Subscribe today. After five years of trailblazing as a plus-size apparel entrepreneur, Raquel Vélez recently shuttered her outdoor apparel company, Alpine Parrot, due to a lack of profit.

Many apparel companies have started selling larger sizes in recent years, but some people who wear plus-size clothes say makers of technical athletic gear and apparel have failed to keep pace.

For women who wear 'plus-size' workout clothing, the motivation to work out is directly affected by their apparel and what they're wearing, with dissatisfaction in the 'plus-size' activewear ...

It's a quadrennial Canadian ritual: in the lead up to the Winter Olympic Games, the Team Canada hockey jerseys are unveiled, and the whole country weighs in on the latest battle gear. Today ...