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New York Times: Bringing a Personal Touch to Plus-Size Fashion

New York Times: Bringing a Personal Touch to Plus-Size Fashion

February 12, 2018

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The World’s First Plus-Size Sportswear Maker for Women

The World’s First Plus-Size Sportswear Maker for Women

January 20, 2018

The researchers polled 5,552 women via the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to determine that the average woman wears a "straight" size 16 to 18—the equivalent of a "plus" 20W. Size 14 has generally been recognized as the beginning of plus-size clothing, and most brands run the majority of their apparel options in "straight sizes" 2 to 12, and then stop there. The options for larger women simply don't exist or are too low caliber, say Deborah Christel and Susan Dunn, the co-au...

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The Average American Woman Is Now a Size 16 The news has major implications for retailers and the public's view of

The Average American Woman Is Now a Size 16 The news has major implications for retailers and the public's view of "average."

January 17, 2018

The Average America n Woman Is Now a Size 16 The news has major implications for retailers and the public's view of "average." We already know that there's a lot of room for improvement when it comes to the accuracy of women's clothing sizes. In fact, research shows that most of them are total nonsense and based off of "vanity sizing." What's more, it turns out that the information retailers have been using is completely outdated.

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New Study Finds the Average American Woman Is Now Plus-Size

New Study Finds the Average American Woman Is Now Plus-Size

January 12, 2018

Until recently, it had long been estimated that the average American woman wore a US size 14, or just at the threshold between standard and plus-sizes. However, a new study by Deborah A. Christel and Susan C. Dunn of Washington State University, which was published in the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, suggests that the average woman now wears between a size 16 and 18. Said differently, the average American woman is now, incongruously, considered "plus-size...

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Pinched by price, put off by styles: Plus-size women wear men's clothes

Pinched by price, put off by styles: Plus-size women wear men's clothes

January 08, 2018

A lack of "size diversity" in the fashion industry is not a new issue for many American women, but its prominence is. When Project Runway personality Tim Gunn labeled as a "disgrace" fashion designers' refusal to make clothes that fit most women, he backed up his blunt talk by citing an important source: a new study from Washington State University. Researchers there found that plus-size women are forced to cross-dress to work out. To find out more about why large women can't find activewear ...

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Is the Fashion Industry Actually Starting to Celebrate Body Diversity?

Is the Fashion Industry Actually Starting to Celebrate Body Diversity?

January 07, 2018

The fashion industry is notorious for its overly exclusive definition of beauty. Not surprisingly, for many years this did not include anyone that was much larger than sample size. While most fashion designers and industry publications still have not opted to branch out beyond that norm, some have made noteworthy strives to produce collections and issues that are representative of a more inclusive - and dare we say, realistic - standard of beauty.

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The Average American Woman Is a Size 16 According to a New Study

The Average American Woman Is a Size 16 According to a New Study

January 07, 2018

American women are on average between a misses size 16-18, or what is considered a plus-size 20W, according to a new study in the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education. University of Washington researcher Deborah A. Christel and Susan C. Dunn of Washington State University compared publicly available data – along with waist measurements of over 5,500 women above the age of 20 collected by the CDC – to women’s Misses’ clothing sizing standards set by the American S...

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Forbes: Retail Data Analytics Is Key To Plus Size Fashion Success

Forbes: Retail Data Analytics Is Key To Plus Size Fashion Success

January 07, 2018

So, let’s say that you’re a woman with a waist that measures exactly 95.2 centimeters. What size should you wear, a size 16, 18, or 20W? Maybe none of the above. There’s the matter of shape. This just in: women come in different shapes.

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Use the chart below to determine your size. If you’re on the borderline between two sizes, order the smaller size for a tighter fit or the larger size for a looser fit.

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K&V US US PANT BUST WAIST HIP
S S 4/6 30"-34" 26"-29" 26"-49"
M M 8/10 32"-38" 30"-33" 29"-52"
L L 12/14 36"-40" 34"-37" 32"-55"
1L XL/1X 16/18 38"-44" 38"-41" 35"-58"
2L 2X/3X 20/22 42"-50" 42"-45" 38"-61"
3L 3X/4X 24/26 48"-54" 46"-49" 41"-64"
4L 4X-5X 28/30 52"-58" 50"-53" 44"-67"
5L 5X-6X 32/34 56"-62" 54"-57" 47"-70"
6L 6X-7X 36/38 60"-64" 58"-61" 50"-75"
7L 7X-8X 40/42 65"-69" 62"-65" 53"-80"
8L 8X-9X 44/46 70"-74" 66"-70" 56"-85"

At Kade & Vos, we do not use the term "Plus Size". We feel that calling some sizes "Plus Size" means that these sizes and shapes are somehow different from other sizes. 

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