Plus Size Fashion
This isn’t the first time I’ve fallen in love with a country I never planned to visit. The first time was Iceland, where I had a stop over four years ago on my way to Paris. I spent less than 48 hours there and I was stunned by how much I…
Sometimes we assume something…but until it’s confirmed, until we get that closure, we hold out hope that things might change or improve. Well, let’s stop holding out hope that the Victoria’s Secret runway show will ever be truly diverse. I…
One of the biggest challenges facing plus size fashion is the dearth of brick-and-mortar locations. If I wanted to go shopping in person right now, I’d have as meager amount of options where I could even potentially find something in my…
There are so many frustrating things about shopping as a plus size woman. Often brands don’t even offer above a size 14, and when they do they tend to relegate those items to be online-only. Although there are benefits to shopping online (no…
Your worth cannot be defined by any number; not what’s on the scale or the size on the tag. Stop waiting to hit some imaginary benchmark to wear the things that bring you joy. Life is too short to wear boring clothes! When people ask me to…
I’ve been battling breasts since I was in elementary school…they seemingly sprouted overnight, but my prepubescent chubbiness allowed my mom and I to ignore the growing issue. By the time 6th grade rolled around I was a C cup, as I learned…
It was only a few years ago that I put on my first plus size bikini, and I’m not kidding when I say it was life changing. It was a galaxy “fatkini” that GabiFresh designed for Swimsuits For All — the first time SFA actually did a collaboration…
I think I often didn’t feel sexy because my body was sexualized for me at such a young age. I grew breasts at age 10 and dealt with grown ass men hitting on me before I even hit high school. I was constantly shown that my curves were a…
NYC Pride is one of our favorite times of the year and we headed to Kiehl’s Since 1851 which celebrated with their annual party at their flagship store, honoring The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), an organization devoted to a safe and…
Life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, but it should be… And even if life brings grey days, you can at least brighten up your style with a radiant rainbow. Nothing cheers me up faster than colorful clothes! But rainbow-hued styles aren’t just…