Fashion/Beauty

Fashion tips for plus size women

Boutique ideas
  • Reitmans: Encore + and Encore petite collections
  • Addition Elle and Penningtons: Plus-size fashion stores.
  • Laura Plus: Boutique offering fashionable clothes for plus-size and petite women.
  • Sportive Plus: Sportswear exclusively for plus-size women (Golf, outdoors, coats), located in Montreal and in Laval.
  • The Bay: The store has an entire department exclusively for plus-size women.
  • Ogilvy: On the 4th floor, many high-end collections are offered in plus sizes.
  • Lili-les-bains: Unique selection of prestigious bathing suits made in Québec.
  • Extenso: Quebec company specialized in plus-size clothing for young fashionistas.
  • Lingerie Suzanne Kaine: lingerie for plus-size women who have difficulty finding the right bra (sizes up to 46 H). 895 de la Gauchetière Est, Montreal, 514-931-0149.

 

Nadine Joannette
Stylist

Passionate about fashion and shopping, Nadine Joannette has spent more than 10 years analyzing every angle of the fashion industry as a Purchasing Manager. She founded Shopping à la carte!, a business whose mission is to make people’s lives easier by offering them a variety of personal shopping services for both men and women. 514-809-6569


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