Penningtons? Miracle worker for full-figured beauties? You bet.

Wisteria Lane meets Nashville in this fall’s lineup of preppy-chic clothes by Penningtons. Blouses, cardigans, and sweaters typify the country club-worthy look, while blue jeans, stripes, and plaid motifs inject a cool southwestern appeal.

Plaids

Evocative of both private schools and farm country, plaid patterns share a similarly dichotomous role in this fall’s lineup of preppy-friendly fashions.

Upgrade an earth-toned plaid cotton twill blouse with a pair of brown savvy-fit boot-cut pants, a skinny belt, matching stilettos, and oversized hoops—a look that can be made casual in an instant with rolled-up sleeves and your favorite worn-in jeans.

Looking for something more feminine? Try a plaid savvy-fit skirt on for size and pair it with a crisp white blouse and cardigan: you’ll have the smart schoolteacher look down pat (and the Bree Van de Kamp seal of approval).

Stripes

This past summer’s nautical stripes give way to equally preppy variations during the cooler seasons. Indeed, stripes large and small are peppered across knits in shades of black, camel, navy and grey—a trend that exemplifies casual aristocratic style.

Slip into a long hooded rugby-striped cardigan and alternate between a denim skirt, chic jeans, and stretchy leggings. Throw in some chunky jewelry and ballerina flats, and you’ll have several options to pull off a polished, laid-back outfit that is as suitable for the yacht club as it is for a rustic lakeside cottage.

Denim

A symbol of all-American style, denim has infiltrated our wardrobes at every level. Once strictly reserved for casual attire, clean-cut blue jeans—especially in darker washes—have become for fall and winter what khakis are for spring and summer.

Seek out the perfect pair from Penningtons’ Ideal Match Collection, and mix and match with chic articles and accessories for a look that is both refined and relaxed.

Penningtons’ selection of prim and proper fall pieces each demand a casual, country-inspired counterpart, and vice versa, thus allowing plus-sized women to achieve the season’s four C’s:  coverage, class, comfort, and confidence. In other words, everything you need to look and feel fab.

Cate Cadbury, Style Consultant for Penningtons