European Plus Size Designers

Marina Rinaldi is an Italian designer with a long history of providing stylish clothing and fashion accessories for women with curves. The core values still at the heart of the brand are about creating garments in line with the latest trends, synonymous with quality and with great attention to detail. Her collections include items made with natural fibres and dyed with a cold process, to ensure low environmental impact.

Christine Laure has over a hundred boutiques all over France, with an extensive range of all types of clothing in larger sizes. Since the 1960s the label has been designing stylish high quality garments - from colourful casual outfits to chic suits and seductive evening dresses, they have it all. Her latest collection includes light dresses, elegant formal wear and even well cut jeans. In their Paris stores, clothes are available from size 38 to 52 (European sizing) and they even have a "VIP" mailing list you can sign up to in order to get special offers and discounts.

The Elena Miro label is part of the Miroglio Group which has been around since 1985 catering for women with fuller figures and now has stores all over Europe and beyond. Over the years Elena Miro has built extensive knowledge and expertise in following fashion, trends and styles, adapting them to curvier sizes. For the last 7 years, Elena Miro has been the one and only plus-size women's fashion label showing at Milan's "Moda Donna" fashion week.

Didier Parakian has several boutiques across France or you can order direct from their online store. The ranges are renowned for their stunning colours and prints, originality and flattering cuts. Didier Parakian aims to ensure the women wearing their clothes look unique and feel confident & self-assured. You can also go for an up-to-the minute style as all the latest trends are reflected in their ranges.

Bitte Kai Rand & Co.is one of the most famous plus size clothing designers in Denmark. The label was started in 1981 and has a rich history as well as a reputation for conducting innovative projects. It is still one of the leading fashion houses in the plus size fashion market. With the help of her skilled design team Bitte Kai Rand creates several new collections every year, each one with a stylish twist in the details. As you would expect from Scandinavian designs, they are pure, timeless and clean with a great combination of quality and functionality.

For something extra luxurious from a UK source why not check out Anna Scholz, a renowned fashion designer for plus size womenswear. Her ranges are available in sizes 12-28 and aim for style and sophistication with deluxe materials such as cashmere and silk. The clothing may require a little more investment than your everyday purchases but for a special occasion it's well worth it!

With all these great designers to choose from you are sure to find the perfect outfit for you. And if you've got a very specific personal design in mind you can even get your own t-shirt made specially and delivered to your door by using an online supplier such as www.tshirtprinting.org