Comments on: Fat store review: Lee Lee’s Valise

By: Rhiannon

Rhiannon — Sat, 24 May 2008 03:38:16 +0000

There is a high end plus-size clothing store here in Winnipeg, it’s called Sue’s. It’s really lovely, and definitely a boutique as opposed to a box store.

By: Miriam Heddy

Miriam Heddy — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:06:28 +0000

Did you tell Lisa about your impressions of the clerk’s attitudes? Because I think that’s the kind of thing she ought to know–and maybe she’ll even understand enough to consider having a FA attitude part of the criteria for working there.

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Notes on Noo Yawk « fat fu — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:49:00 +0000

[...] Lee Lee’s Valise is everything Fillyjonk said it was, and more. This plus-sized Brooklyn boutique is an absolute must visit if you are ever [...]

By: jillian

jillian — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:55:32 +0000

I used to to shop at bodacious but haven’t for a couple of years, their quality isn’t that great compared to their prices. It’s now pretty much the same stuff at penningtons but a WAY higher prices. I don’t recommend them anymore!

By: charlie

charlie — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:55:51 +0000

Vancouver, BC. Bodacious is on main and, um, … 28th?

(checking)

Oooh! I got it! Bodacious Link
They have sizes 10-24. I have several friends who’ve got their dresses, and I’m waiting to have a little extra money to do the same.

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:13:00 +0000

Sue, I’m glad you asked that because otherwise I wouldn’t have realized that my link to her site wasn’t working! She says she carries sizes 10-28, though I didn’t check up on that. Not every item is laid out in every size, as it’s a small place, but she did tell me a couple of times that she had more sizes in the back. I’ve also got a suspicion that if she had a regular customer or two who wore a 30+, she would be willing to either special order or look into expanding her base range of sizes (even though it would probably mean expanding the designers she carries). The level of customer service is pretty incredible.

I heard that DiFara’s is the best pizza ever. I’m not a big pizza enthusiast, especially New York style, but I’d try it out… I mean, the best pizza ever has to be pretty good even if you don’t love pizza, right?

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:59:56 +0000

fillyjonk, what range of sizes does she carry?

I’d be in for an NYC Shapeling gathering. :) And I’ve been living in this city for eight years now and have yet to eat Grimaldi’s OR DiFara’s, so I’d better get on it! (One of my “things I really need to get around to doing in my own city” is to finally start trying all of the pizza joints that always make the top ten on lists in places like Time Out and NY Mag.)

By: The Rotund

The Rotund — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:00:41 +0000

I am totally stoked to hear your review of this store. I’ve been in mad want of a trip there since they opened. Man, every now and then I get a little niggle of regret that it didn’t work out for me to move to NYC last year and it is usually triggered by this store. *grin*

Also, that’s a great distinction between being genuinely fat-accepting and being… “isn’t it great to be a size 0.” I think the two stances are vastly different and I’m finding myself to have limited tolerance for the latter.

By: Leizard

Leizard — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:18:17 +0000

Vancouver? (Oh, are we talking about Vancouver, WA or Vancouver, BC?)
If Vancouver BC, where is Bodacious?

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:04:13 +0000

charlie, quite possibly! I just know from some Vancouver fatshionistas that there is a rather pricey plus-size boutique (even though Vancouver is also a tough city to be fat in).

Suzanne, glad to help! Hope you have a great time there.