Author: Raven Lewis

  • Maternal America

    Founded in 1999 and designed and produced in Los Angeles, Maternal America is a woman-owned maternity brand led by Nataline Ngo Amadi (with partner Wahid Amadi), committed to ethical, made-in-USA production. Its feminine, effortless garments, from baby-shower and cocktail dresses to maternity jeans, tops, and designer swimwear, are known for soft fabrics and flattering, edgy-yet-comfortable…

  • Glamory Hosiery

    Glamory is a German legwear house dedicated to plus size and hard-to-fit hosiery, made in Europe with fine Italian yarns and hand-sewn lace. Rather than a one-size-fits-most approach, it grades across six size ranges, with tights, pantyhose, stockings, and hold-ups fitting up to a US size 32 (UK 36 / EU 62) and accommodating taller…

  • Navabi

    Founded in 2009 in Aachen, Germany by Zahir Dehnadi and Bahman Nedaei, Navabi set out to bring premium, trend-led, designer fashion to plus size women, a market it saw as underserved by utilitarian options. Operating as an online marketplace across more than 30 countries, it carries hundreds of third-party plus size designer labels (such as…

  • JUNAROSE

    JUNAROSE was launched by Danish fashion giant Bestseller as its first dedicated plus size brand and the curve sister to Vero Moda and Only, designing trend-led, flattering styles for independent, fashion-conscious women in sizes roughly 42 to 54 (up to a 28). In recent years Bestseller folded JUNAROSE into Vero Moda, and the line now…

  • Love, Vera

    Founded in 2018 by Vera Moore (with co-founder Nate Johnson), Love, Vera is a Black woman-owned lingerie label built on body positivity and representation. It offers delicate bodysuits, robes, garters, and bra-and-panty sets at accessible prices in sizes through 4X (cups to roughly 44DDD), and is known for its inclusive Nudes collection in shades like…

  • Hope and Harvest

    Hope & Harvest is an Australian plus size label “engineered for curves,” consciously designed by a plus size woman designer and ethically made by local workers in Ballarat and Melbourne. Working in luxury eco fabrics with custom hand-printed designs, the brand produces elevated classics, directional dresses, tailored separates, kimonos, and activewear in sizes 12 to…

  • Jean Marc Philippe

    Jean Marc Philippe (JMP) is a Paris-based plus size label that has been creating fashion for fuller-figured women for over four decades. The French designer’s avant-garde yet timeless aesthetic channels classic Parisian sophistication while serving the modern woman with versatile day-to-evening pieces, dresses, and tailoring. The brand has moved toward more responsible production, using organic…

  • Annee Matthew

    Annee Matthew was established in 2001 by Annee Neo, who began making stylish nursing clothing when few flattering options existed. The woman-owned brand offers maternity and nursing dresses, tops, bottoms, lingerie, sleepwear, and a yoga line, all designed with discreet breastfeeding access and quality, comfortable fabrics that transition through pregnancy and beyond. From a small…

  • Missguided+

    Founded in Manchester in 2009, Missguided became a fast-fashion powerhouse known for bold, body-con, trend- and social-media-driven style aimed at young women. Its Missguided Plus range brought the brand’s club-ready dresses, co-ords, and statement pieces into plus sizes, roughly 16 to 30, alongside petite and tall ranges. After financial troubles, the brand passed to Frasers…

  • Carolyn de la Drapiere

    Carolyn de la Drapiere runs a London (Barnes) dressmaking studio specializing in bespoke, handmade plus size clothing, from wedding dresses and mother-of-the-bride outfits to occasionwear, all made to a client’s exact measurements in fine European fabrics. Having been featured in Vogue and shown collections on catwalks, she offers a personal, fitting-based service that lets curvy…