Plus Size Lingerie Sites

The Pros and Cons of Shopping Online

There are many reasons why shopping on the Internet for plus size undergarments is the way to go for many women. Besides being convenient, the privacy of online shopping may help overcome any shyness or discomfort some may have of purchasing lingerie in person. There are, however, many advantages, as well as disadvantages, to buying plus size lingerie online.

Advantages

Shopping via the Internet can be a great way to purchase some lingerie from the privacy of your own home. If you are purchasing something a little naughty or erotic, then you may feel more comfortable buying it online. Other advantages to buying apparel from plus size lingerie sites include:

• Shopping at your own pace
• Comparing prices, styles, shipping rates, etc.
• Finding a larger variety from which to choose
• Saving time and money that would be spent from running around to different looking for what you want
• Online stores are open 24 hours a day
• If you look around, you can find great discount offers on shipping and clearance items
• Nobody has to know you ordered your lingerie online
• No embarrassment when it comes to ordering your size

Disadvantages

If there are ever two sides to a story, lingerie shopping has them both. Sure many people use a computer for a least a few hours a day for their jobs, but do you really want to spend time at home perusing the Internet as well? Some of the downsides to shopping for plus size lingerie online include:

• Unable to try the lingerie items on
• The sizes may run larger or smaller than what you normally wear
• The picture of the lingerie item on the model may look completely different than it does in real life
• You may have to pay for return shipping
• Some sites don't allow you to return lingerie if it's tried on
• Unless you purchase insurance, you risk your order being lost in the mail
• You have to wait for items instead of buying them and having them right away (unless you pay for overnight shipping)
• If it's a not a well-known store, you can risk your credit card information being stolen or used fraudulently

Popular Plus Size Lingerie Sites

Depending on what you are searching for, there are several recommended plus size lingerie sites from which to shop. They are:

• Ample Pleasure offers many styles of plus size intimate apparel, some up to a size 6x. Garments include chemises, baby dolls, bras, panties and accessories.
• Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie has a large variety of costumes, peignoir sets, nightgowns, body stockings and more. Some items are available up to size 4x.
• Sheer and Sultry offers a wide selection of intimate apparel up to size 6x including bustiers, fantasywear, teddies, nylons, robes and garterbelts.
• Hips and Curves is a great site that offers more than just regular lingerie. There is a special section of plus size undergarments that were modeled on The Tyra Banks Show. This plus size lingerie site also directions on how to do a striptease and even sells dance poles that can be constructed in the privacy of your own home.
• Just My Size is a great site for comfortable and reliable lingerie. The store carried bras up to a size 58J and other undergarments to a size 40W and a 6x.
• Flirty Dreams has a variety of plus size lingerie including leather and vinyl. However, the plus sizes on this site only go up to a queen size.
• Lane Bryant sells the Cacique brand of lingerie, often running some great discounts on bras and panties.
• Avenue's Intimate Solutions lingerie offers many fashionable options for plus size women including underwire and soft cup. Most of the store's lingerie come in sizes up to 32.

Caring for Your Plus Size Lingerie

When in doubt, follow the manufacturer's laundering instructions when washing your undergarments. Most styles can be washed cold water on a delicate or gentle cycle. Let the items air dry, especially bras since the underwire could become twisted or bent in dryer. Be especially careful with leather, vinyl or silk items. Some of these may be better off dry-cleaned.