From: artemis@netcom.com (Michelle Dick)
Subject: Re: A few thoughts and opinions on BBW and Radiance
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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.







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