Plus Size Fashion
Tonight is the Victoria’s Secret runway show, an almost iconic annual lingerie experience dripping in opulence and controversy. From their ethnic “costumes” (like Native American headdresses, Japanese “sexy little geisha”, and from sneak peeks…
There are wolves in the forest, they said. Watch out for them, they said, as often wolves are hidden in plain sight, buried deep inside people, lurking, waiting. I know, I said. For I am the wolf. I clearly take Halloween very seriously. None…
One of the most frequent comments I see on Instagram is “Body Goals.” It might be posted on someone’s bikini or lingerie photo; a shot where stomachs are cinched, busts are big, and every curve is cellulite-free. The shared collective of people…
I was a skinny kid, until suddenly I wasn’t. I hit puberty hard, with C cup breasts, a period by sixth grade, and a hulking 5’6″ frame that never grew another inch vertically, but seemed to constantly grow horizontally. Taller than all the…
When my Grandmother was a young woman, she plucked her eyebrows clean off in order to draw them back in. With a clean swath of skin, she drew them on thinner and sharper, as was the style at the time. But they never grew back. Not a single…
You ever find something SO good that you just have to tell the world? Well I just did. Okay, so it’s not brand new. And maybe every other blogger on earth already has one. But I just got a Lumee case, and letmetellyou…it changed my life…
2016 has been a year of absolutely amazing opportunities, and one of the things I am most excited and proud about is my shoot with StyleWatch Magazine! The October issue is on newsstands now – check me and my fabulous fellow bloggers burning up…
I’m SO excited for tomorrow! I’ll be walking in the debut Ashley Nell Tipton for Boutique+ runway show and you can come see it in person! There will be THREE shows on September 6th at noon, 1pm and 5:30pm at Greeley Square across from the…
I’ve worked in the fashion industry for over eight years now, and I’ve covered plus fashion for Refinery29 for almost four years. I’ve seen how the fashion industry has grown and improved in that time. The options that exist now for women my…
One of my favorite trends this season is also one of the most polarizing. I’m talking about the culotte! This awkward-chic pant length can ignite revulsion in some, curiosity in others, and love in a small sartorially-savvy sect like yours…