I got my first bra at age 10. After gym class, a few girls cornered me in the locker room, laughing at my breasts, taunting me for having “big ol’ titties” and no bra. I spent the rest of the day on the verge of tears, arms crossed over my offending chest. I went home that night in tears, and…
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Win a JC Penney Gift Card!
In honor of JC Penney’s amazing intimate brand Ambrielle, I’m giving away 3 JC Penney gift cards! Click the link below to enter or enter through the rafflecopter widget at the top of my blog! a Rafflecopter giveaway…
You ever find something so amazing that you can’t wait to tell everyone about it? Well, the Elomi swim line is one of those things! Made specifically for full figured women, Elomi understands the curves of a woman’s body and crafts their swimsuits and lingerie to compliment your shape, not fight…
The Plus Size Woman’s Ultimate Style Guide
(This article was originally written by me, and appeared on Refinery29. You can read the original here.) We know how tough shopping can be when you’re plus-size. Some stores think that just because you’re bigger, you’re shaped like a box and want to spend your life frumping around in a big black…
Sail Into Summer With These Pool-Perfect Plus-Size Swimsuits
(This article originally appeared on Refinery29. You can view the original here.) With Memorial Day just behind us, we’re calling it: It’s officially summer! Some areas have hit beach-bound temps already, and some, like NYC, are counting down the seconds until we can jump on the jitney to the…
Meet 6 Superstar Models, The Faces Of Plus-Size Fashion
(This article was originally written by me and published on Refinery29.) Say the word “supermodel” and one immediately thinks of women like Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Iman, etc. But with the broadening body- acceptance movement and the increase of full-figure fashion, the general…
Take 5! (Bras that is)
Personally, thanks to being *ahem* well-endowed, I am always thinking about bras. Before I was properly measured I was wearing a 38/40DDD… well, turns out I’m actually a 38GG/H! While finding the proper bra size was an enormous step in the right direction (clothes look & fit better, my posture…