Count me as one of the large ladies having trouble shopping in Spain. I'm tall and wear US size 12 and am not accustomed to shopping in the plus size section. Most stores here stock up to size 44, which is like US size 10. I have found some 46s at Corte Ingles, but the pickins are slim. The plus size department was just like in the US. Mostly for women much bigger and older than I am. It makes a lot of sense that the woman from Madrid buys custom made clothes. Now don't even get me started on trying to buy size 43 shoes for women! Oh well, I'll just have to dress unfashionably as I do my tapas crawl. Thanks for the opportunity to vent!