October | 2009 |

Belle Noir Magazine Bringing the Plus Community Back to the Basics with its re-launch

October 30, 2009

No stranger to plus scene, Aja B. Stubbs has been a pioneer in the plus size community through her online magazine and radio show, under the umbrella Belle Noir Communications. As a member of the Curvy Collective for Full Figured [...]

Twitter Follow Friday- Plus Size Models and the Designers who cater to our Curves

October 30, 2009

Plus Size Twitter Follow Friday is back! As promised, I have rounded up the most tweeted and tweeting model and plus size designers to check out if you are Twitter! Again, if you have just joined Twitter, and you do [...]

Guest Post: Explaining the Lagerfeld Perspective

October 30, 2009

The lovely Cassy Jones-McBryde of the Fuller Woman Network has been making some moves for the Plus Size woman with her successful “Fuller Woman Expo” which took place this September. I was fortunate enough to snag Miss Cassy away for [...]

Marie Denee’s experience at the California Women’s Conference

October 29, 2009
WE Invest booth at the California Women's Conference

Thanks to Opportunity Fund and www.Kiva.org that assisted me with my small business loan to launch www.MarieDenee.com , I was invited to be a part of the WE Invest booth to display my business and speak to its benefits.  What [...]

Celebrating Your Curves at Love your Body Day

October 29, 2009
Live at Love Your Body Day

The National Organization for Women, affectionately known as NOW, along with the vivacious Plus Talk Radio Host, Chenese Lewis, brought us a celebratory event to relish in our curves, just the way they are with the 4th annual Love Your [...]

Plus Size Comedienne Erica Watson is Fat Bitch

October 25, 2009

Miss Erica “Fat Bitch” Watson is not stranger to the comedy scene. This fast rising comedienne is making waves and riding them to the top of her craft! Most notably given a chance to blog for the Huffington Post, Miss [...]

Let’s talk about Plus Size and those on the smaller side of Plus

October 23, 2009

You and your girls decide to make a day of shopping and hanging out. Fabulous. You are a size 16, another a size 12, and the third a size 10. The three of you divas fashionably sashay into one of [...]

Marie Denee at the California Women’s Conference

October 22, 2009

On a personal note… I have been blessed to attend the California Women’s Conference, taking place this year in Long Beach, California, October 26th and 27th! If you do not know already, asides from blogging, I have recently launched my [...]

Curvy and Confident Quote of the Day- Amber Riley

October 22, 2009

“You’re not your dress size, you’re not your shoe size, you’re not your pants size,” she said. “If I’m going to wear a name tag, it’s going to say ‘Amber Riley,’ not ‘Fat Girl’! (Curvy.Confident.Chic. Fashionista Amber Riley, from Fox’s [...]

Love Your Body Day this weekend in Hollywood!

October 22, 2009

Taking a stance against the media’s negative body images and issues starts with NOW This weekend, Chenese Lewis, radio host for Plus Talk Radio, invites you to join her to celebrate Love Your Body Day, a day started by the [...]

New Plus Size Designer on the scene- Chocolate Sushi Couture

October 20, 2009

New Designer on the scene- Chocolate Sushi Couture Oooohhh! There is a new designer on the scene for the Curvy.Confident.Chic. Fashionista!  Miss Teslyn slipped me this recommendation over at Facebook and I am diggin it!  As soon as I find [...]

Robin Givhans defends Karl Lagerfeld because we hate what we are becoming-fat

October 19, 2009

Fashion editor for the Washington Post, Robin Givhan, wrote a feature piece today that irked the hell out of me. What got me riled up was partially because she could be onto something, and the other part because this cycle [...]