If you’d like a diversion from the usual blogging and you enjoy a good horror story, catch my “write like it’s the end of the world day” posts over at Magickal Realism. The premise: a year ago today the world was overrun by zombies; this year, will it happen again? You can find the... »
Willow Ridge is still clothing for the patently conservative, but it’s conservative clothing that every so often sneaks in a fun edge to it: a color contrast here, an unexpected stitch or wrap there, and it actually causes me to pause, click, and envision. This is another of those shops that doesn’t make a... »
MetroStyle, as far as I know, is a newer retailer, one of those that offers clothing up to size 20 but does not distinguish between plus design and smaller design. Given the extreme variety in plus size body shapes, designing for plus is the preferable option, but for women who are somehow “standard” proportioned,... »
I’ve never bought from Newport News, and what I keep hearing from those who have purchased is that it looks awesome on the page, but awful in real life, and often falls apart very quickly. It would be extremely helpful if they did not use anorexic-by-the-dime models for their women’s clothing; this way more... »
First of all, yay to Trentacosta for some generous sizing. They allow for waist sizing up to 53″ on a size 24. While some may choke on the price – every piece is upwards of $100 – I want to again point out something: Trenta Costa, like Igigi and many other plus retailers, is... »
B&Lu is one of my “must try” plus fashion shops – I’ve never had the opportunity to shop there, but should I come into some money to roll towards my clothing budget, they are definitely on my list of consumer-fashion places to go. If anyone has had any experience with them, by all... »
There is absolutely nothing I can or particularly want to add to the discussion on youth worship in the fashion industry. This year’s act of rebellion is not plucking out the reflective white hairs one by one framing my (at the moment) unwrinkled face. Next year I might finally wear large horizontal stripes. It’s... »
There’s new stuff at Kiyonna, at long last, and while still in the higher-priced category, there are a few pieces in here I’d genuinely consider for my long-term wardrobe. Not only do they separate themselves from the pack of current fashions, they do it in ways that can flatter multiple figure types. While... »
Nothing makes me feel the generation gap/reminds me I’m not “youth culture” anymore than Alight.com. Even Alloy doesn’t make me feel so distant – perhaps because they sell T-shirts for bands that I’ve heard of and listened to in my teen years. While I still admit some confusion to some of the pieces they release... »
Here’s a lesson on why self-reference is good: way back when I bemoaned the lack of sustainablly-manufactured plus clothing, a commenter let me know about this business. I had forgotten it, completely, until referring back to it in yesterday’s post about Lola and Gigi. Mewv Sustainables has a smaller size boutique and a plus size... »
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