Posted-By: auto-faq 3.3 beta (Perl 5.004) Archive-name: fat-acceptance-faq/clothing/us2 Posting-Frequency: monthly to *.answers, bi-weekly to soc.support.fat-acceptance and alt.support.big-folks Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Clothing for Big Folks: U.S., Part 2 This is the second half of the document about clothing for fat people in the U.S. It contains companies whose names begin with L-Z and some related questions. If you don't find what you're looking for here, try one of the related FAQs (see question B1 for a complete list). To look for stores in a particular state, try using your browser's or word-processor's search feature to search on the state name. ============================================================ Last update 09 Dec 98 ============================================================ Contents SECTION A: FAQ about clothing for big folks in the U.S., Part 2 A1) Where can I find clothing and shoes? Part 2: Companies beginning with letters L-Z A2) What manufacturers make clothes/shoes/spectacles for large folks? A3) Where can I find a wedding dress? A4) Where can I find sewing/knitting patterns? A5) How do I convert between sizes? SECTION B: Information about this FAQ B1) Are there other related FAQs? B2) Posting information B3) Contributors ============================================================ ============================================================ SECTION A: FAQ about clothing for big folks in the U.S. A1) Where can I find clothing and shoes? Part 2: Companies beginning with the letters L-Z This question contains an alphabetized list of large-size clothing/shoes retailers beginning with the letters L-Z. Each retailer is associated with various keywords: Type of store [catalog] Catalog store [internet] Web store [chain] Retail chain store [single] Retail single store. [state name] follows. [consignment] Sells some clothes on consignment [overseas] Will ship overseas [misc] Other lists of clothing resources Whom they make clothing for [women] [men] [unisex] [children] [maternity] Maternity and/or nursing clothing and/or bras. What sizes they make Note: All of the outlets make midsize clothing (1X-3X, women's sizes 16-28), except as noted in the listings. Not all outlets make clothing in all sizes in that range, however. [supersize] 4X or 5X or bigger, women's size 30 and up [petite] Petite women's sizes [tall] Tall women's sizes [custom] Does custom work Type of clothing [accessories] Jewelry, belts [casual] Slacks, nice shirts, blouses, skirts, dresses [career] Suits [costumes] Halloween and other holiday costumes [evening] Evening dresses, evening suits [lingerie] Lingerie, including bras, underwear, sleepwear [outdoors] Jackets, coats, other cold weather gear [shoes] Shoes and boots in large sizes and/or wide widths [sportswear] T-shirts, sweatshirts and sweatpants, shorts [swimwear] Bathing suits (men or women) [uniforms] Nurses' uniforms, etc. [wedding] Wedding and wedding-party dresses L'Atmosphere 20 E 14th Street New York, NY 10011 212 620 0822 Another $10 store with a large section of extra size and plus clothing. Most clothes are $5 and $10. Examples of finds are hooded ponchos in 3x for $10, a white eyelet long sleeved blouse size 3x for $6 and both a rayon and a demim A line jumper for $10. This is part of a 15 store chain in NYC. Always pleasant surprizes when you come in. LL Bean [internet][catalog][overseas][men][women][casual][sportswear][outdoors][sho es] Freeport, ME 04033 Phone: (800) 221-4221 Web site:
http://www.llbean.com/ Women's sizes to 20. Men's pants to 46 in some _style_s (inseam sometimes to 36), shirts and jackets to XXL Tall in some _style_s. Shoes in wider sizes. Great quality. Ships FedEx in continental US for no extra charge. Service varies. Some clothing runs small, especially pants/tops, not so much outerwear, which is cut for _layer_ing. Lady Dare
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