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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hipstik Legwear was founded in 2016 by Laura McGuire (with her husband Jason Clewell) to fix everything wrong with traditional tights, the digging waistbands, rolling, and confusing sizing. Made in the USA by women, Hipstik uses a patent-pending low-rise lace waistband that sits on the hips with a silicone grip, plus a body-shape sizing system…
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 (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…
Cocomelody is a bridal and occasionwear company that operates through both e-commerce and physical showrooms across the United States and Canada. The brand specializes in wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, mother-of-the-bride attire, formalwear, accessories, and custom bridal services. The company has become particularly well known for offering made-to-order gowns and custom sizing options, allowing customers to…