Why Couture is Ideal for Plus Size Mother of the Bride

Every woman wants to look fabulous on the wedding day of their daughter or son.  This is universal.  The majority of woman are plus size (14 and up), according to many statistics, so about 60% of mothers are plus size.

This healthy majority still faces an unfair marketplace where fine clothing that really fits is a rarity. 

Either it's the right color and doesn't fit, or it sort of fits and is not what she really wants.  What's a plus size mother of the bride to do? 

The answer is:  Plus Size Couture:  Having an ensemble made to measure from fine fabrics.

Having been in this industry for over 20 years, I know my clients well:  They are plus size woman, usually 35 or over, and no matter how they dress during the week, strictly casual or career wear, when it comes to That Special Day, they all want to look and feel appropriately dressed and comfortable.

Even women who live in jeans and buy their clothing at Ross are more than willing to expand their budgets to get the right look.  So why haven't the major stores really gotten with the program?  Why does Neiman Marcus, one of the nation's largest online retailers, only offer up to size 24, and all 6 of the gowns offered in "special sizes>Evening" have defined waists? 

The reason is that plus size women come in all shapes and sizes, and buyers for large chain stores focus their dollars on the middle demographic, ignoring everyone else.

They have learned that there are challenges in fitting larger plus size women and women with different body types, and they don't want to be bothered.

The larger a woman becomes, the more distinct and unique her body type becomes.  That's why most retailers ignore sizes above 24 and women with unique body shapes.

Plus Size Couture offers all larger women the option of having exactly what they want, what looks best on them, in the fabrics they choose, at the price point they can afford.

We at Peggy Lutz Plus have been pioneering plus size couture for over 20 years, and are experts at fitting all body types and heights, fulfilling all desires to have it YOUR way.  www.plus-size.com is the answer.

Must We Suffer to Be Beautiful? Part Two

Consider BOUND FEET.  Wikipedia says it pretty well.

Can you even imagine letting anyone do this to you?  Hobbling you to the point of constant pain and inability to walk?  It was practiced into the 20th century!

Take a look at this video at YouTube if you can stomach it..those are her toes you see underneath the arch of her foot...

The shoes were pretty, but so what if you're in constant agony?

So what if men of the time found it sexy?

Consider how we still allow our culture to dictate to us that we must alter ourselves, often painfully, to be considered beautiful:  Plastic surgury, starvation diets, high heeled shoes, girdles and other "foundation" garments. 

To be truly beautiful, a woman must be happy, feel good about herself and how she looks, and feel comfortable. 

Plus size woman deserve to feel beautiful in their clothing, especially during the most important events of their lives. 

Plus size woman deserve clothing that fits their bodies and their personalities as well as the occasion. 

I founded Peggy Lutz Plus over 20 years ago to provide comfort and chic for women of all shapes and sizes of large. 

Explore the options at www.plus-size.com for plus size mothers of the bride and groom, plus size special occasion clothing and career clothing. 

Insist on comfort; you're entitled to it!  xoxo PEG

Plus Size Mother of the Bride Ensembles You'll LOVE

The Gabrielle Jacket is simple, easy elegance! The Coco Jacket is the same shape, just shorter, and the Capel Jacket is the version of this style designed especially for pear shapes.

Your Coco or Gabrielle or Capel is YOUR jacket because you choose the fabrics and it's made to your measurements in close collaboration with your Peggy Lutz Stylist.

Gabrielle Jackets and Coco Jackets can all be Capel Jackets! You can also choose from Couture Fabrics.

www.plus-size.com is the home of Plus Size Couture!

Plus Size Special Occasion Quandry?

What's the ultimate plus size fashion emergency?

Your daughter/son is getting married in a month (or less) and you haven't found the right thing to wear.

There are 6 ensembles on your bed, but none is perfect:

#1 is a good color and the style is ok, it fits through the bust, but the fit of the skirt evokes a sausage.

#2 fits well and is comfortable, but taupe makes you look like a ghost, even with too much make-up.

#3 makes you look 2 sizes smaller, but after all, this is not a funeral.

#4 is the ideal mother of the bride ensemble if only you were your great-aunt Elena.

#5 is just plan gaudy, tacky, overdone, cheap and, well, you get the idea.

#6 is the one you'll have to go with since it does fit, cobalt blue is going to stand out in the photos but looks good on you, the outfit is simple and contemporary and you can dress it up with jewelery, if only you liked it more...if only it was really you...if only the other mother wasn't a size 6...if only they'd cancel the wedding...

After all those years of raising children, shouldn't this day of days be your day too? Don't you deserve to look and feel fantastic, eat what you please and dance with ease?

Absolutely! No matter what size you wear, what you may think of your shape, your height, your upper arms, your tummy, your hips, you DESERVE to look and feel beautiful, comfortable and stylish on one of the most important days of your life.

After 20 plus years in the Plus Size Fashion world, I'm convinced that finding the right outfit for a wedding, a bar mitzva or bat mitzva, awards ceremony, formal dinner, red carpet event, vocal performance, you get the drift, is the most challenging fashion emergency for plus size women.

For this reason, we at Peggy Lutz Plus have made it our business to design and create the most beautiful plus size special occasion clothing in the whole, wide world. Visit www.plus-size.com and let me know if you agree.

xox PEG