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RESOURCES FOR BIG PEOPLE

ACCESSORIES -- WOMEN’S

Bigger Bangles, Votta’s Wearable Art, 1145 S. Hwy. 46, New Braunfels, TX 78130. Catalog $2.

COY, 24843 Del Prado, Suite 249, Dana Point, CA 92629. (714) 496-7042.

Large bangle bracelets. Catalog $1.

Electric Earth, 1840 41st. Ave., #102-149, Capitola, CA 95010. Gemstone jewelry and birthstones. ‘Y’ necklaces, 18" to 24", bracelets, 7" to 10". Send SASE for free brochure. Jewelry handcrafted to order.

H.L.S. Belts, 4757 W. Park, #106-410, Plano, TX 75093. Belts in plus and supersizes. Great selection. Brochure $2.

J. Lumerel Corp., 801 So. University Drive, Suite C-110, Plantation, FL 33324. (800) 606-1816. Longer length Y-necklaces for more comfort. Brochure $3.

Kay Largo Custom Sized Jewelry & Accessories, PO Box 7088, Huntsville, AL 35807. (205) 518-9413. Email: Kate@ro.com. Web site: http://www.kaylargo.com. Jewelry and accessories for all sizes. (SEE ‘INTERNET’)

Robin Barr Enterprises, 8306 Wilshire Blvd., #614, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Jewelry extenders. Easily hooks right on to existing clasp for bracelets, necklaces, anklets, some watches. Won’t tarnish. Four extenders included in each set. Indicate silver or gold set. Send $8 to above address.

Worldesigns Incorporated-N, P.O. Box 355, NY, NY 10024. Fannypacks! Black leather, 5-zipper (16" pouch) $19.95 or 3-zipper (11" pouch) L/32"-45"; XL 46"-72"; XXL/57"-92".

ART

Dari Walker, (800) 484-2762. Limited edition sculpture and silver jewelry. Beautiful nude sculptures of zaftig women, $50 to $95.

New Perspective Images, Box 135, Avon, CT 06001. Big beautiful bodies, lovingly, sensuously, and tastefully portrayed in these lovely, full-color photographs. Various sizes for your living room, bedroom, or waiting room. Celebrate big beauty! Brochure $3.

Zaftig Nudes by Rhoda Grossman, 216 Fourth St., Sausalito, Ca 94965. (415) 331-0328. Original sketches of large women in pencil, pastels, or ink. Will also do drawings from your photos or live modeling. Samples available.

BOOKS

The following books are available directly from NAAFA, at P.O. Box 188620, Sacramento, CA 95818, (916) 558-6880:

Overcoming Fear of Fat, Laura Brown and Esther Rothblum, Ph.D., editors, Harrington Park Press, 1989. experts share personal and professional experiences of challenging oppression against fat people. An empowering guide for large people and their supporters. Item #726, $11.95.

Fed Up! Liberating Ourselves from the Diet/Weight Prison, Terry Nicholetti Garrison with David Levitsky, Ph.D., Carroll & Graf, 1993. The weight loss industry is selling products that don’t work while convincing its customers that it’s their fault. Fed Up! offers a lucid explanation of the national preoccupation with food and weight and how this problem is linked to size oppression, restrictive dieting, and compulsive/addictive eating. Item #740, $9.95.

Journeys to Self-Acceptance, Fat Women Speak, Edited by Carol Wiley, Crossing Press, 1994. Twenty first-person accounts by women who have found their way out of weight-loss madness. A natural successor to Shadow on a Tightrope and a powerful vehicle in giving fat women a voice to speak about fat oppression and the process of liberation. Item #752, $9.95.

Eating our Hearts Out, Personal Accounts of Women’s Relation to Food, Edited by Leslea Newman, Crossing Press, 1994. Over 90 essays and poems expressing how women feel about food, weight, and body image. Personal stories examine women’s obsession with food, how they feel about themselves and their bodies, and the joy of self-acceptance. Item #754, $12.95.

Great Shape, Pat Lyons and Debby Burgard, Bull Publishing. The joy of physical movement, long denied to large women, is celebrated in this exercise guide for large women. Item #728, $14.95.

Some Body to Love, A Guide to Loving the Body You Have, Leslea Newman, Third Side Press, 1991. A book of writing exercises which help women with eating disorders learn to love and accept themselves at any size. Also useful for any woman wanting to work through body image issues. Item #736, $10.95.

Transforming Body Image, Learning to Love the Body You Have, Marcia Germaine Hutchinson, Ed.D., Crossing Press, 1985. Offering a series of 22 comprehensive exercises, this book shows the reader how to use the power of imagination to recognize and change distorted bodily perceptions and attitudes. Item #746, $12.95.

Life Isn’t Weighed on the Bathroom Scales, Laura Rose, WRS Publishing, 1994. A passionate, personal, spiritual invitation to escape from dieting and embrace living. Item #753, $18.95.

Real Women Don’t Diet! Ken Mayer, Bartleby Press, 1993. A man who prefers large women, Ken Mayer offers a powerful affirmation of the beauty, desirability, and sexiness of big women. Item #744, $18.95.

The Invisible Woman, Confronting Weight Prejudice in America, W. Charisse Goodman, Gurze Books, 1995. A powerful expose of size discrimination and its connections to sexism, health, the mass media, food, power, and other prejudice. Item #758, $14.95.

Nothing to Lose, A Guide to Sane Living in a Larger Body, Cheri Erdman, Harper Collins, 1995. A wise, compassionate, and easily readable resource helping fat women learn how to live in their large bodies. Item #759, $12.00.

The Forbidden Body, Why Being Fat is Not a Sin, Shelley Bovey, Pandora Press, 1994. A fully updated version of the 1989 classic that puts tough questions to surgeons, dieticians, and doctors, and helps women to lose guilt and inhibition, not weight. Item #751, $12.00.

Women En Large, Images of Fat Nudes, Laurie Toby Edison, Debbie Notkin, Books in Focus, 1994. Over 40 black and white photographs celebrate the beauty of women all sizes of large, and the text, a discussion of the models’ personal experiences, expresses the diversity, beauty, health, and happiness of fat women. Item #757, $24.95.

(Please add the following shipping and handling charges for the above books: $15 or less/$3, $15.01-$25.00/$4, $25.01-$35.00/$5, $35.01-$45.00/$6, $45.01-$55.00/$7, Over $55/$8.)

BRIDAL

Designer at Heart, Inc., (800) 462-4889. Megan Moser Rosenhart, designer. Have the bridal gown of your dreams custom designed and handcrafted. Specializing in simple elegance with a European flair. Traditional and non-traditional styles, from lace to leather in all sizes.

Femme Fancy, (415) 340-8392. Wedding gowns in large and supersizes. (SEE ‘LINGERIE’)

Henri’s Full Figure Boutique, 1419 Krameria St., Denver, CO 80220. (303) 355-1811. Email: hadavis@csn.net. Web site:

http://www.csn.net/~hadavis/henri2.htm. Bridal wear, some in supersizes. Catalog.

Wallentin Collection. (800) 925-5954. Email: SmithsonO@aol.com. Custom-made wedding gowns in silk.

BUTTONS

Buttons! NAAFA, P.O. Box 188620, Sacramento, CA 95818. (800) 442-1214. Order buttons: ‘Large and In Charge’, ‘Don’t Weigh Your Self-Esteem’, and ‘Fat By Nature, Proud By Choice’. $2 each or 3/$5.

Buttons from Rump Parliament, P.O. Box 181716, Dallas, TX 75218. $2 each. (TX residents, add 8.25% sales tax.) You may order the following buttons:

‘Diet’ is a Four-Letter Word

Dieting can be Hazardous to your Health

No Dieting (Circle and Crossbar)

Over WHOSE Weight?

Let’s Make A Deal . . . I’ll lose 100 pounds if you cut off your left arm

A Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind

No, I don’t want to hear about a great new diet

I don’t have time to diet . . . I’m too busy enjoying life!

My Ideal Weight is Whatever I Weigh

I’m Not Dying to Lose Weight

I (heart) Big Men

I Go for FA’s In a BIG Way

Been There . . . Done That . . . They Didn’t Have the T-Shirt In 6X

Reubens had GREAT Taste in Women

I (heart) FA’s

Fat and Fabulous!

‘FAT’ is NOT a Four-Letter Word

Beauty Comes in All Sizes

Not All Good Things Come In small Packages

Yes, I know I have ‘such a pretty face’ . . . It goes with my pretty body

Built for Comfort . . . Not for Speed

All This . . . and Brains, Too!

Blessed are the Generous of Proportions, For we shall be called Fat People

Good Things Come to Those of Weight

Don’t Assume I ‘eat Too Much’ Just Because I’m Fat

‘Fat’ is an adjective . . . not an Indictment

I love my body . . . Every Gorgeous Inch!

If it was good enough for Rubes, It’s good enough for me!

Built Like a Woman . . . not a 12-year-old boy

A Great Mind in a Great Body

My Man Likes Me the Weigh I Am . . . Why Should I care What YOU Think?

My Woman Likes Me the Weigh I Am . . . Why Should I care What YOU Think?

I like Myself the Weigh I Am . . . Why Should I Care What YOU Think?

No Body Bigotry (Circle & Crossbar)

No Weight Discrimination (Circle & Crossbar)

No Fat Jokes (Circle & Crossbar)

CLOTHING/ACCESSORIES -- MEN’S

(MAIL ORDER)

(Note: Additional men’s clothing outlets may be found in the ‘INTERNET’ section.)

America's Shirt Catalog, Web site: http://a1.com/shirt/bigtall.html (800) 259-SAVE. Shirts for men--to size 22 neck. Catalog. (SEE ‘INTERNET’)

Cheyenne Outfitters, Cheyenne, WY. (800) 234-0432. Levi’s 501’s in ALL sizes. Catalog.

Drysdales, Inc., 1555 N 107th East Ave., Tulsa, OK 74116. (800) 444-6481. Full range of sizes of Levi’s -- to 52/34. Catalog.

King Size, PO Box 8385, Indianapolis, IN 46283-8385. (800) 846-1600. Clothing for big and tall men, including swimwear. Catalog.

Phoenix Big and Tall, 805 Branch Drive, Alpharetto, GA 30201. (800) 251-8067. Men’s clothing in supersizes. Catalog.

Sears Big & Tall Catalog, (800) 679-5656. Men’s casual wear, many to supersizes. Catalog.

Stout Men’s Shop, 59 Temple Pl., Boston, MA. (617) 542-5397. Men’s clothing and swimwear. Available in supersizes. Catalog.

CLOTHING -- WOMEN’S

(MAIL ORDER)

A Jalon Full Figured Women's Fashion, PO Box 751014, Forest Hills Station, NY 11375. (800) 316-2877 Catalog with sizes from 1X to 5X, and 14-36. E-mail: georgi@jalon.com Web site: http://www.jalon.com/

A Personal Touch, 1411 Broadway, New York, NY 10018. (212) 398-0007. Fax: (212) 398-1987. Sizes to 5X and 60. Catalog.

Abundant Fashions, Belmar, NJ (908) 988-0550. Original designs in sizes to 7X. Catalog.

Amazon Designs, 1473 Old Airport Rd., Paris, AK 72855. (800) 315-8332, (501) 963-6548, Fax: (501) 963-6536 Email: jhess@MAIL.CSWNET.COM Career and casual wear for women 6’ plus and sizes 20-60 plus, including uniforms. Catalog.

Astarte Woman by Design, 24520 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505. (310) 373-0638. Original designs for sizes 14-32. ‘Elegant and powerful day, career, and after-5 original designs for the woman who’s not afraid to make an entrance’. Send $9.95 for video catalog (credit with purchase).

By Ro! Designs, 67 W 5th St. #1 San Pedro, CA 90731. (310) 221-0059, Fax: (310) 221-0307 Email: byrodesign@aol.com Sports and activewear from queensize to 5X. Brochure available with long SASE and 55 cents postage

Cathy O, 2101 West Alice Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85023. Sizes 16-34. Catalog.

Carol’s Creative Corner, 5201 Capitol Blvd., Suite 175, Tumwater, WA 98501-4492. (800) 403-1968. Email: carolscorner@delphi.com Hand-dyed 100% cotton apparel. Sizes to 10X. Call for a FREE catalog.

Color Me Big, P.O. Box 9773, San Bernardino, CA 92427; 2171 Mallory, San Bernardino, CA 92405. (909) 887-8969. Wearable art in large sizes. Hand-painted originals; casual, career coats, evening wear in sizes 38 to 60. Custom orders available. Artists: Deborah Jo Ament and Michele Francisco.

Desert Rain Mercantile Co., 4705 N. Sanders Road, Tucson, AZ 85743. (800) 771-9771. T-shirts/sweatshirts/pants with Native American designs, available in supersizes. Catalog.

Design by Batya, 1200 Santee St. 208, Los Angeles, CA 90015. (213) 746-7844. Web site: http://www.batya.com. Supersize leather coats, career, and casualwear to supersizes. (SEE ‘INTERNET’)

Designs by Phillippe, (800) 9-KAFTAN. Evening and casual clothing, up to supersizes. Catalog.

Dion Jones, 555 W Roosevelt #7, Chicago, IL 60607. (312) 243-4333. Email: dionjones@netpad.com. Web site: http://www.dion-jones.com/. Casualwear, coats, and evening wear in plus to supersizes. Catalog. (SEE ‘INTERNET’)

Elianna, 7758 Via Rosa Maria, Burbank, CA 91504. (213)- 622-8868. Catalog of supersize women’s clothing.

Fashions 44 Plus, 2620 Fountainview, Suite 303, Houston, TX 77057. (713)974-4424. Women’s sizes 44 to 60. Casual, career, and church attire. E-mail: dchenderson@cybersim.com.

Full Bloom, 185 S. Pearl, Dept. RA4, Denver, CO 80209. 2X-12X T-shirts, nightshirts, tank tops, bat-wing tops, sweatsuits, fanny wrappers--plain or imprinted with the latest in oversized designs. Send $2 for brochure (includes $2 merchandise certificate).

Full Figure Design Company, 490 S. Stone Mountain-Lithonia Rd., #59, Stone Mountain, GA 30088. (770) 413-9520. Email: fullfig@mindspring.com. Supersize career wear for women. Catalog.

GynoCentric Catalog, PO Box 934, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-0934. (408) 457-4838. Email: datkins@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu. T-shirts and sportswear in supersizes. Also, accessories and jewelry. Catalog.

JW Ramage, 1007 Oak Hill Road, Suite B, Lafayette, CA 94549-3805. (800) 715-7587. Beautiful plus-size fashions and lingerie, from size 14 to supersizes.

Lane Bryant Catalog, PO Box 8301, Indianapolis, IN 46283-8301, (800) 477-7070. This catalog seems almost identical to Roaman’s and Women’s View. Much of the clothing is dowdy, but occasionally there are a few nicer more contemporary items. Must wade through a lot of polyester though! Plus to supersizes.

Making It Big, 135 SW Boulevard, Rohnert Park, CA 94928. (707) 795-1995 Email: gwenn@bigwomen.com. Web site: http://www.bigwomen.com. Contemporary casual, career, evening, and sports wear. Catalog.

More To Hug, (800) 850-8525. Web site: http://www.vcnet.com/moretohug. Women’s clothing and lingerie. Catalog. (SEE ‘LINGERIE’)

Myles Ahead, 6652 NW 57th Street, Tamarac, FL 33321. (954) 724-0500. ‘Specialty size fashions with a radiant appeal’. Great clothes and fabrics. Expensive, but worth it. Call for upcoming catalog.

The New Attitude, 1289 Kilauea Ave., Hilo, Hawaii. (808) 935-6055. The latest styles--with an island attitude! Sizes 14-34. Very friendly. Brochure available soon.

Oh! Susanna, 206 Culver St., Chatta, TN 37415. (615) 874-0792. Sizes to 8X, sportswear. Catalog.

Original Jo’s, 8766 Wicklow Lane, Dublin, CA 94568-1149. (800) 352-9156. Women’s T-shirts to 8X. Catalog.

Parsinen Designs, 1011 Boren Ave., Suite 178, Seattle, WA 98104. (206) 329-4761. Elegant wear for office and evening--available in supersizes.

Peggy Lutz, Plus-size Designer Outlet, 6784 Depot Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472. (707) 824-1634. Original designs, from daywear to bridal to costumes (!) in all sizes. ‘If we don’t have your size or fabric on the rack, we’ll make it for you!’ Catalog $3. (SEE ‘COSTUMES’)

P.L.E.A.S.E., 91 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107. (203) 521-2515, Fax: (203) 521-8291. T-shirts with the statement ‘Be As You Are’ in sizes up to 10X. (Size 2X is 52" in width. Add 4 inches per larger size increment.) All shirts are $20 each plus $3.00 S&H per shirt.

Plus Woman, 60 Laurel Haven, Fairview, NC 28730. (800) 628-5525, (704) 628-3562. Email: pluswoman2@aol.com. Women’s casual clothing--you choose the fabric from a variety that are offered. Sizes to 8X. Custom clothes also available. Catalog.

Rainy Country (?) Knit Wear, PO Box 7852, Everett, WA 90201-0852. (206) 653-7189. Made-to-order sweaters. Catalog. (SEE ‘WASHINGTON/OREGON’ STORES)

Roaman’s, PO Box 8360, Indianapolis, IN 46283-8360. (800) 274-7130. Same as Sears ‘Women’s View’ catalog, and very similar to Lane Bryant. Sizes to 60. Catalog.

SAYS WHO? 3903 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611. (510) 547-5181. ‘Great Clothes in Great Sizes’. I have visited this store in California, and the designs and fabrics are truly wonderful, though it is a bit expensive. Sizes 1X to 4X (16-32, depending on the cut). Catalog available.

Sweet Cheeks, P.O. Box 7767, Redlands, CA 92375. (909) 792-0454. Original designs. Sizes 1X to 6X and custom. T-shirt dresses in lovely fabrics, beautiful lace skirts and tops, leggings, daywear, and evening dresses. Excellent prices, designs, and workmanship.

Sweeter Measures, PO Box 340, Gibbon, NE 68840. (308) 468-5156. Women’s casual wear and uniforms. Available in supersizes. Catalog $2.

Uniquity Plus, 320 2nd St., Suite 1-C, Eureka, CA 95501. (707) 441-1887. Custom-dyed casual wear in sizes to 5X.

Yoko Hondo, P.O. Box 35, New York, NY 10018. (212) 868-2050. ‘I want every woman to feel beautiful in my clothes’. Washable/Wrinkle-free, sizes 1X to 6X.

Zala Design, PO Box 80018, Minneapolis, MN 55408. (612) 871-4809. Sportswear, including dancewear in supersizes. Catalog.

COSTUMES

Orchard Corset Discount Center, Orchard Corset Center, 157 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002. (212) 674-0786. Email: orchard@bway.net. Web site: http://www.bway.net/orchard_bras/. Women’s lingerie and costumes in sizes to 54. (SEE ‘LINGERIE’ AND ‘INTERNET’)

COUNSELING

Kelly Bliss, M.Ed., psychotherapist, (610) 459-5011. Life improvement counseling by phone! Relax in your own home, pick up the phone, and learn how to treat yourself better. You can build a healthy life-style for yourself at any size. Fat people are no more (and no less) depressed or troubled than other people! We just need support as we learn to live and love in a fat-phobic society. NAAFA member and psychotherapist (8 years).

DATING

Abilities Unlimited, Seattle, WA. Dating service for large people and their admirers. Please call Kathy Volker at (206) 440-0277 for more information.

Dimensions, P.O. Box 640, Folsom, CA 95763-0640. A bimonthly magazine containing over 200 personal ads in each issue.

NAAFA Date, The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, P.O. Box 188620, Sacramento, CA 95818. (800) 442-1214/(916) 558-6880.

FURNITURE

Mormax Company, (800) 871-5163. Plus size office chair for plus size workers! Support frame rated at 650 lbs. 26" wide x 18" deep with 3" of thick padding, and no arms.

GENERAL RESOURCES

Royal Resources, Vendredi Enterprises, P.O. Box 70817, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. (408) 739-4192. Complete book of resources for king and queen-size people and their admirers. Highly recommended. $29.95.

HOSPITAL GOWNS

NAAFA Feminist SIG, c/o Lynn Meletiche, 2065 First Avenue, Suite 19-D, New York, NY 10029, (212) 721-8259. Gowns are available in 10X in either beige or blue for $30 each. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

INTERNET

America's Shirt Catalog, Web site: http://a1.com/shirt/bigtall.html (800) 259-SAVE. Shirts for men--to size 22 neck. Catalog. (SEE ‘CLOTHING -- MEN’S/MAIL ORDER’)

Banshee Designs, http://www.megamed.com/womanmade/tshirt.html

T-shirts in sizes to 8X.

Barb's Large & Lovely, 4928 Woodhaven, Jefferson City, MO 65109. (573) 761-5311, (888) 761-5311. Email: Lingerfield@aol.com Web site: http://www.bll.com (SEE ‘LINGERIE’)

BBW Flirts, http://www.vvm.com/~salancro/flirts.htm. The web site for the BBW IRC channel. You may place a free ad here with photo in their gallery.

BBW Magazine, (800) 707-5592. Celebrating its 20th year as the plus-size magazine for fashion, apparel resources, health, and self-esteem issues. Subscribe and join the celebration of life. Web site: www.bbwonline.com. (SEE ‘MAGAZINES/PUBLICATIONS’.

Big Difference Links, http://www.rotunda, com/Big_Diff/links.html.

Birkenstock Authority, (800) 597-3338. Web site: http://www.birks4u.com/ Birkenstock shoes through the Internet--include free shipping!

Casual Male Big & Tall, Web site: http://www.thinkbig.com/ Sizes to 6X.

Charlene's Sportswear, BKI PO Box 782 - Charlene's, Las Vegas, NV 89125. (702) 695-3889. Fax: (702) 735-2309. Sweats to 12X. Web site: http://www.ultimate.org/2531/2531a.html

Cyberbaby, (860) 749-1696. Email: hm25@tiac.net (Helen Moore) Web site: http://www.tiac.net/users/hm25/bra.html Nursing bras to 46G.

Design by Batya, 1200 Santee St. 208, Los Angeles, CA 90015. (213) 746-7844. Web site: http://www.batya.com. Supersize leather coats, career, and casualwear to supersizes. (SEE ‘CLOTHING -- WOMEN’S/MAIL ORDER’)

Dimensions 100+ Links, http://pencomputing.com/dim/fatacc.html. The most comprehensive list to fat-positive sites I’ve seen anywhere. Lots of fun!

Dimensions Magazine, http://pencomputing.com/dim/index.html. Dimensions Magazine’s web site. Very well done.

Elegance and Lace, Web site: http://www.imsworld.com/ff/full.html. Women’s lingerie.

Feeder/Feedee Site, http://www.bbwqt.com/feeder/. This site was designed for feeders (people who like to encourage their partners to gain weight), and feedees (those who enjoy gaining). Excellent source for weight-gain fiction. Free personals. (ADULTS ONLY)

Full Figure Woman’s Lingerie, Web site:

http://www.w2.com/docs2/a3/iasa.html. Catalog. (SEE ‘LINGERIE’)

Lionwear Custom Clothing, segalman@lionwear.com/lion/html/. Men’s formal and career wear, custom-made.

Poley’s Big & Tall, Email: poleyk@rcinet.com. Web site:

http://porthos.itribe.net/shops/Poleys_Big_and_Tall_Clothing/. Men’s clothing to 8X.

National NAAFA, http://naafa.org.

Supersize Women, http://www.on-ramp.com/ssbbw/index.html. A site for supersize women and their admirers. Supersize women and their admirers may post free ad and photo.

Two Sisters-Fashions for the Generous Figure, Texas. (800) 343-9559. Email: twosisters@marshill.com. Web site:

http://www.marshill.com/twosisters/. Available only on the Internet. Women’s casual and evening wear. Plus to supersizes.

Usenet Newsgroups:

Usenet newsgroups of interest can be accessed through America Online or other information services, or directly from the World Wide Web. Some that you may find of interest are:

*alt.personals.fat

*alt.personals.big-folks

*alt.sex.fat

*alt.sex.fetish.fa

*alt.sex.weight-gain

*alt.sex.super-size

alt.support.big-folks

soc.support.fat-acceptance

*Adults only newsgroups

(Please note: most of the alt.sex sites have been overrun by unwanted, pornographic spams, so that it is difficult to find ads/postings specific to the site.)

Washington State Chapter of NAAFA,

http://naafa.org/chapters/wsc.html.

LINGERIE

Armand's, 219-A Elm, Reading, PA 19606. Panties to size 18 in this catalog of lingerie for queen to supersize women.

Barb's Large & Lovely, 4928 Woodhaven, Jefferson City, MO 65109. (573) 761-5311, (888) 761-5311. A catalog is available for $5. (SEE ‘INTERNET’)

Barely Nothings, 1514 Grand Ave., Grover Beach, CA 93433-2209. Orders: (800) 4-BARELY, Customer service: (805) 489-5592, Fax: (805) 489-5987.

Catalog ($3) of lingerie, including teddies, garter belts and bustiers, to 4X, with several to 6X. Email: barelynothings@worldnet.att.net

Big & Beautiful, 844 Sibley Tower Bldg., Rochester, NY 14604-1007. Lingerie in sizes to 10X. Catalog $10.

Bust Stop, 8270 E. 71st St., Tulsa, OK 74122. (800) 858-3887. Bras to 60 double-O (including nursing bras). Catalog $2.

Cameo Coutures, Inc., Dallas, TX 75247. (214) 631-4860. Custom-made bras without underwires.

Celange’s Lingerie, P.O. Box 264 Glendora, CA 91740. (818) 963-4733. Excellent quality panties, bras, nighties, and bustiers. Stockings to 7X, sizes to 56, and cup sizes B-H. Catalog.

Decent Exposures, PO Box 27206, 2202 NE 115th, Seattle, WA 98125-1606. (800) 524-4949, (206) 364-4540. Nursing and casualwear bras which may be worn as outerwear. Sizes to 58K and custom. Catalog.

Dream Big International, 4427 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite #200, Washington, DC 20036. (800) 945-23212. Lingerie in sizes 14 to 60.

Extra Emphasis, PO Box 1725, Tahoe City CA 96145. (800) 539-0030. (916) 581-0848. Nursing bras and lingerie in supersizes. Catalog. (SEE ‘MATERNITY’)

Fairy Godmother At Large, 153 E. Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087. (408) 737-7684. New and used clothing for the large size beauty. Sizes 14 to super. $1 for mail-order brochure.

Feminine Fancies Catalog Sales, PO Box 96, Walterville, OR 97489-0096. (503) 484-4040. Leather lingerie in plus-sizes! Catalog $5.

Femme Fancy, (415) 340-8392. Beautiful clothing to 10X. Bras 38-60KK), hosiery to 7X. (SEE ‘BRIDAL’)

Full Figure Woman’s Lingerie, Web site:

http://www.w2.com/docs2/a3/iasa.html. Catalog. (SEE ‘LINGERIE’)

Lady Grace Intimate Apparel, 61 Exchange St., PO Box 128, Malden, MA 02148. (800) 922-0504. Supersize lingerie and maternity bras. (SEE ‘MATERNITY’)

Laughing Sisters, 4514 Manitou Way, San Diego, CA 92117. (619) 272-1976. Email: lafngstr@ix.netcom.com. Super and custom nighties in cotton. Also maternity. Catalog $1. (SEE ‘MATERNITY’)

Lillian Lavergne Designs, 7401 Lunar Dr., Austin, TX 78745. (800) 416-0063. Supersize lingerie. Catalog.

Loving Woman Lingerie and More, 425 Broadway, Millbrae, CA 94030. (415) 652-7980. Lingerie to supersizes. Catalog.

Regalia, 3740 East 34th St., Tuscon, AZ 85713-5305. (800) 362-8420. Bras and lingerie. Catalog $1.

Roselyn, 347 14th St., Oakland, CA 94612. (510) 444-7472. Complete line of lingerie for plus and supersize women. Bustiers in sizes 36C to 52DDD, panties to size 18, hosiery to 7X. Catalog $2.

Sally’s Place, P.O. Box 1397, Sausalito, CA 94966. (415) 332-1218. Beautiful and sexy lingerie, including catsuits and bustiers. Sizes 1X to supersize. (Note: not all designs come in supersizes.) Catalog.

Sheer Mahogany, 3871 Crenshaw, #781, Los Angeles, CA 90008. Sizes 1X-5X. Catalog $3.

Styleplus Catalogue, 1201 North Dearborn Parkway, Suite 134, Chicago, IL 60610. (800) 34-STILE. Catalog.

Suzanne Henri, Inc., PO Box 2399, Appomattox, VA 24522. (800) 634-2590. Bras without underwires for big women! Catalog.

MAGAZINES/PUBLICATIONS

The Ample Shopper, P.O. Box 116, Bearsville, NY 12409. (914) 679-3316. Consumer newsletter edited by RADIANCE columnist W. Fabrey. $12/4 issues. E-mail: amplestuff@aol.com.

Belle, Starlog Communications, Inc., 475 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. (800) 877-5549. Black Elegance presents Belle ‘The Magazine for Full-Figure Women’. This magazine features fat African American women. It is a quarterly magazine and the US subscription cost is $12.97.

Db, Diet Breakers, the healthy alternative to dieting, Barford St. Michael Banbury, Oxon, England, OX15OUA. News, views, gossip, health, information, advice, lifestyle, politics and fun. U.S. Subscription and annual membership 15 pounds for 5 issues (money order please).

Dimensions Magazine, P.O. Box 640, Folsom, CA 95763-0640. A bimonthly magazine containing over 200 personal ads in each issue. Highly recommended. Dimensions Magazine’s web site: http://pencomputing.com/dim/index.html. Very well done.

See Also: Dimensions 100+ Links, http://pencomputing.com/dim/fatacc.html. The most comprehensive list to fat-positive sites I’ve seen anywhere. Lots of fun!

FAT! SO? (for people who don’t apologize for their size) P.O. Box 423464, San Francisco, CA 94142. A terrific zine, published quarterly, by Marilyn Wann. A 4 issue subscription is only $12. Highly recommended.

HUES, (800) HUES-4U2. ‘A real magazine for real women’. ‘It takes a lot more than a size five figure and built-in tip-toes to be a woman’. Call above number for subscription info.

Loving You Large, (800) 200-1099. Free newsletter for women size 14-24+ and male admirers.

RADIANCE, The Magazine for Large Women, P.O. Box 30246, Oakland, CA 94604. $20 for 1 year.

Rump Parliament Magazine, P.O. Box 181716, Dallas, TX 75218. A very well-done bi-monthly publication, dedicated to the many forms of size acceptance and activism. Written by and for people working to change the way society treats fat people. Contains news, activism, issues, events, special features, fiction, and regular columns. Published by Lee Martindale. Single Issue: $6, $24/6 issues.

Sage Woman, Celebrating the Goddess in Every Woman, P.O. Box 641 RAD, Pt. Arena, CA 95468. (707) 882-2793. An 80+ quarterly magazine for women who love the Goddess and themselves.

MATERNITY

Baby Becoming, 10 Nate Whipple Hwy., Michigan Bldg., 2d Flr. #5, Cumberland, RI 02864. (401) 658-0688 Fax: (401) 658-3008. Catalog of maternity wear, including supersizes. Email: babybecoming@igc.apc.org

Bust Stop, 8270 E. 71st St., Tulsa, OK 74122. (800) 858-3887. Bras to 60 double-O (including nursing bras). Catalog $2.

Extra Emphasis, PO Box 1725, Tahoe City CA 96145. (800) 539-0030. (916) 581-0848. Nursing bras and lingerie in supersizes. Catalog. (SEE ‘LINGERIE’)

Lady Grace Intimate Apparel, 61 Exchange St., PO Box 128, Malden, MA 02148. (800) 922-0504. Supersize lingerie and maternity bras. (SEE ‘LINGERIE’)

Laughing Sisters, 4514 Manitou Way, San Diego, CA 92117. (619) 272-1976. Email: lafngstr@ix.netcom.com. Super and custom nighties in cotton. Also maternity. Catalog $1. (SEE ‘LINGERIE’)

MEDIA

(If you watch a television program where fat people are being maligned or made fun of, please call or write the appropriate network and/or show to express your opinion. Likewise, if a show is fat-positive, call or write to show your support. Producers do pay attention to this kind of mail--they estimate that every letter they receive is the equivalent to the opinions of 1,000 people--who didn’t take the time to write. You CAN make a difference!)

ABC, 77 W. 6th St., New York, NY 10019. (212) 456-7777.

CBS, 51 W. 52nd St., New York, NY 10019. (212) 995-4321.

CNN, One CNN Center, Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30348-5366. (404) 827-1500.

FOX, 6255 Afton Pl., Los Angeles, CA. (213) 957-8737.

NBC, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 (212) 664-4444.

MISC. MERCHANDISE

Amplestuff, P.O. Box 116, Bearsville, NY 12409. (914) 679-3316. Over 100 unique items for big people--Fanny packs, XL hangers, bangles, books/videos, health/hygiene items, bibs, XL towels, seatbelt extenders, bra liners, much more. FREE catalog.

Angels of Size and Color, (541) 563-5137. Lovingly handmade to your needs by Marie.

ER Moore Chicago Distribution Center, Academic Division, Academic Apparel and Choir Robes, 1810 West Grace St., Chicago, IL 60613. (312) 477-7277. They also carry graduation gowns to weight of 360+ lbs., or can custom-make.

Fatchancebellydance, FCBD-DAD, P.O. Box 460594, San Francisco, CA 94146. (415) 647-6035. Celebrate the strength and beauty in women of all shapes and sizes. Free catalog features videos, music, costume, jewelry, cosmetics, and accessories.

Grand Touch Massage Video, NAAFA, P.O. Box 188620, Sacramento, CA 95818. Massage video for large and supersize women. Instructional techniques for relaxation, stress reduction, and increased mobility. Send $29.95 to above address.

ORGANIZATIONS

AHELP, P.O. Drawer C., Redford, VA 24143. 540-951-3527. An organization of health professionals who have positive attitudes with regard to large people.

Ample Opportunity, P.O. Box 10621, Portland, OR 97240-0621. (503) 245-1524. A non-profit organization devoted to providing big women support, exercise, workshops, and assistance with self-esteem. Newsletter.

The Body Image Task Force (BITF), , P.O. Box 934, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-0934. Voice-mail: (408) 457-4838. An educational/activist organization based in Santa Cruz, California, with members nationwide. Quarterly newsletter. For sample, send SASE and/or donation. (They ask that literature be requested by regular mail and E-mail and not by phone.) E-mail may be addressed to Dawn Atkins at: datkins@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu

Council on Size & Weight Discrimination, Inc., P.O. Box 305, Mount Marion, NY 12456. The CSWD works for equal rights for people of all sizes. Their goal is to influence public policy and opinion in order to end oppression based on discriminatory standards of body weight, size, or shape. Donations appreciated.

NAAFA, The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, P.O. Box 188620, Sacramento, CA 95818. (800) 442-1214/(916) 558-6880. A non-profit organization for fat people and their admirers and supporters. Special interest groups, dances, books, activism, dating.

P.L.E.A.S.E., 91 south Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107. (203) 521-2515. P.L.E.A.S.E. is an advocacy group dedicated to celebrating diversity and promoting self-esteem.

PATTERNS

Beautiful Babes, 6705 N. Seneca, Portland, OR 97203. (503) 286-1119. Patterns in sizes 38-72.

Bellamy Manufacturing, 222 N. 11th St., Clarksville, TN 37040. (615) 645-8249. Patterns in sizes 22-62, including maternity. (SEE ‘MATERNITY’)

Burda, GLP International, PO Box 9868, Englewood, NJ 07631-1123. (212) 736-7455 or (201) 871-1010. Patterns to 34.

Great Fit Patterns, 2229 NE Burnside, Suite 305, Gresham, OR 97030. (503) 665-3125. Sizes 38060. Catalog $1.

Unique Patterns Design Limited, (800) 543-4739. ‘We create personalized patterns for you. There are no size limits. Over 130 patterns to choose from’.

SHOES

Lori Alexandre, 7999 Les Galeries d’Anjou, #275 Anjou, Quebec, Canada, H1M1W9. (800) 648-4735. Catalog $2. Boots for wide calves. Calf sizes: 15" to 24", foot sizes 3 to 13.

SWIMSUITS

Big Day at the Beach, P.O. Box 271, Bryn Mawr, CA 92318. Elaine Murgado. (909) 653-1654. Swimwear to size 6X and custom. Affordable and very well made. Bright, cheerful fabrics. (I especially recommend their super-sized bikinis!)

Big Stitches Swimwear, 2423 Douglas St., San Pablo, CA 94806. (510) 237-3978. Swimwear—bold, colorful, and affordable—in sizes 34-70+. One and two-piece, prints and solids, many styles. Send SASE for free brochure.

Glamour Puss, (818) 357-7277. Supersize swimwear catalog.