“Are you sure you want to eat all that food?” My uncle said to me while I was happily filling up my plate with delicious Christmas food on the way to the table. I felt a knot in my stomach and no longer wanted to eat. I was still a child but I understood the connotation. Women are supposed to…
At the close of New York Fashion Week something is very obvious. While fashion has become “more inclusive” at the highest level with a few plus sized bloggers sprinkled in the mix at the cool fashion shows and one or two perfectly proportioned size 18 models slaying the catwalk, it is still not ok to be fat. A recent Glamour…
Swimsuit season can trigger panic even in the most generally relaxed and confident woman. Being semi-naked in front of others can be intimidating. I grew up in the Caribbean, so water based activities abounded. Based on the subtle disapproving looks from adults whenever I put on a bathing suit, overhearing my parents complain to others about how fat I was and listening…
This post is in collaboration with Talbots and Stylinity I was on the train recently and a straight sized woman complimented me on my dress. We started chatting and she shared with me that she observed that clothing for plus sized women were always either matronly or skin tight and over sexual. She liked my dress because it was feminine and…