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One thing I love to do when it comes to blogging about the plus size community is too read the news about what is happening around the world. In the old days it used to be a quick journey because there was so little to report. Fast forward to 2013 and not only are there more stores dedicated to plus ... Read More »

Victoria Bartlett’s new fall collection was inspired by the beautiful soft lines of a dance called Mmm by Michael Clark. The show was titled Manipulate. I got a chance to get backstage and get a sneak peek at the hair and makeup looks. It was definitely some sort of organized chaos for sure. At times there were three and four ... Read More »

When Amazon’s MYHABIT, a membership-only shopping site offering up to 60% off on fashion items, first appeared on the net I admit I blogged about it but I was less than impressed. There was nothing for me to purchase. Except an occassional cute bag and MAYBE a size 11 shoe. The deals were great, but their selection didn’t appeal to ... Read More »

Recently a salon in UK, called Hair by Bashar, opened featuring extra-large salon seats, bigger gowns, and a wider neck insert on their wash bowls. A plus size salon really!? The 31 year old stylist, Trim Bashar Brown, opened his salon in his home after learning that some clients of size felt discriminated against in salons where slimmer women patronize as ... Read More »

A recognition of the mainstream retailers, designers, bloggers, and experts playing to the plus size community 2010 has marked unprecedented strides for plus size fashion: Full Figured Fashion Week, One Stop Plus debuting at New York Fashion Week, the Lane Bryant Commercial controversy, the Young, Fat, And Fabulous Conference, and so many more strides;  these moments have left many crossing ... Read More »

Listening to the news, articles circulating through the internet, the media would have you believe that the plus size woman is a burden to society, with no fashionable options, a second-class citizen, and one who should be ashamed to exist.  If you were to buy into the news, all the progress we have made in the last ten years in ... Read More »