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Rainbow Shops

4.1 ★★★★☆ 136 Google reviews · Plus size clothing in Richmond, Virginia

Bridal & formal Extended sizes 4X+

Apparel chain offering fashionable clothing for women, men & kids, as well as shoes & accessories.

Plan your visit

  • Size range sizes 14–20 — the store's own stated range, so you know before you drive over
  • Extended sizes 4X+ / size 26+ confirmed on the store's own site — not just a "plus section"
  • Price shoppers mention finds around $10 — treat it as a feel for the racks, not a promise
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone (804) 347-4740
  • Website stores.rainbowshops.com

Hours

Monday 10 AM–9 PM
Tuesday 10 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 10 AM–9 PM
Thursday 10 AM–9 PM
Friday 10 AM–9 PM
Saturday 10 AM–9 PM
Sunday 12–6 PM

Hours can shift for holidays, trunk shows, and private appointments — worth a quick check before a special trip.

What's on the racks

Clothing categories at Rainbow Shops, confirmed in shoppers' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

👖 Plus Size Jeans & Denim 5 mentions

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What shoppers say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 136 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🚪 great fitting rooms 3 mentions

“When I went in recently they had no dressing room.”

💵 good value 3 mentions

“Rainbow had a lot of nostalgic clothing that I was looking for at the right time, for an affordable price”

From the reviews

I love shopping here I get good quality jeans for decent decent price and they have amazing stuff for kids they have shoes they have a ton of clothes they have jewelry sunglasses all kinds of things and the customer service is awesome. Well I went into the store this time to get some more jeans.

★★★★★ — Tracey, Oct 2022

This location was my very first job when I was younger and I know the importance of customer service because the lady that trained me always told me to treat the customers properly.When I went in recently they had no dressing room.Why? A clothing store with no fitting room that's weird.Luckely I know my size.

★★★★☆ — Clint, Apr 2025

Lovely selection of clothing sizes ranging children's to plus...needed the sheer black shorts only $6.99. Staff was available on the floor 2 assist with questions, cashier friendly & curtious staff was busy but still in good spirits

★★★★☆ — Lo, May 2021

This store has great prices and sizes to fit me..I don't have one where we live so the shopping trip was a great treat for me

★★★★☆ — Helarie, Aug 2019

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 136 reviews →

Plus size bridal & formal at Rainbow Shops

Rainbow Shops comes up for plus size bridal and formal wear — confirmed on their own site. Two things to know before the trip. First, bridal shopping is usually by appointment — book ahead, and when you call, ask what size range their try-on samples come in. A shop can order almost any gown in your size, but the sample sizes on the floor decide whether you actually get to see yourself in the dress, and the good plus bridal shops stock samples to try, not just to imagine. Second, plan the alterations timeline: gowns and formal dresses typically go through two or three fittings, so the comfortable window is starting your search around 8–10 months before the date and saying yes to a gown by 6.

Check appointment info on their site

Where to find Rainbow Shops

4646 Hull St, Richmond, VA23224

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