Comments on: Plus-Sized Outerwear

By: nicole

nicole — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:34:27 +0000

i found my pea coat at ross it was only 25 dollars and i simply adore it..it is checkered and there were many more.. they go up to a size 3x and i dont think they make people look fat…”dont let the haters keep you from doing your thang!”

By: cindy

cindy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:45:32 +0000

I have always worn a peacoat, even at my heaviest. And I rock the look. :)

I got a new one this year since my old one was all pilled and cat hairy and it had seen better days.

This is as close as I can find. It has a smaller collar and no belt.

http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=5448&vid=1&pid=675615&scid=675615012

By: Kitrona

Kitrona — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:31:03 +0000

I got my winter coat at Burlington Coat Factory. It’s an ankle-length gray wool… something, I don’t know what the style’s called, but I got it so my knees would have more protection (arthritis pretty much everywhere, but the knees get cold fast and start a flare). It was $110, but I swear I’ve seen it other places for $300+. It’s BEAUTIFUL and WARM and I LOVE IT. So if you have a Burlington, I highly recommend it! Also, I know for a fact it was available past a size 20, I just didn’t try those on as I’m an 18/20.

By: LoLa

LoLa — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:22 +0000

I am never good at following through with such activities haha, so I likely would have been walking around with one less button forever :) I’m glad I didn’t buy it though cause I found out it was partly made of wool and I don’t like wearing animal materials

By: Rhonwyyn

Rhonwyyn — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:55:22 +0000

LoLa –

I would have asked for a discount on the coat, then gone to my nearest craft store to buy replacement buttons. :-)

By: LoLa

LoLa — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:46:14 +0000

Ah I’m so excited to see my email responded to so quickly!! Thank you, Mo, and everyone who has commented. I actually found a nice sort-of peacoat (I don’t think it technically was) at Torrid the other day, and though I didn’t buy it because the only one in my size had a missing button, I have to say, it didn’t look bad at all!! It is online here http://www.torrid.com/torrid/store/product.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302036117&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442211405&bmUID=1259448154939

By: Ali

Ali — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:23:23 +0000

I have the coat from the post in purple and I have never gotten so many compliments on a coat.

By: Katharama

Katharama — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:19:11 +0000

Um, totally nothing wrong with peacoats. I just picked one up at Target, http://www.target.com/Merona-Plus-Peacoat-Red/dp/B002BFN4K0/ref=br_1_6?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&searchView=grid5&searchNodeID=15657761&node=15657761&searchRank=salesrank&searchPage=1&searchSize=30&id=Merona%20Plus%20Peacoat%20Red, (although mine was an awesome green rather than the red – they didn’t have the green online), and it looks great. I’ve gotten tons o’ compliments. Plus, when I went to my bowling league the other night, I ran into a girl from one of the other teams wearing the exact same coat. She loves it too.

By: bs7

bs7 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:19:25 +0000

I recently found an absolutely fabulous black and white plaid belted peacoat at Dressbarn.. I had to buy it cuz I’ve never tried a coat that fit me so well before and it’s absolutely adorable.

By: Rhonwyyn

Rhonwyyn — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:45:11 +0000

I’ve been pretty much living in a really pretty 100% cotton “plummy mummy” hooded sweater from Old Navy, size 4X. I would like to have a decent winter coat, but fitted coats don’t fit well over my back or my arms. Fitted coats don’t account for fat rolls or short arms. Another way the garment industry fails fat people.

Anyway, here’s a link to the sweater I like: http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=50398&vid=1&pid=670406&scid=670406022
(Of course, it’s longer than the picture shows. It also lacks pockets, which I miss. The yarn kind of pills, leaving purple fuzzies all over the place, but it’s soft and comfy and not acrylic, which I can’t stand.)