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The jacket is an essential element of the plus size business suit. Full figured women need to be extremely careful in choosing the right fit and style in a plus size business suit jacket.

Because everyone’s body is different, the jacket that flatters on woman’s body will have the exact opposite effect on another. Your body type must be taken into consideration when choosing a plus size business suit.

If you’re shopping in person, don’t leave the house without your carefully chosen foundation garments. The wrong support can make the right business suit look wrong!!!

In addition to the proper foundation garments, you should also bring shoes that you will wear with the suit. No business suit (full figured or otherwise) looks sharp when paired with running shoes.

As you shop for a business suit, pay careful attention to the cut of the jacket. Short, boxy jackets that hit at the waist aren’t flattering on anyone larger than a size 1. Instead look for a longer line in your jacket. One that skims the hips will be more flatter for most women, especially full figured women. A jacket with slight padding in the shoulder will balance the figure of a woman who carries her “junk in the trunk” but can create the look of a football lineman for the woman whose shape is described as a crisp apple as opposed to a luscious pear.

I know it sounds counter intuitive, but look for a jacket that follows your curves. It’s common for full figured women to shop for plus size business suits that fall from the shoulders and don’t touch the body. Instead, try a jacket with a cinched or tapered waist rather than a jacket that is cut straight up and down. By choosing a jacket that fits well, you’ll accentuate your curves.

For years, plus size women have been forced by designers to hide their sexy curves under shapeless tents. Fortunately, today’s designers offer more form fitting options.

Finally, be sure the jacket FITS your body. If it pulls across the bust, then get a larger size! Cut the tags off when you get home if you hate the number on the tag! It’s easier for a tailor to cinch the waist of a jacket than to let out the bust.

Remember that a jacket that fits you perfectly will present you in the most professional light!

Most American women wear a size 12 or larger. If you’re one of the 68% of American women who wears a size 12 or larger… then this experience is not uncommon for you.

Women's Plus Size Business Attire — This dress is perfect for casual days at the office.

You walk into a department store and you see incredible business suits displayed as you walk into the store. You walk up to the display and check to see the size displayed on the tags. Yep, it’s a size 6 and there are plenty of single digit clothes on the racks. Unfortunately, you’re a size 16 so you keep walking to the ‘plus size’ department.

While almost 7 out of 10 of us are “plus size” you wouldn’t know it by the typical department store layout. The plus size department is usually devoted to an incredibly small area within the typical department store. Only sunglasses get less floor space in a typical department store.

There, in the isolated area for womens plus size clothes, you’ll find an odd assortment of sweat shirts and evening gowns within inches of each other. The options for plus size clothes are limited to say the least.

If you’re lucky, you may happen to find a professional looking plus size business suit crammed amongst the knit pants with elastic waists and the gawd-awful huge floral prints.

When luck shines upon you and you do happen to stumble upon an outfit suitable for the office, grab it immediately and mark the day of the week and the time, because you’ve obviously discovered the day when the merchandise arrives and is put on the floor.

That’s what infuriates me about trying to find professional plus size business attire. I know that I’ll occasionally get lucky and stumble into a department store just after a new shipment has arrived because I’ll actually find a decent selection of clothes to wear to work.

I’ve tried to the whole “Gee – I’ll think about it” only to go back – sometimes hours later – to find the rack picked clean – like a week old animal carcass on the Serengeti Plain.

That’s why I’ve begun shopping online for plus size business attire. Check out the Business Woman’s Guide to Dressing Professionally for more tips on how to look professional at any size.

Plus Size Business Suits: Jacket Choices

Most American Women are “Full Figured”