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Are you plus size? Do you think there& #39;s no ethical or sustainable brands that make your size? This used to be the case. But in the last few years I& #39;ve made it my mission to talk to more and more brands about making more sizes. And more brands are.
I also want to say I& #39;m not the only person having this conversation. There& #39;s a few of us out here pushing for ethical and sustainable brands to dress all of us. It& #39;s tiresome work and if you want more resources, I& #39;m happy to help on Patreon ... but as a one off ... here goes ...
@LoraGene who I did a collaboration with (two knitwear pieces, one dress) is a master of making beautiful clothing for all bodies. The clothing is manufactured in Bulgaria in small workshops and many makers are still creating.
@birdsonglondon& #39;s workshop is on hiatus but they have a beautiful spring collection. I& #39;ve ordered two dresses myself and cannot wait to receive them! Even if I get them at the end of the summer, I& #39;ll still be happy because I know they& #39;ll be great.
@shopfreelabel has some tanks that I& #39;m definitely interested in. I think the silhouette is really clean and on point for summer dressing. I love an interesting shape. Their wrap trousers also look cool.
Everything from @bigbudpress goes before I can get my hands on it but I love the usage of color! For so long if people made plus size clothing you couldn& #39;t get bright cool colors. I& #39;m glad that& #39;s changing.
@statethelabel is another brand where I& #39;ve not managed to get my hands on the goods, but I know friends who swear by their pieces.
Can& #39;t find Alice Alexander on here (I just searched their website but couldn& #39;t find a Twitter handle). But here& #39;s a link to the website. Cool jackets going on there: https://alicealexander.co/ ">https://alicealexander.co/">...
Esby is another brand that I can& #39;t find a Twitter handle for. They go up to a 4XL in some pieces: https://www.esbyapparel.com/collections/womens">https://www.esbyapparel.com/collectio...
Did you know Aidy Bryant has a brand called Pauline? I& #39;m into it. Shirt dresses pretty much never go out of style: https://paulineny.com/ ">https://paulineny.com/">...
I am always forever in love with @marahoffman& #39;s designs. Each season is a surprise and delight and of course when she offered extended sizes I was delighted and hoped more brands would get on board.
Dazey LA makes some of the prettiest tshirts (those swimsuits are mad cute too): https://www.dazeyla.com/collections/avail-in-xl">https://www.dazeyla.com/collectio...
Herself Clothing is a small one lady operation but she can and will make your size happily: https://herselfclothing.com/collections/spring-2020">https://herselfclothing.com/collectio...
Cuz everyone& #39;s in leisurewear right now there& #39;s Zelie For She& #39;s got you covered: https://www.zelieforshe.com/shop?page=2 ">https://www.zelieforshe.com/shop...
Want the slickest pair of dungarees? Wanna pick your own vintage fabric like I did? Right, you need a pair from The Emperor& #39;s Old Clothes: https://www.theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/ ">https://www.theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/">...
Active wear? (Or laying around in your sports bra wear?) True story, when Girlfriend Collective launched, they gave their leggings away to the first however many people. I got a pair! Now they come in all the colors and all the sizes: https://www.girlfriend.com/ ">https://www.girlfriend.com/">...
There& #39;s also Day Won if fun patterns are your thing. The star pattern looks like super hero gear, I& #39;m into it: https://day-won.com/ ">https://day-won.com/">...
The dress I am wearing today is from Isabel Knowles and it& #39;s fantastic! She& #39;s currently on maternity leave (I think) ... but she will totally make your size! https://www.isabelknowles.com/product/herb-dress">https://www.isabelknowles.com/product/h...
Whitney Mero makes so many gorgeous styles of dress ... make yourself a cup of tea, settle in and spend your time browsing. https://www.whitneymero.com/collections/everything/products/striped-strapless-bodice">https://www.whitneymero.com/collectio...
I haven& #39;t tried this underwear brand ( @shoparq) yet myself but the colors are gorgeous and the styles look cute: https://shoparq.com/ ">https://shoparq.com/">...
And that& #39;s 20 ethical and sustainable brands that make plus sizes. Phew! I have to stop because it& #39;s getting late here and this took an hour. If you like this list and find it valuable, consider signing up for my Patreon cuz there& #39;s more where that came from!
Here& #39;s the thing ... when standard size people ask me where to shop, I refuse to do that free. But once a year I do a thread like this because plus size folks aren& #39;t treated fairly in this space. So think of it as a public service. But this is what I get paid to do.
I can& #39;t give it all away for free because that& #39;s not fair to my Patrons. But if you& #39;d like to become a Patron, it certainly helps support the unpaid labor I do when I& #39;m explaining to brands for hours WHY they should include everyone in their sizing: https://www.patreon.com/AjaBarber ">https://www.patreon.com/AjaBarber...
(Lastly I said 20 but I clearly can’t count ... it’s 18 
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