BOLD Plus Size Trend: Spring Leather

BOLD Plus Size Trend: Spring Leather

Spring 2013 Plus Size Trends Plus size fashion is expanding to give us the selection we need to flaunt our personal style.  Last year I was obsessed with Celine’s use of leather.  Now I’m seeing sleek leather pieces in Mui Mui’s Spring 2013 collection that are amazing! Rock the trend in this smooth white faux [...]

10 Tips For Wearing White

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Wearing white all year long has become a new trend – especially in the hot summer months. You’ll want to take into consideration the weight of the fabric, when buying white pieces for all year long. Here are a few tips from fashion consultant/stylist Christie Maruka  to consider while shopping for WHITE ARTICLES of CLOTHING: 1. Does white [...]

BOLD Plus Size Trend: Slouchy Pants

BOLD Plus Size Trend: Slouchy Pants

Spring 2013 Plus Size Trends Having access to the fashion forward clothes we need is getting closer every season.  Some say a curvy girl can’t wear slouchy pants, but I think it takes curves to really show them off.  These pants by Lanvin Paris (Spring 2013) bring to mind these gorgeous high waist slouchy pants [...]

BOLD Plus Size Trend: Mixed Media

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Spring 2013 Plus Size Trend You are Fierce! You love your body and enjoy showing off your curves. You’re not afraid to mix it up a little, like wearing a sheer lace top with a colorful graphic print skirt and zebra striped ankle straps. Uh-uh, not scared at all. Try this gorgeous lace blouse from [...]

BOLD Plus Size Trend: Big Poppy

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Spring 2013 Plus Size Trend I imagine a great wind blowing fashion nicely back on course to giving us the bold pieces to satisfy every curvy appetite. Bold is defined as confident and courageous. I would add “curvy” to that description. For Spring I see the Prada poppies from the runway popping up in plus [...]

Celebrity Style Inspiration: Reality Fashion

As all the reality shows are coming to a close, I have to reflect on one of the elements I really look forward to.. the fashion! Whether we admit it or not, the fashions worn by our favorite reality stars have become more interesting and buzz worthy than some of their antics. From the Basketball [...]

BOLD Plus Size Trend: Graphic Cuts

BOLD Plus Size Trend: Graphic Cuts

Spring 2013 Trend We all made a collective gasp when news of the demise of Eloquii went out. Our people took to the web with a “Now I’m gon’ have to cut chu” attitude. How about giving us some commitment and creativity? Tom Ford’s black & white maxi dress graphically reveals slices of skin. Here’s [...]

Doncaster Does Spring for Women of Distinction – 12W-24W

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By: Catherine Schuller, AICI, CIP Spring is in the air and I love a good mid-week cocktail party in my favorite fashion capital, NYC. And if it is accompanied by a sneak peak at a beautiful plus size clothing line such as Doncaster, I am delighted to do my showroom sashay and get myself over [...]

BOLD Trend: Ornamental Tops

Spring 2013 Plus Size Trend | Ornamental Tops

Spring 2013 Plus Size Trend | Ornamental Tops For a while the only fashion I’d seen was on the runways down 5th and Madison Avenues while riding the bus in New York.  My favorites were the windows at Bergdorf Goodman, Henri Bendel, Saks, Prada and Michael Kors, especially during the holidays.  Breathtaking! In 2012 I [...]

BOLD Trend: Spring’s Furry Cover

Spring's Furry Fashion | Runway to the Everyday

Spring 2013 Plus Size Trends The say March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.  It’s windy, rainy, chilly and snowy… all at the same time.  It seems like that lion just roared all through the month.  All lion, no lamb! It’s no wonder that fur is showing up in the Spring [...]

7 Perfectly Bold Trends

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YOU WANNA ROCK RIGHT NOW! Going Boldly “I wanna rock right now!” Rob Base got it right. First quarter is almost over. And it’s time to get down. The winds of change are blowing. You feel it. I know I do. I finally found a new apartment, moved and managed multiple priorities (or better yet, [...]

London Street Style: London Fashion Week & British Plus Size Fashion Week

London Street Style: London Fashion Week & British Plus Size Fashion Week

By Featured Blogger: Cupcake & Pearls On this day during British Plus Size Fashion Weekend I moved out from the catwalk to show you how people attended these fabulous events – and since I was covering British Plus Size Fashion Weekend for Daily Venus Diva Magazine I could also get international press entry for London [...]

2012 Plus Size Holiday Fashion: JIBRI

JIBRI Plus Size Holiday Sweetie Dress (Leopard Sequin)

The holiday season is definitely a time for giving and receiving and plus size designer Jasmine Elder of JIBRI is giving the gift that keeps on giving; JIBRI’s 2012 Holiday Collection! The 2012 Holiday Collection is an extension of JIBRI’s 2012 Fall Collection. “The same sharp dark edge of late 80′s, early 90′s glam was present. [...]

Plus Size Retailer Launches Wrap 101 Video Guide with Plus Celeb Marcy Guevara

Eternity Maxi Dress

Since introducing the bestselling Eternity convertible wrap dress (formally known as the Anastasia Interchangeable Dresses), the team at Swak Designs have received a number of inquiries on how to to wrap the popular dress. Instead of just sending an email with step by step instructions, they decided to go a step further and release a [...]

Turn Up Your Plus Size Style With “Makeovers For Women: 40, Curvy, and Ready for a Change”

"Makeovers For Women: 40, Curvy, and Ready for a Change”

As 2012 comes to a close it’s time to start thinking about new year’s resolutions and style goals for 2013. If you’re like many divas you may view the new year as a new beginning; a chance to revamp your style and be a little daring. Looking for a little inspiration? Check out “Makeovers for [...]

Celebrities Shine In Gold, Colors and Metallic Dresses At The AMA’s

Christina Aguilera at the American Music Awards

Award shows are known for celebrating entertainers and their work in film and music but we all know that award shows were created to celebrate fashion; the good and the bad. Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Taylor Swift may have walked away winners at last nights American Music Awards but on the red carpet the ladies [...]

Denim Delight With Catherines Plus Sizes

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Catherines Plus Sizes held a “Denim Delight” blogger event and contest to launch their new denim line for plus size women. They invited a few of their favorite plus sized bloggers to model their new denim styles, and the pictures were featured on the Catherines Facebook Page. All of the bloggers were encouraged to have [...]

Fall Plus Size Fashion Styling Tips

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As the weather starts to cool down, cozy textures and warm colors become wardrobe essentials for the fall. But, it’s easy to drown in a pool of earthy colors and layers of baggy comfy sweaters. Don’t let that happen to you! Fall into this seasons coolest plus size trends with the following tips provided by [...]

 
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