tribal societies in Africa, where food was often scarce and almost never easily come by, it was considered desirable to appear "well fed". Roundness was a symbol of high status in the tribe, and a sign of wealth.

The up-beat, bold outline of the font celebrates the confidence of people who feel comfortable being who they are. The font manages to be both contemporary and African."

http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/scholtz/mafuta/

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It has taken me years to find Online Stores which sell really nice clothes in larger sizes. I can't understand why we are so poorly catered for - when you go into a big department store, if you are lucky you'll find a tiny section labelled 'Plus Sizes' stuck away in a corner and many don't cater for large sizes at all. Why don't all the big fashion houses cater for bigger clothes - Is it some kind of misguided back-to-front sensitivity that their clothes won't be flattered enough if they are adorned by large bodies? Why don't Tescos, Marks and Spencers, and Aldi's, to name but a few, cater for size 24 and above? Don't they realize that if the clothes were there, we'd buy them?

It is so hard to find nice clothes that shopping becomes boring and even downright unpleasant. Who wants to go shopping and end up disappointed? So we don't bother until we really need to, because it isn't fun.

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Obviously there are many styles which wouldn't suit people who have large busts, waists or bottoms, but surely it is not beyond the realms of possibility for good designers to create fashionable clothes for different shapes and sizes.


And why do we have to have different and inferior fabrics from that which thin people have? Things which make you feel a pleb, or make you look unfashionable, boring patterns on skirts, mainly in dull colours. I have been looking for a full year to find a pretty summer skirt in an appropriate size and cut and a pattern which I really like in a bright summery colour. I still haven't found anything I feel is worth buying.


As for nightwear, who buys these things? Stupid baby pictures and silly writing on night clothes - I for one have never, ever wanted a nightdress with a teddy bear on it saying 'sweet dreams' or some other inane statement. Why can't they be sexy or sophisticated - Janet Reger rather than Walt Disney, grown-up rather than retarded.


Image: "Darby" by
BigBigTruck at Deviant Art

Most of the attractive lingerie that you find in the shops for small people would be equally snapped up in the right size by large people.
Why do bra's for big girls come mainly in black, white or beige and severe heavy duty fabric rather than pretty lace?

And why do most cover-up full size pants (knickers to you Americans) come in boring patterns or plain material? If I want something pretty and lacy, I don't want it in short briefs that hang round my hips, exposing my belly button and all my fat bits - I want something to cover the stretch marks and flibby flobby bits, in some delirious mauve lace stretching right up to my waist, with a mauve matching lacy bra. Can I get it? Rarely. Do the manufacturers think that might make me look too flighty, mutton dressed as lamb and all that? If they had their way, would I be dressed in white bloomers, to distinguish me from flibberty gibbets? It is now possible to buy a few lacy things, but not necessarily the best quality from the most well known lingerie makers. And if you want a set, they all seem to go in for tiny briefs and high legs rather than cover-up briefs. I cannot be alone in wanting pretty but appropriate underwear.

I'm too old to care so deeply these days, but I hope the generation that follows me is going to be better treated.

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Just to Wind up this Web Page, you Can Get this Fire-Breathing Monster Design on a Plus-Sizer T-Shirt on Zazzle:

Aztec Monster T-Shirt by GloriousConfusion
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On Zazzle you can choose the style and colour of T-Shirt you want, and then either choose a design from the many hundreds on their website, or add your own design - so anything you buy is completely personalized - it's brilliant, and such fun for personalized presents as well