Saturday, July 14, 2012

Kuwaitiful: Destination XL – Clothing Store for the Big Guys

This is a re-post from Kuwaitiful's blog (which I recently happily discovered).

Photo:  Kuwaitiful



Kuwaitiful says, I randomly found about this place and the idea behind it intrigued me. I know how hard it is for big guys to find clothing in Kuwait since I have a friend dealing with this issue. Destination XL only offers clothing sizing XL and above. You don’t need to worry about not finding your size. They offer a variety of brands that include Reebok, Dockers, Levi’s, Cutter & Lacoste. They’re located in Symphony Mall, for more information you can click here.

Offered Sizes: “Waists 38-64, Big Sizes XL-7XL, Tall Sizes XLT-6XLT plus shoes in extended sizes 10-16 and widths to 3E.”

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This is great news because before, I have heard my large men friends as saying that the only place they could find sizes was in KitKat in Salmiya - which is really more of a sports clothing store.

Womens Plus-Sized Clothing Stores in Kuwait

I am going to post this as an addendum.  Anonymous 3:01 asked me if I knew any plus-sized stores for women in Kuwait – and maybe youse guys can help me out.

I read an Article on KUNA stating that retailers in Kuwait are trying to keep up with the demand for plus-size clothing.  From what I see here, not everyone is a size 8 and I don't know where all the full figured girls are shopping here.  I don't think that retailers here are keeping up fast enough.   Fer real ... with all the boob jobs popping up around here?... puhleeze.   I would love to be able to wear some of the things in Zahra, for example, but I'm not a stick girl; never have been. ("Meat is for the man; bone is for the dog.") Girls like me buy size 8's at Zahra and other favorite shops and then take it to the tailor to have copied.

Back to my thought...

There is an upscale boutique-y plus size shop in Salmiya and I can't remember the name right now.  Dayum. They used to advertise in the Arab Times.  (Somebody write to me and tell me what it is!)

Evans is the only plus-sized dedicated store that I can think of.  In my oppinion (yours may differ):   Their quality is low and their prices are high and everything they sell looks like a potato sack. 

H&M Avenues has a few racks of plus sizes in their back room.

Marks & Spencer also has plus sizes.

If you want to order online, check out:

http://www.navabi.co.uk/
http://www.jessicalondon.com/
http://www.onestopplus.com/
http://www.lanebryant.com/
http://www.alight.com/
http://www.avenue.com/
http://www.roamans.com/

You can always go through Just Ask at Sultan Center - they'll order on a US or UK based credit card if that is required and handle the shipping)

12 comments:

Desert Girl said...

AntiArab - I'm not going to publish your comments. Get over yourself and GO HOME. And in both cases, I was referring to AMERICANS.

Anonymous said...

Are there any plus sized clothing stores for women?

Anonymous said...

Evans has the best plus size clothing for women. There is a Naser sports next to Barack mall in Egaila. Above the Naser sports is a store that takes up 3 floors its called SM and they have big and tall clothing,and everything else imaginable and barely any customers so they may have a big supply left.
Gail

Desert Girl said...

Hi Gail. Thanks for the info. I have an extreme dislike for Evans, but that's just me. I feel itchy every time I touch their fabrics.

CeCe said...

Here's a list of the shops I know that have some plus-size range:

Debenhams, Gorgeous
Evans
H&M, H&M+
New Look, Inspire
Punt Roma

CeCe said...

Here's a list of the shops I know that have some plus-size range:

Debenhams, Gorgeous
Evans
H&M, H&M+
New Look, Inspire
Punt Roma

Anonymous said...

Hi, just want to know what it is that makes you hate Evans, just curious...

Desert Girl said...

Anonymous Nov 3: Evans quality is very poor and the clothing is overpriced. I don't mind paying a lot of money for clothing, but I don't want to look like I'm wearing something cheap. Bad fabric, bad cuts, boxy clothing.

Anonymous said...

I wanted to ask about the price range in Marks And Spencers and H&M . For plus sizes

Desert Girl said...

Anonymous 2:25. Go there.

Marky said...

Hi! I am looking for big and tall shirts and pants. And I am glad that I found it here.

Anonymous said...

Hi I'm looking for a plus size sskin. wear. I did go to debenhams and they said would get the stock later . I am a size 28 but got loose sli