A Splash of Color

It is amazing what a splash of color can do for black. The accent on this dress from plus size clothing retailer Zaftique pops. It is also a great summer color (the purple). It is still incredibly hot and humid here so this is going to be as dressy as I get this week. The…

Riding the Dress Wave

We have had a little break in the humidity but I am still on a flowing dress wave. When I was updating a dress lens at Squidoo I came across this lovely dress at plus size clothing giant, Lane Bryant. The Floral Print Burnout Dress dresses up the basic black dress with an irregular pattern…

New at Junonia

The latest Junonia catalogue arrived today. Don’t you just love a new catalogue. The expectation of finding something new. I grew up with the Sears catalogue which was a big event in our house. It meant shopping! I curled up in my chair with it and a glass of water. Quite a few of the…

Corset Top

Every once in a while I return to my Gothic roots. Ok, I was never really Gothic, I was more of a Gothic-wanna-be. Anyhooo, this Renaissance top in eggplant from Maximum woman took me back there again. I love the faux corset lace at the chest, square neckline and the sleeves longer than 3/4 length…

A Bit Chilly

It is a bit cold outside so I decided to look for a sweater at Old Navy. They have a 50% off sale on at the moment. I found this Tie Front Crop Sweater (561072). Cozy but not heat flash causing. It comes in black and fig pudding (I know! I want a job naming…

Springing into Action

Spring is in the air! Well, somewhere, definitely not here. It is colder than a mite on an Eskimo’s… you get the picture. There may not be spring in the air but there is spring in my heart. And at almost every clothing shop. This spring is continuing with the ethnic look from last year…