If you have decided to lose a few pounds and are worried you will have to buy a whole new wardrobe during that “in-between” stage, worry no more. With a few items and very little money you can show off your shrinking waist without prematurely investing in all new clothes. Here are a few pieces you can buy [...]
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Plus Size Women’s Style and Technique
When it comes to plus size style, the key is not to wear clothing that is frumpy or tent-like. If you want style and class, follow these special guidelines to look great out on the town or at your favorite club.
First of all, many designers today, unlike years past, are making plus size clothing. Even as [...]
Plus Size Women’s Maternity Fashion Tips
Being plus size and pregnant can have challenges all on its own. If you are expecting a little bundle, you might be frustrated by your wardrobe and how many items no longer fit, as well as a problem in the store getting anything to look right. Instead of running to frumpy one-size black attire, check [...]
Plus-Size Fashion: Designer Tips
The following are some great tips from top designers that will help you to flatter your plus-size figure, regardless of what area of your body you want to change.
Plus-Size Bottom
The easiest way to balance a bottom-heavy figure is to choose a dress that skims over the lower half of the body. Fuller skirts disguise heavy [...]
Plus Size Women’s Cape Cod Vacation
If you are planning on going somewhere such as Cape Cod on an early summer vacation, take some plus size fashion ideas along with you.
Bring along a few lightweight, as well as light colored, tops. How about a fuschia V-neck in 60% cotton/40% polyester? This is a great match for coolness on hot days at [...]
Plus Size Women’s Fashion for Vacation
It’s vacation time and you are going away to somewhere tropical. Your plus-size vacation wardrobe does not have to consist only of Hawaiian print shirts and cover-ups. With a few key pieces and a streamlined strategy, you can look and feel chic, comfy and appropriate.
Be comfortable. Your wardrobe should include some great soft, stretchable and lightweight [...]
Plus Size Women Focus on Fabrics; Chambray
Historic Chambray
Chambray, or cambric, is a lightweight cloth, cotton plain weave. This fabric is also known as batiste in many parts of the world. This fabric is often made to appear like denim without the same heavy weight. Thus, it is a great plus size women’s summer fabric.
Cambric (Batiste) is possibly named after Baptiste of [...]
Plus Size Fashion: Make a Corset Work for You
Many people think corsets are a thing of the past – or worse, a fashion torture device. But, as plus size fashion, corsets can be your best friend.
Think about the purpose of a corset; originally they were used to give women an hourglass figure, even plus size women. They accentuate the bust and cleavage and [...]
Plus Size Tips for a Sleeker Looking Figure
Getting a more sleek appearance is not as difficult as you might think. Plus size women don’t have to have model-thin bodies to be model-beautiful. Follow a few simple fashion tips for clothing and accessories and you will have heads turning in your favor everywhere.
Match your panty hose color to your skirt or pants and shoe [...]
Plus Size Fashion: Cotton vs. Polyester
The poor man’s cotton. That’s what polyester has been called almost since its inception into this world in 1941. The original idea for polyester came from a man named W.H. Carothers. At the time he was working for Dupont when he discovered that alcohols and carboxyl acids could be combined to form fibers. But, before [...]