Archive for November, 2007

I’ve been invited to a New Year’s Eve party this year that won’t exactly go with the glitz I like to wear at the holidays, but it doesn’t mean I can’t look for my favorite pretties.
And since the dress has once again returned to fashion retailers, it has returned in great and generous variety. Oh,… »

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I finally got to check out the Lane Bryant Outlet store that opened about an hour outside of Minneapolis around a year ago. I have to admit, I’m impressed. Just as there’s some difference between the main store and its website, there’s a world of difference between Lane Bryant Outlet and the main store. And… »

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Etsy admin has finally heard its constituency… ok, and met a LOT of its constituency. They have officially opened up a plus size section in the clothing category. So now it will be somewhat easier to find artisan-made, independently designed, plus size clothing – with  a reasonable chance of having a designer behind it who… »

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Jut this year, Maurice’s has expanded its line to sizes 16-24. Since it was another shop I’d never seen before that I found in Iowa, I had to stop and take a look around. The style and selection is young, and is reminiscent of DOTS – and it also has that aggravating “no ecommerce” thing… »

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Since I was in Iowa this weekend, I decided to take a peek at some plus size stores I spied that are not available in the Twin Cities Metro. The first I visited, CatoPlus, was reminiscent of Fashion Bug, with more “middle aged professional” tendencies than the “old lady tendencies” that Fashion Bug has been… »

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Originally uploaded by magickalrealism

I got a kick out of these sculptures when I was out on an art crawl in my neighborhood earlier this month. Taken in Joan of Art Gallery, these were a display of unusually sassy art, from a Humpty Dumpty Buddha… »

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I just found this blog on “A Perfectly Small Wardrobe” via The Space Between My Peers blog. The premise is, simply, that consumerism can and should be controlled, and clothing is one of the first ways to do it. In the face of fashion’s screaming “keep up!” at all of us who care how we… »

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For those of you looking for some quick holiday indulgences, take a look at the plus size recommendations from Amazon.com. A decent number of plus clothiers sell through them, and while it’s a bit different from buying direct, it does organize more brands and selections in one place.

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Found via Joy Nash’s Fat Rant: A Fashion Blog for Plus Size Men. Written by a fairly happenin’ guy, with lots of indie ideas and a controversial opinion or two. And, as I put it to my boyfriend: “It’s clothes you’d actually wear…and that I’d actually let you wear.”
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Fat Chic has just revised its advertising plan, and I just want to let readers and interested business parties know. We have two programs available, both for static banners on a month-to-month arrangement. We want to make sure we give space for larger, established businesses and encouragement to the microbusinesses out there, such as those… »

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