About Fuller Fillies

With ladies the world over increasing in size year on year, it is staggering to conceive, but Fuller Fillies is the world's only fully-coordinated Collection dedicated to lady riders between sizes 16 – 24.

Whilst it is true that there are some ranges that include the odd ‘extra-large’ garment or style, or profess to fit a size 18, in reality, the fit is very bad with manufacturers scaling up their patterns from a size 8 to an 18 resulting in a deformed garment; we have all experienced jackets with sleeves to fit an Orange-Utan, or jodhpurs so tight that we can’t bend to zip up our boots (when we can find a pair that fit)!

In the research for Fuller Fillies we interviewed over 500 ladies, gathering statistics to ensure our clothing would fit exactly how it should, since that we have added to our benchmark with a further 3000 sets of statistics; measurements were taken for Bust, Waist, Hips, Leg Length, Ankle Length, Knee Width, Arm Length, Back Width, Neck Size; in short, we had our ladies tied up in tape measures for months!

Buying from Fuller Fillies

Fuller Fillies does not sell direct to the Public (sorry!); We distribute via a network of Stores and Internet Retailers Worldwide with a Wholesale Distribution agreement in place in the USA. Please visit our Where to Buy page to see a list of outlets in your area, or select an Internet Retailer or Mail Order Supplier.

To help you find a stockist that can fulfill your needs we have introduced a Star System; 5 Star stockists carry a significant proportion of the range; 3 Star stockists carry a good selection of our range with regular top-ups, those with no starts carry our collection on an ad-hoc basis. If you need specific stock information please call or e-mail them direct - we know what we sell to them but cannot keep abreast of the stocks they carry day to day. 

Fuller Fillies has stockists in Europe (other than the UK!) Please select the Europe option on the Stockists Page for a full list.

Fuller Fillies hat jetzt Fachhändler in Europa (ander als das Vereinigte Königreich!) wählen Sie Bitte die europäische Auswahl auf die Fachhändler-Seite für eine volle Liste aus.

We also distribute to Retailers in Canada & America and have appointed a dedicated Distributor for the USA.

We also have Stockists in Australia & Saudi Arabia; please see the dedicated sections for further information.

Sizing

As there is no UK-wide (let alone world-wide) benchmark for ladies' clothing sizes, Fuller Fillies collated information from real ladies to establish our own size standard to which all patterns are made; thereby, once you have established your size in the Fuller Fillies range, all you have to consider is the fabric content and the fit you prefer when making your purchase- all stockists are provided with this information however, you can see for yourself by viewing the product on this site!

To help you decide what Fuller Fillies' size you are please read the following:

Size 16 Ladies have an 'over the bust' chest measurement of 40/42" and hips of 42"

Size 18 Ladies have an 'over the bust' chest measurement of 42/44" and hips of 44"

Size 20 Ladies have an 'over the bust' measurement of 44/46" and hips of 46"

Size 22 Ladies have an 'over the bust' measurement of 46/48" and hips of 48"

Size 24 Ladies have an 'over the bust' measurement of 48/50" and hips of 50" 

Tops and Jackets are sold by UK Dress Size, as above, as a rule, our 16 in the UK is an American 14.

Depending on the garment, an amount of 'room' is built into the pattern on top of this, ranging from 8% on tailored garments to 22% on comfort-fit items; please read the information given on each item before making a purchase if you cannot try the garment on.

Jodhpurs and Breeches are sold in waist sizes; all Fuller Fillies legwear has at least 6" of stretch at the waistband so, to find your correct size, measure your waist, knock 6" off and order that size, (so if you have a 40" waist, order size 34")  Great News!!! Our legwear now goes up to a 40" waist (to fit a 46" waist) and is available in long leg-length

As our research shows that around 85% of our 'XLovely ladies are between 5'4'' and 5'7'' our clothing is cut to best suit these ladies however; many garments will suit taller, longer-limbed ladies and of course, we now offer longer long legs in Legwear; please consult your Retailer

Half-Chaps: All of our half-chaps follow the same sizing - in either Short (typically fitting 5'2'' - 5'5'') or Standard lengths (5'6'' - 5'10'') with Width fittings of Wide (15-18.5") and XWide (18- just over 20") - due to fabric stretch some styles will accommodate a couple of inches wider.

Boots: Our range of boots come in the same lengths and widths as the half-chaps in UK ladies sizes 4-9 (US 6-11); we plan to launch a long boot option in all three styles very soon ladies!

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