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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Plus Size Fashion; Find Your Color

Plus Size Colors
What is the proper color for your body? You might think you look good in pastels when your “true” color should be warmer hues, such as browns. The colors you wear can make or break your look. Color can enhance your facial features, eye color and shape of your body. It can also work [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Thrifty Plus Size Clothing; Cool Capri Pants

Once the weather gets warmer it’s time to cool down, and capris are exactly the cozy, light summer wear you will want to don.  Since they were designed by European fashion designer Sonja de Lennart in 1948, capri pants, also known in some areas as long shorts or three quarters, are most popular with women.
Capri [...]

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Plus Size Summer Stay Cool Fashion

The summer heat is almost upon us. Even in the northern states the weather is heating up everywhere. It’s hard for a plus size woman to maintain a comfortable body temperature when moving from the sweltering heat of outdoors to the cool and even frigid air-conditioned indoors.
Wearing the right fashion can help keep you comfortable, [...]

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Plus-Size Womens Store; Leslie Fay History

Thrifty Plus Size online store offers fantastic bargains on beautiful plus size Classic Leslie Fay dresses. If you are a fan of Leslie Fay fashion, or are just looking for great deals on great dresses, this is the place to shop and not worry about your wallet. The Leslie Fay Classics dress is a perfect example [...]

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