Bigger lady looking for clothes

carang said:
i even had a woman shout from the back of the shop "no fat sizes!" when i was 130lbs!
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LOL! I feel your pain because that sort of thing has literally also happened to me! I've also had sales people in Hong Kong laugh me out of the store when I went looking for shoes that fit me.

If I get a windfall of cash sometime soon, I'll be asking you for more detailed directions to the place in Shenzhen but I don't have a visa right now so we'll see...would love to go over with you on a clothes run sometime. :)
 
TheQuasimother said:
Thanka, they are much like those shops in Yuen Long, bargain bin sort near the main market and along the parallel streets to Castle Peak Road. The one in Cheung Sha Wan ... I don't know it's English name! But it's an entire building. In fact, I was on my Yuen Long prowl and I saw Laura Ashley, M&S, Kenneth Cole for the bargain prices of between $29-$129 for their winter wear. All were in large sizes UK 16++.
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Wow! That's great. Mind letting me tag along the next time you go?
 
burrcl said:
Would something like Marks and Spencer on-line be any good for you? The prices are the 'original' prices rather than the vastly overinflated prices they charge here, the choice is much wider, and I think M&S go up to a UK 24 (US 20?). Not sure of the styles though, but more than in store. They only charge ?15 for delivery to HK, so even if you get a couple of pieces the savings generally work out. If you do find something in store you like, you can try for fit, and then buy on-line?

ASOS.com also deliver for free to HK and go up to a UK 18 which I think is a US 14. But I know getting stuff on-line is risky is case it doesn't fit as you say (they do allow returns though, but a pain if you have to do so).

Just thought of this one too - Long Tall Sally - http://www.longtallsally.com/delivery - that does larger shoe sizes, and I guess long torso tops etc. Again ?15 delivery charge.

Good luck!
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Thank you for the links. I will check into them.
 
Is it possible to send one of your family or friends shopping for you in the US? I've done that before - my mum usually buys me stuff that she knows I'll like (usually very plain, t-shirts etc) when I haven't been able to find them here. Even with shipping, it isn't bad...
 
nicolejoy said:
Is it possible to send one of your family or friends shopping for you in the US? I've done that before - my mum usually buys me stuff that she knows I'll like (usually very plain, t-shirts etc) when I haven't been able to find them here. Even with shipping, it isn't bad...
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I have done this in the past for some things--especially shoes and I always do it if someone we know is coming to HK and has room to bring me stuff in their luggage. The problem is with fit. I'm not easy to shop for for fit--especially for trousers. I literally have to try on every pair of trousers to see if they will fit regardless of size. My mom has tried in the past to buy things "in my size" but we've never had any success with that. I have several pairs of trousers I'll never be able to wear because the rise is too short. My proportions are a bit awkward, actually--especially because of my long rise (the length between crotch and waist) and rather wide hips. Often trousers will fit everywhere but the rise will be way too short which leaves me with two problems--1) "plumber crack" 2) "muffin top" :P That really isn't a pretty sight! Ha ha ha!

The other thing with having clothes shipped is that it is expensive. In the past we've shipped with the USPS and had hundreds of dollars worth of clothes lost! They were finally retrieved but it was about 6 months later and took a lot of effort. And even shipping with USPS isn't cheap in the first place. So, we usually have to ship with something like FedEx just to be sure. So, if one of my main issues is the cost of clothing it's hard to save money if you're doing it that way.

I do a bit envy women who can easily find their size here in HK. I've found that living here can have the tendency to make me have a very negative view toward my body.
 
shwetakhanna said:
Why don't you try stanley market. Was there last sunday and saw some clothes with labels in size XXXXL.....
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He he he...I think that those XXXXL stores are often an exaggeration. The stores I've seen there may carry men's clothes in large sizes but haven't seen much in the way of women's clothes. Will have to take a look there if I ever make it to Stanley. :) Thanks for the reminder.
 
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