Plus Size Pieces That Are Worth the Investment In an ideal world, we'd wear nothing but investment clothing. Every last thing from undies to outerwear would be of the highest quality. You'd buy new clothes because you wanted to add to your wardrobe options, and not because certain pieces are worn out. And you'd never have to settle for clothes that were just... Read more 1 Comment
Tops For Plus Size Pear Shaped Women Separates are supposed to be easy for pear shaped women. We pears wear a different size on the top and bottom, so separates just make sense. And yet I've spent way too much time staring into mirrors and wondering why yet another top was too tight across my hips. Just... Read more 4 Comments
Plus Size Dressing When You're Over 40 There was a time when women dreaded turning 40. Your choices were sliding into invisibility or celebrating your 39th birthday every year until retirement. Those days are gone, but our wardrobes in our 40s should be a bit different from what we wore in our 30s. I'm not talking about... Read more 1 Comment
5 Reasons Plus Size Crop Pants Are Having a Moment We love a good crop pant around here. Some style experts hate crop pants, but some style experts are super wrong. Regardless, women have been embracing crop pants. Well, actually they're just wearing them a lot. I have no idea if anyone has been literally hugging any of their clothes,... Read more 2 Comments
The Plus Size Guide to Staying Cool This Summer It's not just you - this summer has been hotter than expected. Staying cool in summer is more than just a matter of cranking up the air conditioner and eating some ice cream. Every plus size woman knows that feeling physically uncomfortable is a huge distraction. You don't have to accept sweat... Read more
Plus Size Summer Wedding Guest Outfits Summer wedding season is still in full swing, and small events are more popular than ever. When you're one of 10 people at a wedding, you're going to be in a lot of photos, so your outfit is important. And if you're attending via video chat, dressing up will make... Read more 2 Comments
How To Clean Out Your Plus Size Closet If you've made a resolution to organize your closet, I'm gonna need you to take a deep breath and step away from the garbage bags. When you're plus sized, wardrobe management is a different ballgame, so we shouldn't follow the same advice that works for everyone else. Let's make sure we're... Read more 2 Comments
Take All The Space You Need Public transportation has a way of bringing out the worst in people. There's never enough room, and we've been taught to blame each other instead of the people who designed these too-small planes, trains, and buses. Which is why we plus size women may think twice about traveling that way -... Read more 5 Comments
Chic Plus Size Minimalist Looks Minimalist outfits are chic because they exude confidence. A woman who dresses in this style knows she doesn't need much to look wonderful. Mind you, I'm a maximalist. I'll pair outlandish costume jewelry with bold prints just to stay in and watch TV. But I don't dress that way because I... Read more 1 Comment
Where To Wear Your Plus Size Statement Clothes If you're like me, you have a small collection of statement clothes that spend way too much time in the closet. Or you fall in love with stunning pieces all the time, but never buy because you have no idea where to wear statement clothes. I get it - when you don't get... Read more
The Plus Size Guide to Wearing Skirts in Summer Chafing. Chub Rub. Gah - my inner thighs are on fire! Whatever you call it, the struggle is real. Wearing skirts (and dresses) in summer isn't just tricky for plus size women. Most women's thighs rub together. And without pants or tights creating a barrier between our inner thighs, they quickly... Read more 4 Comments
What's Your Plus Size Style Personality? For the longest time, my signature look was It Fits. If something fit both my body and whatever arbitrary work or school dress code I was dealing with at the time, I wore it. Once we started getting actual options in the plus size world, I was able to discover my... Read more 8 Comments
The Plus Size Guide To Updating Your Wardrobe When you wear classic styles with enduring appeal you don't have to add new pieces to your wardrobe all the time. But that doesn't mean you can't. Even if your closet is brimming with the most perfectly, timelessly fabulous pieces, every wardrobe could use a breath of fresh air every now and... Read more 1 Comment
Why Plus Size Women Should Wear Bright Colors We've all been told not to wear bright colors. Which is ridiculous. The thinking behind this lousy advice is that subtle colors like black and gray make us look slimmer than bright colors that stand out. Which, no. That's not how that works. Sure, wearing some drab shade that makes you... Read more 3 Comments
Plus Size Clothing that Your Friends Will Covet We might as well admit it - we dress to please ourselves, but part of that pleasure comes from being admired by our friends. We're oh-so fabulous and love when people notice that. It's only mean-spirited if you don't tell them where they can get awesome clothes for themselves. But... Read more
