Originally posted by pedalfaster
Plus-sized ladies:

You gals say you want bike clothes. I've been buying and selling bike clothes for ~10 years now. I have a hard time convincing size 10's into Lycra, fer pete's sake.

Now, perhaps TE is blessed with amazing women with confidence to spare. But I guess I would really really like to know what you really really want when it comes to work-out wear (beside the super-supportive sports bra that doesn't look like your grandma's LOL--ok we gotta work on that!).

So are we talking about "baggies" here? Or skorts? What about jerseys? To get the full effect of "wicking" fabrics they must be pretty ...unforgiving. Is that ok? Or should they be looser? Comfort over performance? Or the other way around?
I can only speak for myself here: In shorts I want good-quality road shorts that fit well and have a decent chamois. I don't want any extra fabric down south that might contribute to chafing. I had to make a choice between caring what my butt looks like or getting fit and I want to get fit in reasonable comfort. For a sports bra I want something that doesn't cut into my ribs, doesn't involve underwires, has a decent amount of support (flattening is a bonus) and fabric that will soak up some of the copious sweat I'm pouring out. At this point I'm pretty satisfied with oversized men's jerseys -- okay, so I draw the line at hanging my fat rolls out there. ;-)

The bottom line for me is that I want to be able to get into shape in as much comfort as can reasonably be expected given my current condition. I'd like some choice in clothing styles and I'd be happy to pay for clothes that fit.

Of course, the other option is for me to keep on shrinking. *grin*