Tennille McMillan founded Nakimuli in late 2009 in Brooklyn, taking the brand’s name from the Ugandan word for ‘flower.’ Known as ‘America’s Funky Sweetheart,’ the label fuses African-inspired prints, bold color, and avant-garde, funky-feminine silhouettes, worn by artists like Jill Scott, Jazmine Sullivan, and Danielle Brooks. Size-inclusive from S to 3X and ethically made in…
RCA Public Label is the ready-to-wear division of Renee Cafaro Atelier, launched by fashion designer, journalist, and former plus-size fashion editor Renee Cafaro. The brand was created to address the lack of luxury fashion options available to plus-size consumers while maintaining the same level of quality, craftsmanship, and design innovation found in contemporary designer fashion….
Anna Scholz, born in Germany and trained at Central Saint Martins, was one of the first designers to bring genuine luxury to the plus size market, showing her first collection in sizes 12 to 28 in 1995. Working from London, she built a celebrity-loved label famed for bright, exclusive prints, embellishment, and feminine silhouettes for…
Rebdolls was founded with the mission of delivering current trends to customers across the full size spectrum. The brand carries sizes 0 to 32 and is especially recognized for its occasion dresses bodycon styles and going-out looks. As a minority-owned business Rebdolls has built strong community credibility in the plus size fashion space and is…
Universal Standard was founded in 2015 with a radical commitment to democratizing fashion. Its FitLiberty technology allows customers to exchange pieces if their size changes at no cost. The brand focuses on quality basics and elevated essentials that span the full size spectrum with the same silhouettes available to every customer. It has become a…
LeaLea Love Clothing was founded by Leah Graifer, a former plus-size fit model who launched the brand after struggling to find stylish, well-fitting clothing designed for fuller busts and curvier bodies. The Los Angeles-based label was created to address a longstanding gap in the fashion industry, offering luxury-inspired garments that prioritize both style and fit….
See ROSE Go was created by Erin Cavanaugh and Yi Zhou, who brought technical apparel expertise from Nike to the underserved plus market, designing exclusively for sizes 14–28. The brand focuses on chic, timeless, thoughtfully constructed pieces — tees, trousers, blazers, and dresses — made in small batches through audited, ethically certified factories, with an…
Loud Bodies was founded by Romanian designer Patricia Luiza Blaj with a mission to create fashion that centered sustainability, ethical production, and genuine size inclusivity. From its inception, the brand challenged traditional fashion industry standards by offering an extensive size range and free custom sizing, ensuring customers of many body types could access the same…
Tamara Malas is a New York based designer known for joyful prints and bold silhouettes designed specifically for plus size bodies.
Melissa Mercedes is a Los Angeles-based luxury fashion label founded by self-taught designer Melissa Mercedes. The brand emerged from the designer’s own frustration with the lack of fashionable formalwear available in extended sizes after struggling to find a gown for a major event. That experience inspired her to begin creating elevated fashion specifically designed with…
Copper Union focuses on thoughtful design and high quality materials to create stylish pieces specifically for plus size consumers.
PAINT by Shawn Denise was founded on January 3, 2013, by designer Shawn Denise in Albany, Georgia, before relocating to Atlanta in 2015. The brand was created to provide curvy and plus-size consumers with handcrafted luxury fashion designed specifically for their bodies rather than adapting straight-size fashion. The label has become known for vibrant colors,…