# Dresses + Plus Size = Fugly?! UGH

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 3, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresses-plus-size-fugly-ugh/447944 "2008-05-03T23:41:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresses-plus-size-fugly-ugh/447944/121 "2008-05-13T12:32:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Dung Beetle]  
I think those are the ones that the What Not To Wear lady calls “the I give up dress”. Like a long pillowcase with arm and neck holes?  
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Pretty much.

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresses-plus-size-fugly-ugh/447944/122 "2008-05-13T12:40:28Z")

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[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]  
Pretty much.  
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I call them the “1970’s Fort Lauderdale aged leathery matriarch that is trying to be hip” look.

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**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresses-plus-size-fugly-ugh/447944/123 "2008-05-13T13:49:23Z")

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I noticed the same thing this weekend, at Macy’s. Those things are fugly on everyone.

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**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresses-plus-size-fugly-ugh/447944/124 "2008-05-13T18:39:38Z")

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Hey, I love my batik muu-muu! It’s perfect for those extra-bloaty days of the month. Not that I would be caught dead in it by the viewing public - it never sees the light of day, but damn, it’s comfy.

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresses-plus-size-fugly-ugh/447944/125 "2008-05-13T18:49:23Z")

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I have a black one with big red flowers. I wear a red sweater over it and it looks like a long skirt. Well, sorta.

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**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresses-plus-size-fugly-ugh/447944/126 "2008-05-13T23:16:11Z")

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I’m a size 14/16 and usually end up spending big bucks on clothes at places like Talbot’s and Nordstrom (Ralph Lauren). I am a very conservative dresser (lots of black, navy, and grey tailored suits) and there are few stores that carry nice, tailored clothing for middle-aged professional women. Sometimes I can find designer suits at Filene’s for less than $200, but I usually spend a lot more so I can have clothes that are of quality cut and make.

I refuse to believe that there isn’t a larger (no pun intended) market out there for plus-size women who prefer dignified and flattering clothes; though many would consider a 14/16 to be obese, I’m moreso tall and solidly built – I can’t imagine the Hell that really large women must go through to find clothes.

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