Shop These Black-Owned Businesses for Plus Size Clothing and Accessories

Today is #BlackOutTuesday. This is a day designed to promote, shop and show love to .  By investing your dollars into the Black creative community, you are helping small businesses to grow and thrive. This practice of shopping from Black-Owned Businesses is a habit to get into not just on #BlackOutTuesday but also every time we hit “add to cart.”

As a plus size woman who started as a designer, I completely owe my own success in plus size fashion both as a designer and an influencer to Black plus size women. Blogger and model was the first major influencer to support Ready to Stare back in 2014. Marie Denee of hired me to write for her site back in 2015. This was one of the ways that I helped to establish myself as an expert in the plus size fashion space. One of my most meaningful pieces was , that I first wrote in 2016. 

Black plus size women are truly the foundation of plus size fashion as a community and as a movement for wide societal acceptance. The reason that we see plus size models in mainstream campaigns or plus size clothing is featured at major retailers now is due to the work of Black plus size women like Marie Denee, Essie Golden, , Liris Crosse, and so many more. 

I could go on and on but you’re here to shop so let’s get to that! This list specifically features Black-Owned businesses that either make plus size clothing and Black creatives who are plus size that sell art, jewelry and accessories.

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Please keep in mind that many of these brands are handcrafted small businesses. This means that shipping may take longer than you are used to and that prices may be higher than fast fashion brands. Please practice patience and recognize that supporting a small business means understanding how their process works. Check through FAQs on the site for specific processing and shipping times.

Did I miss your favorite Black-Owned Business for plus size clothing and accessories? Let me know in the comments below!