plus-size
adjective
variants
or less commonly plus-sized
of clothing
: extra large
plus-size apparel
—sometimes used of a persona plus-size woman
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Graham, a supermodel and pioneer for plus-size women in the fashion industry, and her UTA agent Natasha Bolouki spoke to Jennifer Maas, Variety’s senior business writer, TV and video games, about Graham’s work in designing apparel lines with retailer JC Penney.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
The stores became a first stop for Hollywood stylists pulling looks for celebrities like Nicole Byer and Megan Stalter and an essential destination for out-of-town plus-size travelers who often came from communities where a store like the Plus Bus didn’t exist.
—Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Zooming out, some of the wins measured across the full pool of brands included incremental gains in on-screen representation of plus-size talent, 55-plus talent and nonwhite talent (though representation of the former two cohorts, respectively, still hasn’t reached 7 percent of screen time).
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
Shoppers say plus-size clothing options are dwindling as the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs fuels worries about a resurgence in thinness.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
The stores became a first stop for Hollywood stylists pulling looks for celebrities like Nicole Byer and Megan Stalter and an essential destination for out-of-town plus-size travelers who often came from communities where a store like the Plus Bus didn’t exist.
—Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Zooming out, some of the wins measured across the full pool of brands included incremental gains in on-screen representation of plus-size talent, 55-plus talent and nonwhite talent (though representation of the former two cohorts, respectively, still hasn’t reached 7 percent of screen time).
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
Shoppers say plus-size clothing options are dwindling as the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs fuels worries about a resurgence in thinness.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Plus-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-size. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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