There are catalogs for overweight children, physically challenged people, tall women and short men. Chances are, if you’re out there, there’s a catalog with clothing for you. But Ebony Publications ...

It has been 62 years since Appleseed’s was founded in Beverly, and about 12 years since the women’s clothing retailer closed 17 retail stores – including a successful one in Cohasset – and became ...

The private-equity owner of the women’s clothing catalogs Spiegel and Newport News is close to buying Massachusetts-based mail-order company Appleseed’s, according to sources familiar with the deal.

In the 1880s, it was bustles and corsets. In the 1950s, it was girdles and cone-shaped brassieres. These days, it’s Spanx and liposuction. The White River Valley Museum’s “Suffer for Beauty” ...

After a bit of a lull, women’s apparel buyers got busy placing orders again. For the third quarter of 2006, the names of 33.3 million 12-month buyers from women’s clothing catalogs were available for ...

Women dread this moment all winter. It takes days or even weeks to work up the courage to brave the swimsuit store’s dressing room. There are ways around such torture. You can select a swimsuit ...