Julie P just contributed a very helpful comment for plus-sized ladies! THANKS, JULIE!!
Goodness, I haven’t shopped at a Target in 2008 but I’m not surprised to hear that they don’t have much in the way of suitable dresses.
I’m a plus sized gal (size 20ish) and I love the dresses from Lands End, ASOS and the best kept secret on the internet eShakti.com. Ladies, go forth and find yourself a tape measure and a large glass of something slightly intoxicating (red wine, chocolate milk) and take your measurements. One can have a dress made to your specific measurements (or you can confirm your size) AND you can make modifications to nearly any dress on offer. The price for this custom dress is a mere $8 in addition to the very reasonable prices.
A few tips… with Lands End, the dresses are 0X, 1X, 2X, 3X and generously sized. (I wear a 1X in almost all dresses.) ASOS dresses run really big so go down one size. ASOS pants are almost a full size too small. Odd, but it anyhoo…
I have probably 30 dresses in my rotation. I’m the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization and I do a lot of media, public speaking and training so I have to be somewhat pulled together – dresses make that possible. (I might add that leggings make outstanding tights when the temperatures dip below 10.)
Oh my goodness! *blushes*