“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…
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…
This post is in partnership with Macy’s City Chic Collection. I want to share a story with you about value. I met a man recently who was telling me about his business. The technology they developed was far superior to that what which was offered on the market. They decided to sell it to companies for $1,000 per month to…
Fat and fashion are two words that traditionally did not get along very well together. God forbid a model had a fat friend that she invited to a runway show or after party at one of New York’s fancy night clubs; promoters would scoff and roll their eyes, “Who brought the fat girl?” But all of that is rapidly changing.…
There were a lot of fashion firsts for me in terms of the looks I wore this weekend to the CURVYcon thanks to Maree Pour Toi. I was hesitant when Melanie the stylist started pulling button down blouses and strapless rompers for me to try on because, well, plain talk, bad manners I have big boobs. Shockingly, her selections expanded…