Plus Size outerwear
Plus size outerwear exclusively for ladies are readily available above size 14. The range of sizes in plus size outerwear more often than not contain a "W" (i.e. 14W), in this case the letter W stands for "Women". Plus size outerwear are often known as "Women's Sizes". Plus size outerwear are very often seen in their own department or maybe in a specialty boutique store that exists exclusively for females who need plus size outerwear. Plus size outerwear are most often available in number sizes 14,16,18, etc. or with X, which stands for extra large. Plus size manufacturers use this designation with a range of numbers 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, and 6X. Frequently plus size outerwear that go above size 24 or 3X are normally called "Super Size".
Historically, more than a few women who wore plus size outerwear had a hard time getting fashionable clothing in plus sizes. With the success of the Internet and online stores, the choices and options available to plus-size ladies and plus-size young adults has exploded dramatically. Quite a lot of internet stores carry either some or focus solely on plus size women's clothing.