Archive for July 18th, 2007
Exercise to Improve Your Career
Penelope Trunk of Brazen Careerist writes about the necessity of physical exercise for the sake of your career. Her reasons are far more solid than the attractive/unattractive standard, and I have to agree. Exercise does boost your intelligence, and we're back in the age where it's not just OK but important to be smart. It really helps you get [...]
Sponsor Posting: Whitestone Stitchery
Whitestone Stitchery of the Etsy Listing is among the proud and the few of Etsy designers offering true plus size options (by which I mean US size 16 and above). The owner states that she uses recycled, re-oriented, thrifted or vintage fabrics and looks in all her products, including vintage trim. With the new metallics trend rising [...]
Diet and Health Tidbits from the US
I realize that I'm kind of UK heavy on the latest developments regarding socio-medical approaches to body management. This isn't because I'm UK oriented - it's simply that the RSS feed I use to research stuff for Fat Chic has had a few things missing, due to my own neglect. Also, I'm increasingly disappointed by US media. The only holdout for [...]
Rachel Pally to design Plus line
Rachel Pally, a designer famed for her love of jersey knits on all women, has teamed up with Nordstrom according to the Budget Fashionista. Some examples of her collection are already out at the Nordstrom website. Not groundbreaking, and the jersey knit is a designer's cop-out, chosen on the assumption that bigger women do nothing but get [...]
