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And then I wrote an eBook

November 8, 2011
Keeping it Curvy Confident Chic eBook

I cannot believe its done! I cannot believe that I did it! Can you believe that after almost a year, I have finally released an eBook for YOU, for US as a nice little welcome into plus size fashion? Yes! [...]

Score a New Fall Wardrobe with Simply Be!

September 1, 2011
Simply Be Fall Giveaway with The Curvy Fashionista

I am not playing! September is a month long celebration! We kicked off my birthday month, with the chance to score a pair of trillion cut sapphire earrings (still going on) BUT we have a few more reasons to celebrate! [...]

Guest Post: The Real Deal On Body Acceptance

August 15, 2011
Love Your Boday Campaign 2010

This week, the plus size community and the HAES (Healthy at Every Size Community) responded to Jess Weiner’s Glamour article about “How Loving Her Body Almost Killed Her.” Since Confidence is one thing I often try to stress as an [...]

Show and Tell: Margaret

August 1, 2011
Show and Tell feature Margaret

Mondays and Fridays, I feature a reader of The Curvy Fashionista for the Show and Tell series! You get to SHOW us your style and Tell us what Curvy.Confident.Chic. means to you! Today’s Show and Tell is Margaret from Fierce Beauty [...]

Guest post: Fluvia Lacerda and Summertime: Letting it all hang out

June 22, 2011

At the top of the month, I shared with you a few posts about swimsuit confidence and big girl shame- addressing the confusions, concerns , and YOU sounded off with your ideas and ideals about overcoming those. Well, today, I [...]

Your Plus Size is JUST a Number

May 31, 2011

So now that we got last week’s confidence woes and plus size shaming out of the way, I wanted to talk about the underlying issues raised in those posts- which rather than empower and educate, only mocked and criticized the [...]

Over Confidence? Big Girl Shame? Um, No.

May 27, 2011

Ironically, this week, no sooner did I post about those fleeting moments of confidence, two articles post up- on the opposite end of the spectrum that left me…. IRKED. So I apologize in advance for the length of my post [...]

I Have Swimsuit Confidence- DO YOU?

May 25, 2011
National Swimsuit Confidence Week with Lands End

DID YOU KNOW… That this week, May 23 – 27, 2011 is National Swimsuit Confidence Week?? Yes, there is an official Swimsuit Confidence Month and I am quite elated over this momentum! In support of this fabulous idea and week, [...]

Not always so Confident

May 24, 2011

Just one of those days, that a girl goes through… Those days. Those moments. Those Feelings. The days when personal attacks on our appearance, character, our very being can cause us to question our worth, our beauty, and our very [...]

My Latest Exciting Adventure- and YOU are invited!!!

April 25, 2011
Keeping it Curvy.Confident.Chic. E-Book

So… After long nights, nail biting, shopping, researching, cultivating, and stressing with excitement, I have finally done it! I have fashioned… An E-Book! Keeping it Curvy.Confident.Chic. is an introduction into the fabulous world of plus size fashion! For those who [...]

Show and Tell: Sarah from Pasazz

March 11, 2011

Mondays and Fridays, I feature a reader of the Curvy Fashionista for our Show and Tell series! This series allows you the chance to SHOW us your style and Tell us what Curvy.Confident.Chic. means to you! Today’s Show and Tell: Sassy Sarah from [...]

Size is a Number, Confidence is a Choice S/S 2011 by carmakoma

December 24, 2010

Taking a stance, celebrating the curves In a celebration of the curvy woman, carmakoma takes inspiration from Helmuth Newton’s classical and iconic fashion frames and an observing and sensual camera posture like the filmic portrait of “the perfect human” by [...]