A year ago my wife was the inspiration behind a post about shoes and bad knees.  Last week she came to the conclusion she may have to give up heels over two inches in order to take some of the pressure off her knees.
After a month of wearing most of the flat shoes in her [...]

For those looking to retreat to warmer climates during this time of the year saving money is one of the more popular trends especially when it comes to clothes and swimwear. Swimsuitsforall is one of the best websites online catering to plus-size women looking for quality swimwear. Below are 10 suits priced below [...]

I love all of the cool blogs dedicated to some of the same subjects as I am.  The blogs listed below are some I read pretty often and try to comment on as much as I can.  The one thing I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt I have learned a lot over [...]

We all know there is a demand among millions of women worldwide for trendy fashionable clothing in sizes above a size 12.  It seems the fashion industry knows this as well but for now is taking on the stance of “some clothes look better on a smaller woman.”  While I disagree with this statement lets [...]

Reflecting on last year’s Black Friday post in which it was stated the average person spends $716.00 during the holidays I wonder with all of the economy woes in the world today in particular in the US will people still spend that much per person.
In the US with credit crunches, bank bailouts, and other financial [...]

As we have been doing for the past few months Monday is the day the new beauty of the week is revealed.  This weeks contestant is Brittany Johnson!  As with those who were featured in the past Brittany will be featured for the next seven days in the new more prominent section of the re-branded [...]

Pardon the dust folks.  Full Figure Plus is in the middle of a makeover to celebrate five years of plus-size blogging.  For those who are new to FFP it began as a humble blog on blogger.com November 14, 2004 with the simple goal of providing shopping links to other plus-size women and to help my [...]

I am a guy so I do not understand the fascination you ladies have with borrowing our clothes. Though I may not understand it because I am not wired that way I do understand how clothes for your can easily be adapted to suit your needs. The borrowed from the boyfriend look is [...]

Last night I was asked a question about finding a good suit for a big and tall man without breaking the bank.  Here locally we have the usual suspects of Paul Bunyan’s and Casual Male XL! but what is a man to do when faced with trying to purchase a big and tall size suit [...]

There is nothing more classic than a shawl. This accessory piece was a part of my childhood in that most of the women in my life wore them year round. When I would visit my Mother’s office she had one drapped over the back of her chair. Today my wife has a [...]

When Full Figure Plus Was born 5 years ago the goal was to list as my links as possible to different websites catering to plus-size women. Later big and tall men got mixed in as well as modeling, size acceptance and a host of other topics. But the foundation of this blog is [...]

If you read the news over the summer plus-size fashion was going the way of the dinosaurs!  But wait there’s more!  According to news reports designers have realized the average woman weighs 158lbs and wears a size 14.  Not to mention plus-size fashion has accounted for one of the few bright spots in the retail [...]