Spring Style, Bookish Beauties & a Plus Size Retail Win! 🌟📚

Universal Standard x Nordstrom, hidden gem fashion sites, and plus-size authors you need to read!

March 27, 2025

Hey Boo,

This week, we’re diving into so much goodness—fashion, books, and major wins for the plus size community! If you’ve been searching for extended-size shopping gems, must-read books by plus size authors, or the best plus size fashion photographers shaking up the industry, we’ve got you covered. And guess what? Universal Standard is finally in Nordstrom! 🎉

-Marie Denee

The Latest Plus Size Fashion News & Updates!

📚 5 Plus Size Female Authors Who Are About to Blow Your Mind (And Your Book Budget!)

Fiction, memoirs, and everything in between—these powerhouse authors are serving must-read magic.

💃 The History of Just My Size—How This Plus Size Retailer Has Held Us Down for Decades

Before plus size fashion was trendy, Just My Size was holding it down. Let’s give them their flowers! 🌸

🛍️ Beyond 3X? 10 Hidden Gem Sites for Extended Plus Sizes

Finding stylish plus size fashion beyond a 3X can be hard. But we found the sites that get it—shop with confidence!

🧵 Short & Slayed! Tailoring Hacks for the Petite Plus Boss

Petite and plus size? No worries! These genius tailoring tricks will have you looking snatched, not swallowed.

Fashion Break!

We’ve chosen and put together some must-have looks just for you! Think of us as your personal shopper! Want even more? Follow us on LTK app or on our Amazon Storefront!

👗 Bloom, Baby, Bloom! 20 Plus Size Dresses to Unleash Your Spring Goddess

Fashion, fabulousness, and a room full of plus size queens. Here’s everything that went down at Eloquii’s epic celebration.

📸 Strike a Pose! 10 Plus Size Fashion Photographers You Need to Know

The fashion world is changing, and these trailblazing photographers are making sure every body is seen and celebrated.

🎉 Cue the Confetti! Universal Standard Just Blessed Nordstrom!

In-store plus size shopping is back! Universal Standard is officially launching at Nordstrom, bringing us premium, size-inclusive fashion IRL.

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