Retail often treats plus-size clothing as an afterthought, but some locals are making it big.
By
Zoe Sayler
10/27/2020 at 10:00am
Published in the Winter 2020 issue of
Seattle Met
Lisa Michaud, owner of plus-size consignment store Two Big Blondes. Photograph by Chona Kasinger.Â
Purchase a strappy bodysuit or pair of pastel boyshorts from Tacoma lingerie company Bawdy Love and you may do a double take: The website doesnât list a single size option. But this is no one-size-fits-whom-it-may situation. Soon after ordering customers receive instructions for taking their own measurements, which Bawdy Love uses to whip up a custom garment: thicker straps, a higher waist, a tailored fit to each body.
As experts track the official metrics, we pause to consider the personal ones.
By
Seattle Met Staff
5/6/2021 at 9:30am
Our dogs will be awfully lonely when remote workers head back out into the world.
Photograph by Chona Kasinger
Washington s spike of infections and hospitalizations just as all the state s adults finally become vaccine eligible is just the latest point of proof: Our fight against coronavirus isnât exactly straightforward. Amid all the data dashboards and vaccine stats, most of us have some sort of personal benchmark for what it will mean when we really, truly, finally make our way back to normal.