April | 2009 |

Gemini Magazine brings you “Two Sides to Every Curve” with the Spring Trends Issue

April 30, 2009

Qristyl Frazier. Anna Scholz. Club Cushions. Clumps of Mascara. These are just some the highlights from Gemini magazine’s Spring issue!Launched March 2009, editor and founder Sommer Johnson, launched Gemini Magazine, daring to go where few curvy magazines have gone before. [...]

Links a` la Mode: IFB Weekly Roundup

April 30, 2009
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Right Sized Edited by Retro Chick Hello and welcome to Links á la Mode! This week I’ve noticed a few posts on the theme of body size issues, with 39th & Broadway asking whether the Fashion Industry is to blame [...]

Accessorize to maximize- Plus size jewelers catering to your curves

April 28, 2009
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I always advise fashionistas to complete their look with accessories. Accessories are like the icing to a cake! Through accessories, you can make or break an outfit. There are many types of accessories, but one of the challenges as a [...]

The brains behind Full Figure Fashion Week- Miss Gwen DeVoe

April 27, 2009
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Have you heard of the groundbreaking Full Figure Fashion Week? Do you know the Plus Size Pioneer making it happen? Curvy.Confident.Chic. Fashionistas, I bring to you Miss Gwen DeVoe, the director behind DeVoe Signature Events and the first ever Full [...]

IGIGI- Channeling your inner Plus Size Diva!

April 27, 2009
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I had the pleasure of being invited by Ozlem to catch a glimpse of the inner- workings of Igigi on Friday! What an amazing visit! From the polite and sweet quality inspector to the vivacious Yuliya, my experience with Igigi [...]

A new kind of Shopping at ShopFlick!

April 24, 2009
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Take one part Etsy, two parts You Tube, a dash of StyleHive, and adorned with a splash of Blue Fly, stir in a hint of Ebay and Wiki, shake it up and what do you get? Shopflick! Yes, Shopflick is [...]

Links Ala Mode: IFB Roundup

April 23, 2009
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The SS09 Wardrobe Transition Edited by Clutch22 In reviewing submissions for this week’s edition of Links á la Mode, I found comfort in learning I’m not the only one “nesting” my closet for spring and summer. Thankfully, Agent Lover shows [...]

My letter to the retail industry- A declaration of my Plus Size Curves

April 23, 2009
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Spending the last few weeks reading different blogs and talking it up with different people in the plus size retail industry, there were similar comments, frustrations, themes, and concerns that seemed to circulate repeatedly. With this, I thought that given [...]

Plus size beauty Crystal Renn graces Australia’s Harpers Bazaar

April 22, 2009
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I almost fell over when I saw this! Thought I was dreaming or that this was an older article! But to my surprise and enjoyment,it was not- debuting in the May issue of Australia’s Harper’s Bazaar! I saw this amazing [...]

Wide Width Wonders for the Plus Size Fashionista

April 21, 2009
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I have been asked many times about wide width shoes that are cute. The ultimate combination for comfort and style and a wide width has long thought a dream that us women of the plus persuasion seem never to be [...]

Monif C. Breaking all Plus Size Stigmas- An interview with the Fearless Designer

April 20, 2009
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I have been so fortunate to bring you close and personal insights and interviews with some of the Plus Size Industry’s most fashionable designers, with many to come, but today, I share with you a woman whose passion and innate [...]

Full Figure Fashion Week- Pinch Me! Really?

April 17, 2009
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How many times do you clamor to the TV, Internet, Magazine during Fashion Week, wishing and hoping that you will find at least one woman who remotely resembles you and your curves? Tell me, how many? Me? Every time! I [...]