Athletic Apparel
Plus Size athletic apparel
Plus size athletic apparel for women are available in sizes 14 and up. The size spread in plus size athletic apparel very often include the addition of a "W" (i.e. 20W), in this case the letter W stands for Women. Plus size athletic apparel have often been known as "Women's Sizes". Plus size athletic apparel are most often seen in their own part of the store or even in a dedicated boutique that caters entirely for ladies who wear plus size athletic apparel. Plus size athletic apparel are typically sold by the size numbers 14,16,18,20, etc or with X, which means extra large. Plus size brands utilize this term with a range of numbers 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, and 6X. Frequently plus size athletic apparel that are greater than size 24 or 3X are most often called "Super Size".
In the recent past, quite a lot of females who wore plus size athletic apparel had a hard time finding stylish clothing in plus sizes. With the advent of the Internet and online shopping, the wide selection now readily available to plus-size women and plus-size teenagers has increased dramatically. More than a few online women's clothing stores carry either some or focus exclusively on plus size women's clothing.