Plus Size Work Wear

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Our Latest Plus-Size Work Clothing Picks

Classic Plus-Size Workwear Essentials – roundups of pants, blazers, suits, work dresses, and more
Trendy Plus-Size Picks (our most recent morning workwear reports featuring a plus-size option)

Where to Find Great Plus-Size Work Clothes

Some of our top posts on plus sizes include:

collage of five women wearing plus-size sweater jackets 2024 — *Hunting for the best sweater jackets for plus sizes? Some of our favorites of 2024 include: navy / black / brown / gray / burgundy (not pictured but also)*

collage of 5 plus-size women wearing tees: 1) white crew with long sleeves, 2) wide V-neck with elbow sleeves, 3) navy boatneck with elbow sleeves, 4) wide V with short sleeves, 4) rounded V with short sleeves — *Pictured above, some of the best plus-size tees for work as of 2024: one / two / three / four* */ five*

Hard-to-Find Plus-Size Work Clothes

Petite Plus-Size Work Clothes

As of 2024, this is where you can find plus-size petites…

Alfani (at Macy's)
ASOS
Avenue
Dillards
Eloquii
eShakti (up to 6X/36W/custom)
J.Jill (14P-20P)
Lafayette 148 New York (up to size 16P)
Lands' End (lots up to 18P, with select options for plus-petite sizes up to 26)
Lane Bryant (up to 28)
NYDJ (up to 18P)
Spanx
Sumissura (custom)
Talbots
Tapata (Amazon seller with options up to XXLP)
Ulla Popken (short sizes 12S-38S)

Plus-Size & Tall? Here's Where to Find Tall Cuts in Extended Sizes

Hunting for tall cuts in extended sizes? As of 2023, we suggest you check out Aritzia (00T-16T) (known for being very small!), Banana Republic Factory (00T-20T), Betabrand (XSL-3XL), J.Crew (00T-20T), J.Crew Factory (00T-20T), Express (0L-18L), and White House Black Market (00L-18L). For larger sizes, check out Eloquii (14T-32T) and Ulla Popken (12L-34L).

Where to Find Curvy Pants in Larger Sizes

Hunting for work pants if you're curvy? As of 2024, you can find them at Ann Taylor (regular and petite sizes 00-18), Banana Republic Factory (00-20, 00P-14P, 00T-20T), Loft (regular, petite, and tall sizes 00-18), and White House Black Market (00-18, regular, short, and long). Talbots also offers some options in sizes regular, petite, plus, and plus-size petites, as does Lane Bryant. (Banana Republic seems to have temporarily stopped making them, unfortunately.)

Plus-Size Designer Work Clothes

These are some of the best spots for designer plus-size clothing as of 2024… admittedly, a fairly broad interpretation because this category is such a narrow one! Our favorite spots for work outfit shopping are in bold!

plus-size designer silk blouse in silvery animal print (snake?) — *Catherine Gee at Amour 781, $334*

11 Honoré (now owned by Dia & Co. – still some stock of DVF, Marina Rinaldi, Tanya Taylor, etc.)
Able Clothing
Adrianna Papell
Amour 781 (boutique of different brands; limited options up to 5X)
Anthropologie
BAACAL (limited options up to size 28)
Bleusalt (limited options up to size 3X)
Dia & Co. (subscription service)
Hours
Hackwith Design House
Gravitas
Jibri
Karen Millen
Kiyonna (sizes 0X–5X)

pink wool blazer with matching pink turtleneck and pink pants — *Wool Drape blazer at Marina Rinaldi, $1,180*

Lafayette 148 New York
LaLigne (XS-3X)
MadeTrade
Mara Hoffman (XS-3X)
Marina Rinaldi/Persona by Marina Rinaldi
Navabi
Nic + Zoe
Of Mercer
Pari Passu
Pomp (Power Of My People)
Poplinen
PLVSH Style (subscription service)
Rachel Pally
Rita Phil Custom Fashion (custom skirts)

blue flannel suit on mannequin — *Custom made-to-order French flannel suit at VigilanteLabs, $3,685*

Simone Aviv
Summersalt (up to 2X)
Tanya Taylor (00-22)
TielDorein (Etsy store)
Universal Standard
Veronica Beard (00-24, but some warn that 24 = 20W)
VigilanteLabs (Etsy store, custom suits for women)
Vince (great for basics!)
Wildfang (up to XXL)

Our Favorite Comfortable Wide Heels

Some of our favorite comfortable wide heels as of 2024 include (below): 1) Sam Edelman 2) Naturalizer 3) Walking Cradles 4) A New Day (under $30!) 5) LifeStride (also, N.B.: the styles at Inez, Margot, Ally Shoes, and Poppy Barley all look great and come in wide widths!…) You can also try this link for a Zappos search narrowed to just the best brands and wide widths.

collage of 5 classic work heels available in wide widths

Eco-Friendly Plus-Size Work Clothes

Eco-friendly plus-size workwear can be even harder to find! As of 2024, these are the ones we know about — you might also want to check our roundup of made-to-measure clothing.

Altar (up to 6X)
By VinniK (up to 7X; more casual but fun tops)
Cooper Union (up to 7X; definitely more casual)
Eileen Fisher (up to 3X)
Elizabeth Suzann (up to 5X; basics and more)
Girlfriend Collective (up to 6X; loungewear, athletic wear, etc.)
Hours (sizes 10-32)
Kirrin Finch (up to 28)
Loud Bodies (up to size 10X)
MadeTrade (various brands; up to 4X)
Mara Hoffman (up to 3X)
Miik (up to 4X)
NooWorks (up to 5X)
Pinecone Row (up to 7X)
Pomp (Power Of My People) (up to 3X)
Poplinen (up to 3X)
Quince (up to 3X)
Selkie (up to 7X; more weekend)
Smart Glamour (custom only as of Oct. 2023)
Sotela (made to order, including for customers outside size chart)
Treasure & Bond (Nordstrom) (up to 4X)
Ulla Popken (up to 30/32)
Wildfang (up to 3X and 26W)
Wray (up to 5X)

Plus-Size Work Clothes Above Size 3X

As of Jan. 2023, these are the best places to find plus-size work clothes above size 3X… Your best bets for conservative workwear are in bold; everything else is a bit more casual.

Amazon Essentials (basics up to 6X)
Altar (XS-6X)
Amour 781 (limited options up to 5X)
Avenue (most options end at size 30)
Bloomchic (10-30)
By VinniK (up to 7X, more casual but fun tops)
Cooper Union (up to 7X, definitely more casual)
Elizabeth Suzann (up to 5X)
Ellos (10-44)
Eloquii (sizes 14–32) (3 different pant fits, as well as short and tall lengths, too)
eShakti (up to 6X/36W/custom)
Girlfriend Collective (mostly athleisure but up to 6X)
Jessica London (12W-44W)
J.Jill (up to 4X)
Kiyonna (sizes 0X–5X)
Loud Bodies (up to size 10X)
Rita Phil Custom Fashion (custom skirts)
NooWorks (up to 5X)
NYDJ (up to 5X)
Pinecone Row (up to 7X)
QVC (up to 5X)
Selkie (up to 7X, more weekend)
SHEIN (a few options from 24-32)
Smart Glamour (up to size 15X!)
Sumissura (custom)
Swak Designs (10-36)
Target (up to size 6X)
Tuesday of California (up to 7X)
Torrid (10-30)
Ulla Popken (12-38) (short and tall sizes too)
Universal Standard (sizes 00–40)
Walmart (up to size 6X)
Wray (up to 5X)