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

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 Fashion Week, Aja brought her talent, knowledge and skills to bring together successful ancillary events [...]

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

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 not know who or why you should follow them, no worries, any of these Tweets that [...]

Guest Post: Explaining the Lagerfeld Perspective

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 a guest post! In the news lately, you have read about Karl Lagerfeld’s comments about “No [...]

Marie Denee’s experience 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 I did not realize was the lifelong memory I would take with me!
The California Women’s [...]

Celebrating Your Curves 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 Body Day, in the heart of the sensationalized beauty conscious city, Hollywood.
The minute I stepped [...]

Plus Size Comedienne Erica Watson is ‘Fat Bitch’

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 Watson and her one woman show is taking the entertainment world by storm!
I was fortunate [...]

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

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 the coolest department stores, ready to burn some well-earned cash.
As a self-professed fashionista, you naturally [...]

Marie Denee at the California Women’s Conference

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 online boutique, Marie Denee, as a contemporary, fresh, and edgy destination for designer plus size fashion- all [...]

Curvy and Confident Quote of the Day- Amber Riley

“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 new obsession, GLEE.)
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Love Your Body Day this weekend in Hollywood!

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 National Organization for Women (NOW), in the heart of it all- Hollywood!
The NOW Foundation’s Women’s Health [...]