I haven't done an RLR post in sooooo long. And long time supporter of the blog and one of my favorite bloggers Illsay has sent in her take on the High/Low trend. And as always I adore the outfit. Her choice of color, very professional yet fun! You just can lose! Love it Illsay!If you want to be a part of the Real Life Runway series click herexoxoShay read more »
I've been asked plenty of times where do I get my inspiration from? and my answer is generally "everywhere" Celebs, magazines, movies, tumblr...but what I enjoy most is an outfit is directly inspired by one of my favorite bloggers. It's Friday and it's a beautiful day here in NY/NJ and I was determined to feel good in my clothes today. Last night I say Chakayla's latest outfit post...and I just new I wanted to so something similar. I made a point to get up early, I did my make-up and hair...I just like t... read more »
Mother's day weekend, I spent it in Atlanta for my Almar Mater. I had plenty of friends that were graduating and being that I now live in Jersey, it was only right that I made my way back. It was rainy and rather gloomy, but to see my loves and my friends, oh and this rather awesome dress, made it all the more better! I got this dress from dots about 2 weeks ago when they were having a sale Buy 1 dress and get the 2nd 1/2 off. So you know I had to hop on it! I am so in love with this dress, I love how th... read more »
Yeh... I'm a plus size mama... and its not something I ever planned to be and not something I plan to be forever...but I'mprettyeasy, so I just roll with it...lol excuse the pun... When it comes towhat I wear... I'm pretty happy with where my style is these days, it took me a while to get here, because this wasn't always the case... In the old days I would settle for an over sized, plain and somewhat sloppy 'Bob Charles' polo shirt whichfor me was actually abig HUGE no no! So... One day back in 2007,I ... read more »
So as I was cruising tumblr last night, I got a message from one of my followers and she mentioned a poem by Lucille Clifton entitled "Homage to my Hips" and so when I got to work this morning I went right to google and looked it up! It's short, but packs a lot. Kudos and *2 SNAPS* to Lucille Clifton!these hips are big hips.they need space to move around in.they don't fit into littlepetty places. these hipsare free hips.they don't like to be held back.these hips have never been enslaved,they go where the... read more »
With your necessities of course. I'm sure most of you have heard of Bare Necessities, or know someone who has. If you haven't here's a little bit about them; Launched in 1998 Bare Necessities has sold over 5 million bras and other intimate apparel products. It is the second largest online retailer of in mens and womens intimate clothing behind Victoria Secret. They offer a plethora of styles as well as size for every size.But this post isn't just about Bare Necessities, I have some exciting news. In Febr... read more »
The plus size fashion blogging world is only but so big, and after awhile you run into the same people and start to make friends. I mean why not? We have at least one thing in common.I experienced this during the weekend of NJFFFW. When I met one of my favorite bloggers Sarah of Queen Sized Flava. I remember when I 1st found her blog. I was blown away. She was soooo pretty! She had locs and girl could dress. From then on I was hooked. Yes I must admit I stalk her blog annnnnd I totally ok with that. When... read more »
I know, I know, I've been such a horrible blogger. But it's been crazy and me trying to take pics of my outfit just prove to be rather difficult. But anyway, this outfit I was excited to wear. I was going to an event after work, and needed something nice to wear. I just purchased this shirt for DOTS and I knew I wanted to wear it with colored bottoms. So naturally blue was my first choice. Yes I have on my leopard print booties, and I knew it would be a stretch because of the printed shirt, buuuuuuut sin... read more »
If you've been following my blog, you all know I'm in love with color and print. Whether it's on me or on someone else. And recently I've been buying things with strong prints. The outfit I wore today was relatively last minute but organinc.The skirt I got from Eddy Bri and from the time I got it in the mail, I've been trying to figure out an outfit. I originally planned to be safe wear it with my black sheer button up from Forever 21, cause of the black in the skirt. but it didnt really speak to my he... read more »
After an awesome first day, I woke up Saturday morning in my hotel room at the Atlantic Palace and was greeted with a beautiful 16 floor view of the ocean and the board walk. Me and Sarah got ourselves dressed and was ready to start our day. The first event of the day was a Fashion panel discussion which touched on a lot of different issues and ideas that plus size women have to deal with on an everyday basis. and in true NJFFFW style the panel was made of great group of women.-Gabi of Gabifresh.com-Nikk... read more »
