Drawn Together by Modesty

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Pants

Plus-sized women looking for super modest sportswear are probably going to have to do what I do—put together outfits from mainstream stores. I have to get my sportswear in regular stores that special in tall sizes because I’m tall.

All my gym pants are from JCPenney®. They have plus-sized gym pants too.

I suggest the French Terry pants because they give a little. The woven pants don’t give at all and can be uncomfortable when sitting or crunching up. I haven’t tried the mesh pants there—they look promising.

Shirts

For tops, I wear what lots of Muslimahs wear—men’s sizes of long-sleeved t-shirts. Of course they are not the perfect cut because the neck hole is so darn big and the shoulder seams hang way down your arm, but they are longer in the torso than women’s sizes and large sizes are readily stocked. They are easy to find in brick-and-mortar stores, too.

Avenue® (sizes to 5x) has a pretty French terry long-sleeved (and ¾-sleeved) tunic, but the neckline presents a problem because it’s so deep. Two layers is not fun when you’re exercising! Is it time to bring back the dickey? (Are you giggling? I’m serious There’s a neat invention called a dickey that could solve this problem. It would cover the chest while not adding another layer.)

Avenue has some great-looking pullover hoodies and hooded jackets too.

After looking through all the mainstream stores listed on my site that specialize in plus-sized clothing, I was shocked to see that hardly any stock sportswear. How odd! Help me out here. Leave some comments for others who will find this page. There has to be something else out there in this great big world.

I just had an idea I should have thought of a long time ago. I should publish the questions I get via e-mail from people asking for modest clothing items so others can benefit from my helpful answers (or not so helpful sometimes). Why didn’t I think of this before? It’s going to take a long time to publish all the questions and answers, but they make an interesting read, even if you weren’t looking for that item. I won’t use names or publish questions verbatim.