I've gotten some nice cotton tops from onestopplus.com.

TV, I’m not exactly sure what they carry, but have you tried Penningtons or Reitmans? In Alberta they are advertised as plus sized clothing and they are located in all the major places. I think there are stores in Ontario.

" Laura.ca Another company in Canada. Lots of lovely things to look at in your size range. "

" Shepards "

"have you tried Penningtons or Reitmans? "

All synthetics - mostly polyester, viscose, and spandex, or rayon and modal (semi-synthetics made from wood pulp). Virtually nothing in cotton.

Talbots has some interesting things, though - I'll have to look a little more deeply.

Eileen Fisher has nice fabrics and a plus line, wider legs on some of the pants styles, boxier tops, often longer jackets and shirts. I see there are Canada stores including one in Toronto if that's really where you are. Shop the sale section, her things are long wearing but not cheap. I have several pieces I've picked up when on sale or have bought from Nordstrom Rack specials.

And be warned, they tend to be sized generously in regular sizes, I buy a size smaller pant than I might wear in other brands. I don't have need for the plus and I haven't purchased any for anyone else so I can't speak for the larger women's things but suspect the same. If online ordering the sizing info will often indicate that you might want to size down....

I feel you wanting natural fabrics. As I said to my daughter the other day, I buy no new clothes but since I always dressed preppy with neutral colors I have a huge stash of all cotton,all linen and no synthetic fabrics in my closets. When I shop today I find the material so strange. I told my daughter I did recently buy a Gap sweatshirt at Marshall's because many of my old clothes are from Gap, Eddie Bauer R. Lauren, LL Bean, Lands End.... I did not look at the tag and it is all polyester and after one washing it pilled. So I am holding on to my clothes from the last three decades which are not out of style.

For you, I suggest LLBean who just opened a store a few miles from me and Lands End although I haven't bought anything lately from either. My daughter bought me a 100% cotton shirt from LLBean last year and it's nice but still not the quality cotton of my old ones.

I can only add that Talbot's pima cotton tops feel great and wash well.

My peeve is trouble finding narrow width shoes. (Brooks has them.)

Kohls has cotton t’s. While inexpensive, I gave this brand. I always cold wash delicate cycle and hang dry all my new tops

Do you have JJill in Canada? The quality on some of their fabrics has gotten cheaper lately but many products are still nice quality. They do vaniety sizing there. For example I am a Jjill small or petite small where as I am a M/L just about everywhere else. I love their pajamas.

I have a lot of Kohl's Croft and Barrow T's and long sleeve T's. They have V neck too. The fall collection is usually a bit heavier weight. I machine-dry mine.

They're regularly on sale for under $10. I've gotten them for under $5 on clearance when they clear out their spring/summer and fall/winter selections.

Land’sEnd is changing and their clothes are not near a nice ad they used to be.

I found a lot of 100% cotton and linen tops at TJ maxx. Check your local TJ maxx stores. I am sure they have plus sized tops too. They should have their spring stuff out today.

I’m one of those folks who keeps a lot of foods on hand in my pantry, fridge and two freezers. But, the essentials I/we always try to keep on hand are: Smart Balance (instead of butter), Greek yogurt, almond milk, almond flour,garlic, salt, bread, DH’s healthful cereals, avocados (I have avocado toast for breakfast M-F), bananas, eggs , green chiles and cheeses. Probably more, but that’s what comes to mind at the moment.

I think that should be in the essentials Floof thread, Lynn.

I like Talbot's a lot, nice mix of things from work-wear to casual, and I really appreciate that they don't shy away from COLOR (with some companies it's always the same washed-out drab colors year to year but not Talbot's)

I'd look at LLBean and Duluth, too.

I'd stay away from Land's End. Their quality has gone down to the toilet.

Totally agree Land's End is now garbage. I used to buy a lot from them, decades ago. Not worth it now.

Also agree with porkchop that Talbot's and Duluth are generally solid.

I was also nodding my head in agreement with Lily. It was so much easier to find nicer things decades ago, even at the lower end of the price scale. Now it's mostly garbage and falls apart in a season. I am not hard on clothes in general and I am grateful most of my older things still fit. It is hard to find new apparel that doesn't disappoint me.

I find most clothes in the stores to be just this side of being awful in every way.

I am so glad that I can sew! I will buy tops when I find something that I like, which is not often. But pants and dresses, I sew. I keep my style simple and try to find natural fibers as much as I can. It is not easy.

I soundly reject the major part of any offerings in any store.

The offerings of J Jill and Chicos are all plastic feeling fabrics nowadays. I wouldnt give a plug nickel for any thing in either of those stores anymore. They used to have nice things, but it all changed.

I dont think any retailer has much to offer, period!! I shop Kohls mostly.

I dont shop plus sizes but I do shop L and XL. So, I cant speak to that in particular, but I sure do know how lousey the clothing market is!