I've found a great dress for apples from Peacocks

[practicality]

This is a fabulous dress I pickup that might help out fellow apples. It is jersey but not sheer, has a bit of elastication but isn't empire or restrictive. Doesn't resemble maternity wear but is flatttering around the middle. Worth a shot.

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I bought a bird print snood to go with it and it goes well.

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Their tights are good this year too- not droopy or digging in around the waistband.

That looks promising, could be a great bargain. How thick/heavy is the material?

It is quite light weight and fluid. Very comfortable against the skin but not so light it runs sheer. Good sleeve length too. It skims rather than clings.
HTH.

I've never tried skater style dresses on my large apple body, will find a peacocks and try it on, thanks.