Plus Size Fashion
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…
The first swimsuit I ever put on and actually felt confident in was Gabi Fresh’s first galaxy-print fatkini. It was the first swimsuit I willingly took photos in. The first swimsuit I appeared on national TV in (twice). I had hid my body under…
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…
For a very long time, I believed I didn’t have a bikini body. I believed I didn’t have a swimsuit body. I believed I didn’t have a summer body. Clearly I don’t believe any of that anymore. Now when summer rolls around and it’s finally hot out…
Growing up in New Jersey, it was basically expected that you would spend your summer “down the shore.” Whether every weekend, or even just one, you’d pull on your swimsuit, pack up the car, and sit in a few hours of traffic on your way to one…
Repeat after me. Every body is a summer body. Every body is a swimsuit body. Every body is a bikini body. Still don’t believe me? Bodies are not seasonal. Your fall, winter, spring, summer body…is the same damn body. You don’t swap them out…
So many people let fear hold them back. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of embarrassment. They stay stagnant in jobs they hate, reside themselves to depressing relationships or a lifetime of singledom, avoid clothing they love because…
Right before every summer, it seems like everywhere you look there’s some website or magazine touting “How to get bikini body ready”…it’s just a whole load of body-bashing bullshit that solely exists for you to feel bad about yourself and to…
Plus size swimwear has really evolved recently, and we can thank Swimsuitsforall for leading the pack on style and choice. A few years ago they held a forum; a bunch of voluptuous women gathered – me included – and we flat out told the company…
Ah, January. Time for fresh starts, clean slates, and one of my new favorite traditions: the release of a fresh collection of GabiFresh for Swim Sexy looks, designed by blogger Gabi Gregg. The 13-piece collection, which launches January 12 on…