If youve ever read my blog before, you know without a doubt that I am a HUGE fan of Kiyonna and vive la femme! At the end of April, my favorite people and worlds and clothes collided in one fantastic...
How happy am I for Omar and Gordana, the dynamite duo behind GOCA? These two young rising stars shined very brightly a few weeks ago when they held their first full fashion show here in Chicago...
To put it plainly, this Melrose Mesh Top from Kiyonna does amazing things for your girls. lol. I love Kiyonna for a lot of reasons, but one of the main ones is that they understand the curvy body and...
Hello my lovelies! If you follow me on Twitter @stylepluscurves, youve probably heard about our next Chic Swaps event, the Dress Disco!!! On May 6th, a bunch of gorgeous, beautiful curvy women will m...
Have you heard me talk about vive la femme? Well, you probably have, since I mention it in nearly every post! Stephanie Sack is the beauty and the brains behind vive la femme, Chicagos prem...
Chicago Fashion Connect mixers are the perfect time to mingle with key players in the fashion industry. I love the energy in the room with so many designers, models, makeup artists, bloggers, and mor...
What a fantastic event this was! Last week, the wonderful staff at Ruby Room here in Chicago graciously hosted an event called "Beauty and the Blogger." It was a night of delightful pampering...
Hello lovelies! Ive been swamped lately, and Im sorry if you felt neglected!!! Ive got a new job, a new haircut...and just signed the lease on a new apartment. So, really...Ive hardly had time to cat...
Sportsbras...ARGH. Finding a plussize version that doesnt let your girls flop around is like looking for Aztec gold. Its elusive and frustrating a filled with wrong turns...er...purchases. Why is it ...
There are some great and not-so-great spring trends popping up in the stores...have you noticed? Well, I have my own opinions, but I want to know what other curvy fashionistas think! What are yo...
Its official, yall!!! Chicago will have its very own fashion week dedicated exclusively to plus-size designers! Plus Fashion Week Chicago (or PFW for short) will take place October 17-21. We off...
How do you take this va-va-voom leopard print ruched dress from Kiyonna and tame it for the office?? It was actually easier than I thought! I added a wide black belt, a black blazer, black pumps, a r...
When Kiyonna mentioned that they were coming out with the Betsey Ruched dress in Leopard Print, I was like....OMG, I must have it immediately!!!! But then...the doubts crept in...I started wondering ...
How much fun (and green) is it to trade in your under-used clothes for another local fashionistas?? Since my closets are moaning under the weight of my unused clothes and Im kind of cheap...and envir...
It can be easy to get caught up in all the glitz and glamour associated with the fashion world and lose sight of the true meaning of community...which is helping each other and supporting those less ...
OK, apparently there are no Zebras in the Sahara...but a girl can dream, right??? This outfit is one of my favorites. It was an experiment at first, and when I walked in front of my mirror, I was lik...
Ive become a regular at the mixers put on by Chicago Fashion Connect, and at every event, I meet more amazing, talented gorgeous people in the fashion industry in Chicago! The February mixer was held...
No, I dont wear glasses, but I this outfit made me feel all academic and librarian-ish, so I decided to go along with the theme and pull out some old black frames. And of course, whats a librarian wi...
What? Doesnt everyone wear zebra print skirts to construction sites? And who doesnt use plastic sheeting as a backdrop to strike a pose?? Animal Print Skirt and black tights: Lane Bryant, Black Cowl-...
Haha, Im not sure thats an appropriate use of literary allusion (read the poem here), but hey...Im a little tired today. lol. I was on a skirt and sweater kick last week, and my friend Wendy and I sn...
Steamy AND modest! Sexy AND coy. Sultry AND Ladylike. This Kiyonna top walks the line perfectly between the two. The deep V in the Loretta Lace Top is saved from being too revealing by the demur...
Something about the crisp, cool air made me want to go for an old school office glamour look this week. So, I pulled out a sweater set, a pencil skirt, fishnets and pearls, and took myself to work. T...
Who says big girls cant wear mini skirts??? Not me! I rocked this bright orange mini from H&M (size L) in the office last week. Paired with some black leggings from Lane Bryant, awesome low-heele...
Who knew that a feather cape looks right at home with some skinny jeans and a black T?! This cape transforms a totally casual outfit into something ridiculously cool and funky. Feather Cape: Forever ...
It was so fun to wear a feather cape over an LBD and rock the GLAM-A, but honestly, it is a little predictable. So, Curvatude and I challenged ourselves to figure out 2 other ways to wear a feather c...
How many chances do you get to wear a feather capelet??? lol. Immediately after I bought it at Forever 21, I started wondering how I was going to pull it off. When I found out that Jaye of Curvatude ...
My friend Stephanie, owner extraordinaire of vive la femme clothing boutique, recently debuted Perch, a sweet and feminine junior plus size line (12-18). These are just a few of the great pieces that...
Have you heard about the new series of events here in Chicago aimed specifically at frugal, fashion-forward, full-figured fashionistas???? Well, since Im one of the creators, Im going to tell you ALL...
Just after Christmas, Curvatude and I hosted an awesome night of shopping at vive la femme boutique and violette shoe salon, called Dazzle Til Dawn. I loved seeing so many beautiful curvy women ...
My NYE was so good, it took two weeks to get over it and write this post! lol. It was the absolute perfect time to debut my first designer dress!!! Ive been raving about Shavonne Dorsey for a while n...
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