Are you a plus size femme with an eye for the monochromatic dramatic? Are you a fatshionista with a taste for draping your glorious curves in sophisticated black lace, or a daring punk babe looking to showcase your bodacious VBO (visible belly outline) in mesh? Good quality plus size clothes that aren’t tunics and elasticated jeans can be difficult to find, but they’re out there. Here are eight online shops, specially curated for plus size goddesses with dark femme hearts.
Missguided+
Missguided is the stuff of dark trend legend, and their plus size range is rightly lauded. It’s simple, sexy, grungy, and well-priced. Their clothes come in UK sizes 16 – 24 (find a handy size converter for US sizes here).
Chubby Cartwheels
Chubby Cartwheels takes its look where most plus size designers have never dared to go, making it a magical place for all dark-hearted plus size babes who want to try something wilder. Want to look like a mermaid? Chubby Cartwheels understands. Never knew you needed a mesh body suit? Well, now you know! You can acquire velvet dresses, kick-ass leggings, and cool crop-tops from a size 1X to 5X.
Eloquii
Eloquii’s heart of darkness can found hiding, Babadook-like, between brightly coloured clothing confections. At Eloquii there are dramatic collars, tulle skirts, and operatic capelet gowns that will make you feel like the sexy and curvaceous vampire you are. These glamorous pieces will fit a US size 14 to 24, with some styles going up to a 28.
Beth Ditto
Everyone’s favourite fat femme punk, Ditto brings her famously ‘fuck you’ exuberance to the masses. Or, not quite the masses – this is a pretty expensive high-fashion range. It doesn’t hurt to dream about that beautiful Double Bubble Dress though, right? The lookbook is a fun image of shapes and fabrics and it’s a ready source of inspiration for the edgy Fatshionista. Ditto’s decadent haute couture range fits the discerningly rad lady of size and wealth from size 1X to 3X.
Ashley Stewart
Ashley Stewart’s good at bold colours, but its darker clothing boast edgy mesh, leather, slits, and witchy waistlines. What more could you want? You can find bold black chic here from a US size 12 to 32.
Dracula Clothing
This store is pretty much straight-up goth central. Some of those ruffle trousers are cringe-worthy, but Dracula Clothing also has a ready source of beautiful corsets which can be so hard to find for plus size femmes. Plus, they have a collection of striking and sweeping coats. And there are spike-boobs. Everyone loves spike-boobs. Let out your inner Victorian Domme from a size S to XXL in clothes, and get ready to lace up in sizes 18 to 38 corsets.
Ready To Stare
Ever feel like people are staring at your glorious magnitude? Good. Let them. Combine Ready to Stare’s half-mesh t-shirt dress with spandex shorts and a lumberjack shirt to attract some attention to your fabulousness. Finish with a pentacle chain around your body and two middle fingers up at the world because why the fuck not. You’ve got this, you sexy diamond. Ready To Stare can clothe your hot bod from a size S to 5X.
Re/dress
Rocking vintage ideas with modern daring, Re/dress has an amazing collection of dark-but-fun looks in sheer, leather, and sparkly materials. It’s reasonably priced, too, and will fit a US size 1X to 3X.
It can feel really tough to be a lady-type-person of size, and often this is a problem when shopping for clothes. Luckily you’re more badass than anything life can throw at you, especially in outfits like these. Rock on, you fabulous femmes. Hide your darkness no more, sisters, and step into the light.
