Help with buying clothes

jezebel

Matalan go up to a 22/24 in most of their ranges. They're much more within my price range.

And I totally sympathise with the height issue, I'm size 20/22 and only 5 ft tall Thank heavens for evans having started doing a "short" range in trousers and skirts in the last few years, I try to get my dressy stuff here or aim for the sales (thankfully these are a regular thing in Evans now).

I also find Dorothy Perkins 20s are quite generous and also sometimes find a few bits in TK Maxx (although not as much as I would like).

Pooky

Most of the mail order catalogues do larger sizes too - LXdirect, Kays, Laredoute etc - MK1 do some lovely cheap and cheerful tops (their trousers are always too long and I'm 5ft7 - but I take them up)....

HTH

System

Being only 5ft myself, i find even the majority of the necklines in the Evans petite range are way too low and i feel swamped in a lot of their clothes. However, your a tad taller than me so you probably will get away with it. I do think their clothes are rather overpriced though for what they are and the quality isnt that good.

Anniek1969

I managed to get 3 nice jumpers in MK1 the other day in the sale for £5 each so that was a good start. Had a quick look at DP last night and they look quite good and their prices were ok, I didn't realise they went up to 22.

I know what you mean Judi, I don't have a very large bust for my size and find that everything is ok round the middle and too large up top. Had a look in Evans last week and wasn't really impressed with their range and they were a bit pricey. Going to spend a couple of hours this afternoon having a look at the websites you all recommended. Will let you know how I get on.

crispeater

i like simplybe they do some lovely stuff.

dont some of the new look stores go up to a size 24? well they used too anyway, you can tell its been a while since i went shopping for myself. my kids look better dressed than i do!

oldandhappy

IdealworldTV shopping channel do larger sizes and often reasonable...

poppy_f1

jezebel wrote:

Matalan go up to a 22/24 in most of their ranges. They're much more within my price range.

And I totally sympathise with the height issue, I'm size 20/22 and only 5 ft tall Thank heavens for evans having started doing a "short" range in trousers and skirts in the last few years, I try to get my dressy stuff here or aim for the sales (thankfully these are a regular thing in Evans now).

I also find Dorothy Perkins 20s are quite generous and also sometimes find a few bits in TK Maxx (although not as much as I would like).

im sure tis matalan where jeffrey rodgers do a 18+ range and his stuff is generally pretty good, from what i've seen in matalan theres some pretty tops in the range

inkie

Matalan do Rogers and Rogers, which is plus size, also sixteen twenty six in Tescos worth a look. Primark used to do a prima plus collection up to size 28ish, but they stopped doing this. Aaaargh!

Glad

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