Recommend plus size shops in Portland for me?
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image from Wikimedia Commons
In response to Jillithian – good catch! – I’ll be in Portland, Oregon this fall.
Put on Your Crown
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As many of you know, I absolutely love Queen Latifah. I remember her early career when she stood up for women’s right to be called… women. I’ve watched her conduct her career with style, grace, class and considerable self-worth. I don’t care if it turns out this book is ghost-written, I’m happy to hear from her any way I can.
Fat Head Trailer
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To me this particular documentary isn’t news, but given the way obesity is shrieked at the plus size market, I think it may be a nice low dose of sanity. Of course, given that political pollsters recently discovered that facts disproving a set belief pattern actually cause certain people to cling more fiercely to their beliefs, I can only assume that this film’s success will be measured by its wave of resistance.
Plus size news roundup 08/30/10
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Before you go too far into your Monday, read this essay about Real Women. Really.
Venus Diva caught that a plus size “Pop Up” boutique is now in New York City. A pop-up boutique is a short-term showcase for plus designers.
Whitney Thompson, the plus model from Tyra Banks’ latest project, recently did some nude poses. This is in preparation for Love Your Body day on October 23. Here are some ways to prepare for the day.
The plus size dialogue has now reached New Zealand.
Plus Size News Roundup 08/23/10
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models for the Evans UK line
In Huffington Post, There’s a first-ever (in New York fashion week) plus size runway show happening next month.
From Essence.com, a nail salon in DeKalb, Georgia charged a plus-size customer a $5 fee – and then banning her.
While not directly related to plus size news, the UK Independent reports that American Apparel faces bankruptcy – a good sign they should have heeded the requests to expand their size offerings.
Wales Online takes up the plus size issue. The Toronto Sun follows suit, talking about AdditionElle.
Jezebel has an excellent essay on why fat is insulting – but not for the reasons assumed.
Dove Evolution Ad
2 commentsYes, it is interesting, and we all know all about the effects of makeup and Photoshop. But before you get too taken in, there’s a lot of fishy things Dove’s done behind the scenes.
1. The ads looking for models for this basically wanted someone who wasn’t a model but who looked like one. They weren’t about to work with any of us actual fat people. I think it was Manolo for the Big Girl who pointed that out?
2. As is pointed out in the Youtube comments, Dove’s parent company includes the minions of Hades that brought the world Axe. Axe. I think I’d have a higher opinion of them if they were lacing their products with DEET. This ad is a specific and cynical response to blogs like this one and to what is being viewed as a “plus size movement” rather than the reality it actually is. The attitude we’re a movement is an attitude that corporations can, at some point, advertise our opinions away. It’s really not going to work out that way this time, I can already see it.
So yes, the ad is fascinating – but what prompted it spoils the effect for me.
Plus Size News Roundup 08/16/10
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The Glamazons are looking for a new girl to add to their troupe. Contact them with pictures at glamazonsAT gmail.com
Blog conference SXSW might have a panel on plus size bloggers – but for that to happen, it needs votes! For readers more into fashion than blogging, SXSW has significant impact on almost any cultural phenomenon these days. Getting a plus size panel on the roster would be a massive step forward for all of us involved in the plus market.
A club put out a no fat girls night, covered at Salon and Jezebel.. They are claiming it is an "inside joke." Right.
Levis has a strange new add campaign: "Not every ass is equal."
Congrats to plus blogger Gabi Greg, who is now MTV’s first Twitter Jockey.
The UK press is noticing 40% of British women are UK size 18 (around 14-16 US) or over. This is not news.
Evans is launching a teen-line. Daily Mail insists upon referring to this target market as "super-size" suggesting an editor needs to be smacked, or pelted with McDonald’s wrappers.
Plus retailer Lucie Lu got a mention in Lucky Magazine this month – progress!
There’s going to be a Full-figured Fashion Weekend on the west coast for those who weren’t able to make Full Figured Fashion Week!
On a blog business note: my contact forms are all working again, thank you to the folks who tested! (Moe, I’m looking at you!) Along with Fat Chic and its usability project, I’m also in the middle of writing a book, and juggling writing with blogging has been a lot of work. I do have some fun and highly visual posts scheduled, so I haven’t forgotten you all – I just had to put my own stuff first for a little while. Thanks as always for reading!
About my contact form
1 commentsI just found out my contact form for this blog is NOT working properly. I’m looking into it, but unfortunately outside of commenting, I don’t really have a good way to let folks with legitimate stuff contact me without exposing myself to boatloads of spam. Your best bet is to comment for now, until we sort it out.
Cheers!
Plus size news roundup 08/09/10
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plus size model Taylor Bartoe
According to Luxist, Marc Jacobs company is in the early planning phases for a plus size line. I’m trying to remember if killing the really good plus lines at Target happened because of him or because of Mizrahi. There is more on this in New York Times Magazine.
The Montreal Fashion & Design festival hosted an image diversity show as a major event – a sort of pageant for all beauty types.
The Daily Reflector has a profile of plus size model Taylor Bartoe.
The Daily Mail only just now picked up on the Crystal Renn airbrushing controversy? They’re also referring to her as the “world’s only plus size supermodel.” To which even I, more or less disinterested in models and the modeling industry, feel compelled to say, “Er…Lizzie Miller? Velvet D’Amour?” What on Earth has Prince William been doing that’s got them so distracted?
ABC News/Money is looking at the fashion industry’s steady movement towards serving the plus size market from a business angle. Now that the plus market has the attention of financiers, there’s some very real change afoot.
Sisters Courtney and Laura Wells, one a straight size model and the other a plus size model, did a photo shoot together.
Miss Chubby Beauty Pageant
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Who’s to say what’s beautiful? Pageant founder Gianfranco Lazzereschi steps up to challenge the assumptions about modern beauty. The Daily Telegraph has a photo gallery of the Miss Cicciona 2010 (Miss Chubby) pageant in Italy. Italian fashion, so progressive in some ways, and yet so not.1Tags: plus size, Italian plus size, Italian fashion, Miss Cioccina
- Art shoes that hobble feet I consider non-progressive. [↩]
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