Fashion
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... »
Who gives a rap about an Oxford comma?
Well, I am giving a rap about Oxford booties. Normally I’m disinclined towards the twee, but there’s something that’s just so filled with personality about these shoes. It’s like your feet are making a smartass comment that’s actually smart. Plus they go great with trousers or with skirts, and don’t only go with the... »
Plus size blouses: top of the day to you
Sometimes I think we underestimate the effect of a good blouse. The top “tops” our outift, but at least I spend so long looking for the bases on which to build – the shoes, the pants, the pencil skirts – that I overlook what gets noticed, usually first: the blouse. Wasn’t it Dead Like... »
My spring wishlist
My spring wishlist this year is pretty light. First, fashion again is still in a recession and I still have plenty from last year that is still perfectly serviceable. Second, I like what I have just fine. I’m getting to the point where I’m more about style than trend, so things like asymmetrical skirts... »
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... »
Flickr finds: from Fat Chic flickr group
Over at Fat Chic flickr group, we get some designers every once in awhile and it’s fun to get the early peek at some of their plus size creations. Here’s an example from three different designers – SecretLentil, Revamped Fashion, and Spritz. Plus designers who want to upload, please stick by Flickr’s terms of... »
Before you tell fat girls how to dress: plus size style tips from the fatosphere, not the moneysphere
There are scores of articles telling us fat people we’re really “beautiful” but we need to: 1)try to dress in a slimming way 2)wear dark clothes because dark is “slimming” 3)that we need to accentuate our “best” features Only #3 is a valid rule. An analysis: 1)Dress “slimming” Some of us out there are past the point of no return when... »
Sartorial Moment: Meet Chelsea and her fabulous scarf
It takes a certain kind of woman to pull off the whole scarf look the way Chelsea here does it. Really, it’s a combination of skill in assembling a look and ultimately having the right personality to wear such a thing without looking utterly pretentious. Me? I steer away from it. But last night... »
Algebra of Plus – XX where Y = 2xl
We all know that measurements and sizing in clothing are fluid. There is not, and will likely never be, a true, set system of measurements to clothes sizing. Not so long as mass producers are selling us most of our clothes. But I am getting frustrated by the “We have sizing up to XXL!” Why? Because... »