Kiyonna Rocks My Socks

by Skinny Emmie on January 6, 2010

// This isn’t a sponsored post and there aren’t any affiliate links or anything, just raving about something I love. //

Got a shipment yesterday from Kiyonna, which is one of my favorite places to shop. I first started shopping with them when I couldn’t find well-made business casual clothes in a size 32. They go up to a 5x in everything, their quality is great and the fabrics feel great.

This is a terrible picture and my hair is uncharictaristically messy, but I love the Sweet Ruffle Bellini I just got. You can wear it open, or tie it (I have it tied in this picture), and it is super soft. Underneath I’m wearing their essential stretch camisole in white. I also own it in black and nude, and wear them under nearly everything I own. Only complaint is they run a little short in the torso so I order a size up, but I’m tall and have a super long torso anyway, so I’m used to this.

If you ever need a dress, you can’t go wrong with Kiyonna dresses. I have several and they never fail to produce compliments. Other items in my daily rotation that are Kiyonna include the Bellini Ballet Wrap, Kenzie Cowl Neck Sweater (I have it in plum and rust), Tory Cinch Dress and the Sidney Ruched Top.

This should serve as a case study in why plus size designers should serve the extended plus market and also focus on classic style, fabrics and fit. I’m tired of cheap-polyester-ill-fitting-crap.  Also worthy of praise for going beyond normal plus is Igigi. I don’t own as much Igigi as I do Kiyonna, but that’s just because I found them later than I did Kiyonna. Keep up the great work designers!

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  • Great post about Kiyonna.

    I'm still pretty new to them and have only bought 1 dress so far, but I love their clothes and check out their site often. To me, they have the edge over Lane Bryant in terms of style. Unfortunately, their only location in GA is 4 hours away from me, so Lane Bryant is my best option for shopping in person.

    This is me in the 3/4 Sleeved Scalloped Boudoir Lace Dress in 2007:
    http://bit.ly/6tBN0v

    I donated the dress to Enchanted Closet, a non-profit that supports teen girls from low income families. They give away prom dresses each hear.
  • deb_de
    Thanks for sharing. I heard about Kiyonna years ago, but I've never purchased anything from their website because it didn't look that well-made. But I'll definitely give them a try now. Especially since I've got a major bone to pick with both Lane Bryant and Avenue regarding the sizes they carry in their stores. I hate to say it but if I were a 14/16, I probably wouldn't be shopping at LB or Avenue, yet that's the size that most of their stores carry. I even had a store manager admit to me that they only shipped one or two 26/28 item in all their styles for their store. She called the three nearest store to me and they all said the same thing - they only get one or two 26/28 for all of their items shipped to them, yet they are overflowing with 14/16 and 18/20 items. And don't even get me started with their online shopping!!! Regardless, I'm going to give the website onestopplus.com a try and look into Kiyonna and igigi as well.
  • Gorgeous! I had a look at the cowl neck sweater, and they're out of my size! I'd never heard of Kiyonna until you posted this. Thanks for sharing!
  • Meg
    I love that top! And the color looks so beautiful on you!
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