Plus Styled: A Guide to Plus Size Womens ClothingA blog about shopping for plus size womens clothing. Plus size fashion advice, beauty tips, and other feel good information for full-figured women. May 14, 2009, Plus Size Clothing- 6 Ways to Ruin an Outfit6 Ways to Ruin an Outfit Permalink -- click for full blog post "Plus Size Clothing- 6 Ways to Ruin an Outfit" Apr 24, 2009, A Fashion Week Just for Us!“Full Figured Fashion Week Hits New York City, Making History, and Spearheading a Global Movement” For Immediate Release April 13, 2009 Fashion Week has grown into a prestigious event recognized worldwide for its success in presenting stunning couture fashion shows in upscale venues. For the first time in history, a partnership of independent fashion designers, retailers, event producers, models and plus industry businesses, will join forces to bring the fashion week experience to the curvy consumer. Full Figured Fashion Week (FFFWeek) will proudly launch in New York City, June 25-27, 2009. In America alone, there are 40 million women over size 14, spending $25 billion a year on clothing, or a quarter of all clothing sales, according to American Demographics. So, why isn’t there a Fashion Week event dedicated to showcasing fashions available to the curvy consumer? There wasn’t...until NOW! Produced by DeVoe Signature Events, a special events and management company, specializing in events for plus size consumers for over 10 years, the organizers of FFFWeek are very excited about creating an event that will not only showcase plus size designs, talented designers, retailers, local boutiques and “real size” models, but it is hoped that the event will also increase economic development in the area of plus size fashion design, clothing merchandising and plus modeling. The ancillary events for FFFWeek will create even more networking opportunities for designers, boutiques and businesses as this highly anticipated three-day fashion extravaganza will debut before an audience of over 1500+ plus size fashion enthusiasts, style mavens, models, boutiques, vendors and the media, while providing an inaugural showcase of talented designers, models, stylists and plus industry businesses that specialize in the needs of the plus size consumer. The grand finale event, which will be held at 6:00 PM on Saturday, June 27th at The Cathedral, one of New York’s most preeminent and fashionable venues, will feature the collections of high-end plus size fashion boutiques, retail stores and local and out of state independent designers. Sponsors for this inaugural event include, Plus Model Magazine, The Voluptuous Woman Company, Diva’s Unlimited Inc., IPNY Travel and a number of other businesses devoted to the advancement of plus size fashion and consumer product marketing. Sponsors, Designers, Models and Vendors interested in participating in the event should visit www.fffweek.com/registration.html and download the applicable forms. Apr 19, 2009, Add a Pop of Color to Your OutfitsSimple ways to add a pop of color to your outfits. Permalink -- click for full blog post " Add a Pop of Color to Your Outfits" Apr 19, 2009, One Day Sale at Catherine's!!Apr 9, 2009, Gorgeous Wrap Dress From Kiyonna
 Juliet Wrap Dress From: Kiyonna Clothing Mar 31, 2009, Queen Latifah: Celebrity Style ProfileQueen Latifah: Celebrity Style Profile Permalink -- click for full blog post "Queen Latifah: Celebrity Style Profile" Mar 29, 2009, Is Kim Kardashian’s Cellulite Really That Serious?To Photoshop or not to Photoshop, that is the question. Kim Kardashian is not a plus size woman, but she is known for her voluptuous figure. Complex Magazine created a buzz when it inadvertently put up an unaltered photo of the reality star on its website, and then replaced it with a retouched version later. The new and improved Kim had smaller breasts, a trimmer waist, and of course, slimmer cellulite-free thighs. The entire photo had been lightened including the background and Ms. Kardashian’s complexion. Side by side comparisons of the two images popped up all over the web. Kim immediately took to her blog to defend herself. She brushed off the entire hubbub by responding “So what; I have a little cellulite. What curvy girl doesn’t?” Okay, that works. But then, after claiming to be proud of her curves and her body, she lets everyone know that she’s worked hard to make herself acceptable once again. Kardashian goes on, “At the same time as this Complex shoot, I was gearing up for my fitness DVD and you should see my thighs now!!! Ha ha!” This is all disturbing on a few levels. For starters, the fact is that using Photoshop to change real bodies into cookie-cutter fakes is common industry practice. It is ridiculous, but it’s also old news. So, why do women still buy into the “this is how you should look” drama of magazines? And if Kim is so proud, why ruin a perfectly good with response by claiming she doesn’t look like that anymore? What bugs me the most about the whole thing is that people think it is okay to criticize her figure whether it’s Photoshopped or not. There is no perfect or ideal body. Yet, women continue to make the news for gaining or losing weight like it is a matter of national security or something. Oprah felt so ashamed that she put her own side by side comparison on the cover of her magazine. Tyra Banks ranted on her show about her weight gain after critics ripped into her. Jennifer Love Hewitt blogged about the negative response to her bikini laden vacation photos. And weightloss companies like Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem keep making comeback stories of people like Valerie Bertinelli and Marie Osmond. It’s time that we learn to embrace all bodies for what they are. Beauty doesn’t come in one shape or size. If you’re plus-sized, work it. If you’re slender, work it. If you’re somewhere in between, work it. Just don’t let someone else’s standard of beauty determine how you feel about yourself. Mar 26, 2009, How to Choose Prints That Flatter the Full FigureTips on choosing the right prints for plus size women. Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to Choose Prints That Flatter the Full Figure"
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