Best Plus Size Knitwear for Style and Comfort
Posted by Jen Anderson on
It’s not just plus size - most womenswear is knitwear. Women’s bodies come in such a wide variety of shapes that knit fabric is our best bet for ending up with off-the-rack clothes that fit well. The real challenge is in finding high quality, well made knitwear.
Why Quality Matters
Poorly made knitwear just hangs there. That means that it can look oversized and shapeless or it can cling to your body, showing off the exact shape of your torso. If I can tell whether your belly button is an innie or an outie, your clothes are too flimsy.
Well made knitwear drapes rather than hangs. It suggests your shape, which makes you look sleeker, more polished, and yes - thinner.
Synthetic Fabrics Are So Much Better Than They Used To Be
No one would blame you for thinking that every fiber that isn’t cotton, wool, or linen is that squeaky 1970s polyester. That stuff was awful. Modern polyester (and other synthetics) breathe and are silky soft. These days, it’s actually hard to find any clothes that are 100% cotton (or wool or linen) because those fabrics are just so hard to care for. I’m sure you’ve ironed a cotton tee to perfect crispness only for it to start wrinkling and sagging before you leave the house.
When that tee includes some synthetic fibers (or is 100% synthetics), it doesn’t wrinkle as easily. That means you can keep looking put together all day.
Style And Comfort Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
In fact, style can’t exist without comfort. If you’re constantly pulling at and adjusting your clothing, that’s not stylish. If you’re counting the seconds until you can take off your shoes and change into your pajamas, you don’t look stylish.
We talk a lot about comfortable confidence around here because not having to constantly think about your clothes lets you focus on other things. Clothes that look and feel good on you make it possible for you to focus better at work, and enjoy leisure time and special occasions even more.
You Get What You Pay For
Not that all expensive clothing is well made. But you’re not going to find tasteful, well made clothes for what we used to pay back in the 90s. As I’m frequently reminding myself, the 90s were more than 25 years ago. And in that time, inflation has become absolutely ridiculous. Don’t let sticker shock send you running to discount sites known for shoddy products.
In this economy, you’re much better off buying a few high quality pieces instead of lots of inexpensive pieces. They last longer and so the Cost Per Wear ends up being lower with the good stuff.
We have customers who have gotten 20+ years of wear out of a single pair of black pull on pants. With the proper care, Vikki Vi Classics wear like iron while remaining silky soft.
What To Look For
The best plus size knitwear has a little weight to the fabric, and sturdy seams that aren’t going to fall apart in the wash. Try VikkiVi Classics for yourself and you’ll quickly see what distinguishes the best from the barely adequate.