Which shops make clothes designed for an hourglass/athletic body in mind?

[Buddahbelly]

Because i'm sick and tired of being swept away with beautiful images from the likes of zara/mango and when they arrive it's quite obvious I'm not their target customer. Im 5 foot 5, size 12/14/16 depending on shop.

I recieved a mango dress yesterday and I swear the cut out bit for the boobs was up by my neck, they definitely design for the 6 foot tall size 8 models out there.

Id love to be able to walk into a shop and have a wide range of clothes looking at me to choose from, as it happens I usually walk into oasis see something I love and buy it, then a few weeks after wearing it Ill see a picture of myself and wonder what I was thinking buying it at the time!

So where are all these shops that design for the shorter, large of bust and bum ladies out there?

Well I'm not sure.

I'm wearing size 16 jeans from Zara which fit but are a little tight round the waist.

The top is a size 14 from New Look and is BIG! It skins nicely over my boobs and doesn't touch me round the body. I am not a size 14, I'm overweight by a lot!

Vanity sizing is annoying. Mango is well known for being for skinny folk. I can't really think of any mid-range stores that cater for boobs and bottoms

Yeah I have the same trouble the top I have on is a new look sz 12. My jeans are oasis 16 and are a bit tight on the waist.

I've never been able to buy jeans in zara.

Actually just thinking about this - why can't mannequins come in a variety of shapes and sizes? They don't have to be 'fat', but it would be helpful if they had an hourglass, an athletic shape, a rounder shape!