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- From: vcsc1169@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Ruth Anne Ladue)
- Subject: Repost of resources
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.063315.7712@csus.edu>
- Originator: vcsc1169@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu
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- Organization: San Francisco State University
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 06:33:15 GMT
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- Hi Everyone,
-
- This was on a.s.b-f a couple of weeks ago and I just happened to save
- it. Since I saw a couple of requests for this information, I thought I'd
- repost it.
-
-
- Ruth Anne vcsc1169@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu
- "If you want to learn the art of breathing, why, I'll do everything I
- can to help. After all, I've been breathing for years!"
- -- Palmer Cortlandt
-
- ---------------------ORIGINAL POST---------------------------------
- From csus.edu!netcom.com!artemis Fri Nov 13 18:18:29 PST 1992
- Article: 535 of alt.support.big-folks
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- From: artemis@netcom.com (Michelle Dick)
- Subject: Re: A few thoughts and opinions on BBW and Radiance
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.220521.8785@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <BxLxq9.28E@akix.uucp> <BxnzDF.45x@world.std.com> <97528@netnews.upenn.edu>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 22:05:21 GMT
-
- In article <97528@netnews.upenn.edu> crawford@ben.dev.upenn.edu (Lauren L. Crawford) writes:
- >
- >I've been unable to find BBW or Radiance in the Philadelphia area. Could
- >someone give me the addresses/phone numbers of their subscription
- >departments
-
- Here are the addresses. They are part of the list I'm compiling on
- fat acceptance information and on large size mail order clothing. I
- haven't put together the update I'd promised yet as I have been
- swamped with grading.
-
- Compared to the amount of diet material, writings on fat acceptance
- and resources for the fat individual are in short supply. What
- follows is a list of magazines, books, and stores geared to the fat
- woman. There seems to be even less material for the fat man, and what
- there is, I'm not very familiar with. I'm willing to maintain and
- update this list with your help and input (unless someone else has
- already begun). If you have comments on any of these listings, please
- post or email; annotated lists are always nicer.
-
- MAGAZINES
-
- Big Beautiful Woman (BBW). Monthly. Subscription requests to: BBW
- Magazine, P.O. Box 16958, North Hollywood, CA 91615.
- This is primarily a fashion and beauty magazine.
-
- Radiance. Quarterly. Subscription requests to: Radiance, P.O. Box
- 30246, Oakland, CA 94604-9937.
- This magazine is a project of the San Fracisco Women's Center
- and covers a range of topics of interest to large women
- including interviews with successful women, poetry, and
- fiction.
-
-
- BOOKS
-
- Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Women on Fat Oppression. Edited by
- Lisa Schoenfielder and Barb Wieser. Published by Spinsters/Aunt Lute
- Book Company, 1983.
- Essays, poetry, and fiction by women from many backgrounds.
- Includes essays on growing up fat, dealing with
- racial/religious prejudice, being fat and disabled, fat and
- gay, fat and old. Some writings from the radical feminist
- perspective.
-
- The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness. By Kim
- Chernin. Published by Harper & Row, 1981.
-
- Fat Pride: A Survival Handbook. By Marvin Grosswirth. Published by
- Jarrow Press, 1971.
-
- ORGANIZATIONS
-
- NAAFA. National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance. P.O. Box
- 188620. Sacramento, CA 95818. 916-443-0303.
-
- MAIL ORDER CLOTHES
-
- One source for mail order firms with large sizes are the ads in BBW
- and Radiance. I'll list some of the firms placing ads. If anyone has
- experience with these, let us know how good or bad they are.
-
- Appleseed's Just Right. 1-800-767-6666 for free catalog.
-
- Body by Rubens. 17109 Locust Drive, Hazel Crest, IL 60429. Catalog,
- $2.
-
- Making it Big. P.O. Box 806, Penngrove, CA 94951. 707-795-2324.
- Natural fiber clothing for large and supersize women.
-
- Tweens. P.O. Box 203, Barrington, IL 60010.
- Clothing for preteens.
-
-
- RETAIL STORES
-
- Burlingame, CA:
- Rubenesque. 314 Lorton Ave. 415-579-1225.
-
- Carmel, CA:
- The Company Store. 153 Crossroads. 408-625-6602.
-
- Napa, CA:
- Ruthie's Big Balz Boutique. 1307 First Street.
- California: 1-800-655-7738
- USA: 1-800-937-RUTH
-
- North Hollywood, CA:
- Great Changes Boutique, Inc. 12516 Riverside Drive.
- 818-769-4626.
-
- Oakland, CA:
- Says Who? 3903 Piedmont Avenue. 510-547-5181
- 10am -6pm Mon-Sat, 12-4pm Sun. Put your name on their
- mailing list and they'll give you a $10 gift
- certificate on your birthday. Same owner as Seams to
- Fit.
- Seams to Fit. 6527 Telegraph Avenue. 510-428-9463.
- 11-6 Mon-Fri, 10-6 Sat, 12-4 Sun. Used clothing.
- Roselyn. 347 14th Street. 510-444-7472.
- 10-5 M-F, 10-3 Sat.
- Added Dimensions. 3342 Lakeshore Ave. 510-444-2332.
- 11-6 M-F, 11-7:30 Thurs, 10:30-5 Sat.
-
- Palo Alto, CA:
- Audrey Jones. Stanford Shopping Center.
-
- Sacramento, CA:
- Irene's Fasions at Large. 2939 Arden Way. 916-483-1065.
- 10-6 Mon-Sat, 12-5 Sun.
-
- San Diego, CA:
- Bigger 'N Better. Grossmont Centre. 619-464-6686.
- Bigger 'N Better. Clairemont Square. 619-270-4011.
- Bigger 'N Better. Chula Vista Center. 619-585-0271.
-
- San Francisco, CA:
- The Company Store. 1913 Fillmore St. 415-921-0365.
- Next Size Up. 660 Center, 660 Third Street. 415-957-1712.
- Discount clothes.
-
- San Rafael, CA:
- Rubenesque. 1020 B Street. 415-456-5580.
-
- Walnut Creek, CA:
- Rubenesque. 1525 Locust St. 510-939-7575.
- Added Dimensions. 1355 N. Main Street. 510-939-8623.
-
- Portland, OR:
- Savvy Plus. 3204 SE Hawthorne. 503-231-7116.
- New and used clothing.
-
- New York, NY:
- Daphne. 473 Amsterdam Avenue. 212-877-5073.
-
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
- Big, Bold & Beautiful. 619 Yonge Street (upper level).
- 416-923-4673. Has mail order catalog.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- --
- Ruth Anne vcsc1169@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu
- "If you want to learn the art of breathing, why, I'll do everything I
- can to help. After all, I've been breathing for years!"
- -- Palmer Cortlandt
-