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Plus-size fashion goes younger and trendier

Says one Long Island shop owner: We re all about size acceptance.

To some in the fashion industry, the words "plus size" have come to represent women's clothing that is cookie-cutter, untrendy and decidedly ill-fitting.

Still other industry insiders see the plus-size clothing market -- which some consider starting at size 10 and others at size 14 -- as the stepchild of the fashion industry.

Retailers and designers alike have long been accused of...

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