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For those still looking for Mode magazine
Runway Revolution has added a section just for Mode Magazine on their site. It looks as though they have an incomplete collection, and like it’s a massive scan project. Still, just having them to page through in a place we can all find them is great news. Share on Facebook »
Plus size news roundup
NY Times ran an article on the Stigma of Being Fat. Worth a read – traces the history of body expectations. Plus Model raises the question of whether size 18s will ever be allowed to step up to the runway. South Bronx tops an obesity and a hunger survey. It was figured out years ago you... »
Plus size news roundup
Fox Entertainment decides to delve into why Gabby Sidibe only gets “off the rack” clothing. Given that Sidibe’s goal profession is in psychology, NOT in entertainment, perhaps it’s simply that she’s just fine with “off the rack.” That’s where most of us live, after all. OneStopPlus/RedCats has premiered its own plus size fashion week. I... »
Plus Love: Amber Riley
I love Glee. LOVE IT. And one of my favorite things about it is Mercedes Jones, played by Amber Riley. Yes, this show has its faults, and even at its denoument moments of patronizing self congratulation, I still love it. I know it’s just the music making grin ear to ear, but it’s also... »
New Beth Ditto autobiography coming to the shelves
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What in the hell are we doing? Vogue Curvy and the wave of commercial pseudo-acceptance
Stop and look at this picture. Really look at it. Yes, she’s showing some leg and everything is designer, blah blah blah. It’s from the Daily Suggestions section at Vogue Curvy. Has anyone noticed that the VERY FIRST THING recommended to the plus size audience by this over-hailed and over-credited fashion franchise is A MUMU? Yes,... »
Insightful podcasts for those inclined
I found these podcasts through Google listen on my Droid. There’s a good chance that Itunes also has them. The Tubridy show on RTE’ in Ireland did some very entertaining coverage of plus size models, and made some distinctions that made me cheer. For one: a real live professional made the distinction that commercial plus... »
Plus size news round up
Huffington Post goes to the stupid place, conflating fat with a racial epithet. Per a conversation with MarieDenee on Twitter – who knows from following me that off this blog I’m a bit of what my mother calls a “rabble rouser” – I have proposed a series of youtube videos entitled “I’m fat and... »
The Fat Chic catalog project
In order to make a more perfect – scratch that… in order to make Fat Chic more usable to all mind maps, I’m starting on a sort of link cataloging project. I’m going to go through Fat Chic’s directory and begin categorizing the links by whatever categories I can brainstorm: country, department store, brand... »
Plus size news roundup
Found some coverage by both the Daily Telegraph/Belfast Telegraph about Evan’s of London including size 16 mannequins in their store.1 It seems as though the coverage in the London Daily Telegraph is a bit different. A much bigger squabble over a much smaller article. Charla Krupp wrote exactly what most of us in fat fashionland... »