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…
Super exciting news – The Curvy Fashionista Style Expo is this weekend in Atlanta, and I’ll be speaking at it! Head to the website now to learn more about the entire event, get your tickets, and more! I’ll also be taking over Dia & Co.’s…
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…
When I was in Providence, Rhode Island, for StyleWeek Northeast (more on that soon), the hotel I was staying in, the Omni Providence, had some of the most perfect areas that just begged for a photoshoot. Come pose like a boss bitch on us, the…
With all the anti-plus talk lately I wanted to share my thoughts. Although I had originally written this for Refinery29 in May 2015, it unfortunately is still relevant. It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment I realized I was fat. It might have…
Things are changing and improving – in both the fashion industry and in the world in general – but we’re all still evolving and sometimes its surprising how homogeneous society is. The most beautiful thing is diversity – our differences is…
I gazed out my window on Friday night, watching the snow dance in the Jersey City street lights, and I knew, I knew I had to make this happen. Even if it meant getting up early. Even if it meant freezing off bits of my body. Even if it meant…
Although the ho-ho-holidays have come and gone, the holiday outfit posts are still going strong! This season was a weird one for me; I wasn’t really in a Christmas-y mood this year, and for the first time in my life I didn’t get a Christmas…
It’s no secret that Oprah Winfrey recently purchased 10% of Weight Watchers, and you’ve most likely endured at least one Winfrey fronted commercial since she signed on as their spokesperson. Although I typically flip away the moment a…