US Women’s Extended-Size Apparel Market: Fashion-Forward Apparel Is a Growth Opportunity

What's Inside

We analyze the US women’s extended-size market, also known as the plus-size market, presenting market factors, the competitive landscape and themes we are watching. Opportunities exist for brands and retailers to offer everyday apparel in fashion-forward styles.

Data in this report include:

• US women’s extended-size apparel market size, 2019–2023
• Year-over-year changes in consumer price index for women’s apparel for all urban customers, seasonally adjusted, January 2019–September 2022
• US women classification by body mass index as percentage of population, 2017–2018 (latest available data)
• Major extended-size brands and retailers
• Major brand and retailer extended-size developments, November 2021–October 2022

Companies mentioned in this report include: Foot Locker, Gap Inc., Levi’s, Macy’s, Target, Walmart

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• US Womenswear Retailing: The Return of Occasion Wear Fuels $278 Billion Market
• US Women’s Underwear Market: The Future Is Shapewear, Sports and Teens