I have a love/hate relationship with fashion week. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend several exciting, glamorous Fashion Week runway shows over the years, not as media, but as somebody with ...
Today I am pleased to present a dress review of the Igigi “Modena” gown. Igigi sent me this dress this past March to wear to a weekend party and I promised to provide a product review. They sent the ...
Here is my video of my day at Playtex. Please leave a comment and share your bra shopping stories. Go and get your boobies a proper brassiere fitting and remember – point ‘em up and out t...
Jennifer June you have really truly won a free bra from Playtex and A Celebration of Curves. A great thing about being able to give things away is that it is really so much fun for me. Giving you fre...
Four of my bras can be used as a flotation device in case of emergency Yesterday I went to the Playtex HQ in midtown Manhattan. A few months ago Playtex asked women to write in and say why they would...
Congratulations to commenter lucky 13 – rishabree has won the $100 gift certificate to Igigi. She has generously agreed to send in pics when her shopping arrives. I am looking forward to seeing...
Fashionista Friends What a (mostly) fun week this has been! If you read my last post, Visiting the House of Igigi and a Contest, then you know I had dinner plans with plus-size fashion industry leade...
Tonight I am having dinner with my friends Yuliya Raquel and Ozlem Arpaci from Igigi, and Lisa and Jim Dolan who own Lee Lee’s Valise. It is sure to be a fun filled evening and I will post a re...
Hey everyone. I know I promised a giveaway and I got stuff to give you – just not today. I am attending the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. I am learning very important tech stuff that I will us...
Today is the second part of my two part posting about my trip to Las Vegas last week. Day 3: Please refrain from touching the artifacts. I had coffee for breakfast as I usually do when I am home. I w...
Spectacular Las Vegas A shining desert jewel My favorite oasis I’ll always be your fool ———— 8212;———R 12;– I spent 4 days and 3 three nights ...
Quick Update to this Post to anyone reading this in a feed reader like Google Reader, or Bloglines, etc. I just realized today that the video portion of the interview doesn’t appear in your bro...
Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Kathryn Finney. You may be familiar with her website, The Budget Fashionista, and maybe you have her books on bargain shopping. We had a really good ti...
“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.” Mel Brooks, The 2,000 Year Old Man (1961) A few days ago I posted a piece about the dangers of conta...
I have a New Year’s Confession to make – I believe that the very worst, most gruesome thing a human being can do is spread contagious misinformation. Ok maybe it’s not as bad as gen...
Thanks to the technological wonders provided by gadget geeks, I know what you are saying about me on the internet. Oh yes, I know when you Tweet about me, re-Tweet me (I love when that happens) and e...
Kiyonna just sent me some exciting news! They have decided to have a ONE DAY SALE on December 8, 2009. Customers can receive 20% OFF orders of $150 or more + Free ground domestic shipping on orders o...
Last Sunday was the first Size Acceptance Salon hosted by Ivan of Fat in NYC. I hope that this is the first of many of these dial-in Salons. About his reasons for starting the Salon Ivan says: I̵...
Cate R. won the gift certificate back in May of this year. I just realized when I announced the winner of the Kiyonna Gift Certificate last week that I never posted Cate’s pics and her product ...
An e-mail exchange between me, and Jay Solomon of More of me to Love. Jay is an amazing editor and might provide a page full of red marks some grammatical assistance with my fiction. Below is an exam...
You may remember when I first wrote about my friend Kira’s documentary. The support the film has received from this community since that post on September 30th has been very inspiring. Kira is ...
Congratulations to The Asian Pear! Her comment was chosen using a highly scientific process to randomly generate a number through a complicated system of algorithms. OK! So I really just clicked the ...
Thanks to the lovely people at Kiyonna I am happy to offer you a $50 gift certificate. To enter just post a link in the comments section to the product page of the item that you think you would buy i...
Yesterday, October 28, 2009, I turned 42. I barely noticed when I turned 40, but this birthday is full of meaning and self-reflection. I have been writing this blog since 2006. I have achieved many o...
Friends & Family Sale 4 Days Only! 20% Off Orders of $100 or more with the Coupon Code: BFF2009 at Kiyonna.com! Valid through 10/26/09 and cannot be combined with any other offer. Offer excludes...
I am so completely inspired by the work that the Tri-Delts do on campuses around the country that I am just going to quote from the their website. Their own words are way better than anything I can s...
I was very pleased to be invited to the unveiling of the new fashion line from JMS. You are undoubtedly familiar with the exclusively plus size manufacturer. I’ve liked this company for a long ...
I am a huge fan of the work of Paulo Coelho. Not only is he an amazing storyteller but he is a deep soul and the person I most want to have dinner with because he is my imaginary boyfriend and the le...
I am so excited about this addition that I am going to show you pics even though the living room is a complete and utter filthy mess. Mom, please forgive me for putting pictures of my messy home on m...
My very dear friend Kira Nerusskaya has been filming a documentary about the lives of women of size for as long as I have known her, at least four years. Kira is a size activist, she testified at the...
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