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Old 09-26-2009, 06:09 PM
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Default Clothes for larger women in India

In India there is one problem I find that when wanting to purchase trousers, shirts, t-shirts there is no choice in sizes especially for larger sized women. All you find is clothes for the really slim women. The clothes you would find for larger women would be the kutra tops, but they get boring. Its high time India provided a large range of western clothes for larger sized women.
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Women have that problem in Japan, too. It's because the population is mostly comprised of people of a smaller size, and unlike the United States, larger people is still a niche market. How do plus size women get clothes in India? Do they have to shop online?
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Have they tried buying some fabrics and let it sewed? I think that's the wiser and practical way to do just to address their concerns.

Let the tailoring do the job.
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In India there is one problem I find that when wanting to purchase trousers, shirts, t-shirts there is no choice in sizes especially for larger sized women. All you find is clothes for the really slim women. The clothes you would find for larger women would be the kutra tops, but they get boring. Its high time India provided a large range of western clothes for larger sized women.

Hi Neha

Try the shop, Mustard in Forum mall, Kormangala... Bangalore
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Not only in India. It happens almost everywhere in the world. [url=http://www.plussizebeauties.com]Plus Size Women[/url] mostly get differential treatment
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I never thought about that, that must be tough. Here in the US, we have a pretty good selection of clothes for larger women.
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I never thought about that, that must be tough. Here in the US, we have a pretty good selection of clothes for larger women.
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