Mmmm, I love purple. Woman Within has this cute purple coat with ribbed knit trim and a-line. If you are not fond of purple it also comes in black. They are available from Woman Within in sizes 14 to 24 (check out their size chart for their detailed bust, waist, and hip measurements for each…
This year Torrid has their largest selection of plus size Halloween costumes yet — 27 at my last count. They have the usual sex-pot ones but they also have a few unique ones I quite like. Cleopatra Costume — this is the first time I’ve seen such an elaborate headdress. While it’s soft you’d still…
Jaye Gipson-Trimble — Curvatude Jaye Gipson Trimble is a plus size fashion blogger with style and “curvatude”. As an entrepreneur, this size 18/20 curvy shopper has a unique view on life from Chicago, Illinois. Her five year old blog highlights her daily fashion and lifestyle sense. What is your greatest concern about online shopping? I…
Rawrr! That’s what I thought when I first saw Carmakoma’s Surpreame tiger stripe coat. Then I took a closer look and realized it wasn’t really tiger striped, more like wavy repeat pattern stripe but still pretty cool looking. I like the contrast of the black quilted sleeves too. It is available in sizes 12 to…
When I was younger… ok, not that long ago. I’m talking maybe ten years. I used to really be in to matching twin sets (especially if they were actually sold as a set). Mostly it was because it was like having three or more outfits in one: there’s the set together, the tank worn under…
Under the Net was Iris Murdoch’s first novel published in 1954 and is one of Time Magazine’s 100 best novels of all time. Much is made of Murdoch’s philosophy background and how she married it with her fiction writing. And while I do find this present it doesn’t make the story any more or less…
I must live under rock because I have never heard of Trollbeads, a kind of make your own personality inspired charm necklace (16″ to 19″) and bracelet (14″ to 17″) company. I have been familiar with the concept through Chamilia.com but somehow Trollbeads never got on my radar even though they’ve been around since 1976….
Lena Dunham has a new book out and she’s produced an interesting series of video shorts to promote the book called #AskLena. In each video she answers a question submitted by a fan. Her second video in the series, the one that obviously caught my attention, she addresses “Megan” and being “plus size” and socializing;…