Fat Chic – it’s not about trying to look thin.
I really mean that.
Fat Chic’s primary focus is on where to find plus size clothing. Preference is given to apparel makers who design from a place of genuine respect for their target market. Given a choice between pointing out where to find great clothing choices or telling people how to dress, preference is given to the former. Each and every woman dresses as she does for a conscious reason. This blog respects that every woman lives a life of specific needs, and chasing fashion for fashion’s sake runs counter to much more important needs – such as finding a properly fit bra to wear underneath a blouse before going to a job interview.
I’m also notoriously outspoken, as you may catch on from reading this blog. I do examine the culture undercurrent. I do not consider myself a Fat Activist, but more of a consumer advocate for fat people. I feel just fine when people call me fat. I am fat. I’m still pretty. I’m also physically active, take great pleasure in good food and I enjoy reading, gardening and dancing. I am a fat woman, not a fat stereotype. I really do think that mainstream media is wildly misinformed about how the whole fat thing works, and going after a person for being fat is inexcusable in its malice and willful ignorance. Like I said, I’m outspoken.
2010 brought a lot of attention to the plus size market and also serious attention to this blog. Fat Chic received the following honors:
Lane Bryant Blogger’s Conference Attendee
Just My Size Style Symposium Attendee
Twin Cities Social Media Titans Nominee
Diana at Lane Bryant blog conference
In the interest of assisting my readers I also finished the Fat Chic catalog project – and have continued to add sites to Fat Chic Clothing Search, which now offers more than 1100 sites.
About me:
I am the blogger, organizer and caffeine-fueled research brain behind Fat Chic. I am also a freelance writer and perfume designer. As of 2012, I have a contract with O Books (in the UK) for something that has nothing to do with Fat Chic, and that may take up a great deal of my time.
I live in Minneapolis with my husband, who thankfully likes my clothes-horse nature. Fat Chic gives me an opportunity to celebrate clothing, and to share what I find. If this blog has any one goal, it’s to make sure any plus size woman can find something to wear that fits her life.
