Archive for February, 2008

Once I was happy,
But now I’m forlorn,
Like an old coat
That is tattered and torn;
Left in this wide world
To weep and to mourn,
Betrayed by a maid in her teens.
Now this girl that I loved,
She was handsome,
And I tried all I knew
Her to please,
But I never could please her
One quarter so well
As the man on the flying… »

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Nordstrom is the first of the big name retailers to serve plus sizes with some real style. While some of what they offer has more to do with what fashion execs perceive than with the reality of their target market, they make a genuine effort. Now if only we… »

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I’ve been seeing this recommendation in runways and beyond for long sweaters for this spring. To me, it makes sense. It’s spring – people are going to wear sweaters anyway, so it might as well be trendy as well as habitual. The trick here is the “duster length” sweater… »

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I’ve been working my hot little hands through Google, putting together this custom build search engine just for fatshionistas everywhere. You will see the above search engine also on the upper right corner of this blog – so when the posts inevitably move on from this, you will still be able to benefit from its… »

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Neiman Marcus is patently conservative, so it’s no surprise that their plus sizes stick to conservative looks as well. Although the selection might be a bit limited for some, it carries all those flagship brands that bespeak quality – and many still are quality. From looking at the plus… »

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For all of those who actually, like me, are binge eaters (which is far fewer than the trolls would have it). For those of you whose bodies are recovering from anorexia. For those of you who are in pain every time you have to sit down in a restaurant.
Somebody is trying to help.
National Eating Disorders… »

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If you want expensive staples, you can get that at Liz Claiborne. Still, even though I expect classic basics from Liz, I’m not finding much to recommend in the plus size spring line. It’s all kind of… dowdy. Like stuff you wear to a PTA meetings in the era when perms were a form of… »

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About the Feeds
For my feed readers, I am trying to find a way to get my blog posts to appear in their entirety in feeds. I’m working on it, really! I thought I had it last week, but something still isn’t happening.
About the Slides
I sense a small amount of confusion about the slides…. »

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UK National Health Service Limiting Obesity Operations
“GP magazine Pulse polled 20 consultants in charge of such surgery and found half bounced referrals back to GPs. It means the severely obese – at risk of conditions like heart disease – have to rely on lifestyle changes and drugs. Obesity experts said it could cause deaths. The… »

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It’s pretty well known that Macy’s corporation isn’t doing so well. As the owners also of Sears and Kmart, too shops also known for providing plus clothing in an “oh well, if you must” sort of way, I can’t help but greet this appearance of a junior’s plus section with raised eyebrows. So we’re told… »

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