Latifah in a sexy plus size dress

Plus size Queen Latifah is gracing the cover of Essence magazine this month. She's wearing a beautiful and sexy plus size dress. Someone pointed me to this and asked if I could find out if it was custom made for her or if it's off the rack somewhere. If anyone has any word on this, or on what her current weight might be (her height is 5'9"), please let me know.

Update: Ona Diet says in the comment below;

I'm not sure what she is wearing exactly but I did find a similar dress in a plus-size from nordstrom.com. It's a Bari Jay Lace A-Line Halter Dress in Black/Bronze. It's a great fit.

Thanks much for this. I've copied a photo of it here. It costs $178 and is described as 'Deep V-neck and shirred charmeuse waistband shape a lace A-line with a metallic satin lining.'


If anyone else recommends a sexy dress in plus sizes, please send me a photo or link.

Plus Size Dresses

If you are looking to buy an awesome plus-size dress online check out the Monif C. website. This company specializes in high fashion style for plus-size women.

On her website Monif Clarke says "Who says plus size can't be sexy, luxurious and feminine?"

Her own frustration with the plus size clothing market led her to design her own line of clothing in 2004. Her designs are inspired by her love of the Caribbean, the glamour of New York City nightlife and European style.

The clothes on this website are rather high-end and relatively expensive. But if you can afford to buy one special item, the price may be worth it. The dress shown here costs $235.00. It has kimono-style sleeves and is made of rayon lycra jersey and stretch silk charmeuse. It's available in three sizes 14/16, 18/20 and 22/24.

Plus Sized Prom Dresses

If you are an overweight teenager and need to find an attractive dress for your highschool prom this year, take heart that there is an incredible selection of beautiful prom dresses in plus size available for your perusal online. Check out Sydney's Closet to view dozens of different plus size styles. Also check out some of the leading wedding dress websites, they usually have large prom dress selections for all sizes.

Black seems to be back in a big way this year. Black is very flattering especially for women with a 'winter' season complexion. The other colors that seem to be in this year for prom gowns are punch colors. No more pastels, rather consider citrus yellow or sunset orange. If you think this might be too bold for your look, a good solution would be to find a black dress with beautiful punch color accents. Also consider some kind of glitter accent for your overall look on this very special night.

Congrats to all 2006 grads!