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How I Cracked the Code for Finding Amazing Plus-Size Formalwear

Cosmopolitan US

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Issue 03, 2023 / May 2023

Aka wedding season doesn't have to suck.

- ALEXANDRA ILYASHOV

How I Cracked the Code for Finding Amazing Plus-Size Formalwear

When I tell you I've been on a yearslong quest, I mean I've ordered dozens and dozens of fancy plus-size dresses online, banged my head against what feels like every fitting room wall out there, and spent countless hours researching options for myself, my mom, and my friends-for my own wedding and the 10 weddings I've attended in the past two years alone.

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