I stopped into my local Loehmanns today because bloomie79 said she had seen some cheap Svobodas. Yeah they're cheap because they're getting rid of their plus size department entirely. WTF people? They had good and interesting stuff there. I was coveting this gorgeous houndstooth Marina Rinaldi coat a few months back. I was even wearing a Live a Little Swing Coat I bought.

This sucks. I guess I shouldn't be complaining that there's one less place to buy off price plus size clothing in nyc since that's partly what I'm going to be selling at my store. But seriously, what's a fatshionista to do.

http://www.loehmanns.com/index.php
so if there's one near you, you might want to check out the clearance racks, i found a few things today that were real cheap.

I just recently moved to Canada from Oregon, and I'm still getting to know the city. Help! Where to shop?

( Help a sister out! )

Hi All!

This morning I found TWO posts from members of fatshionista who live in my town and didn't yet know about our Vancouver-specific fat positive LJ community, fatvancouver. I posted comments encouraging them to join but it occurred to me that there should probably be a central place for fatshionista's to check and see if there are geographically specific fatshionista groups for them to join when they first sign up here! We use our Vancouver community to post about local shopping, getting together for group activities like clothing swaps, potlucks or brunches or being physically active with other fatties, and just to feel like we are part of an active and local community of people with likeminds.

Are we the only group of fatshionista's to have started a group like this? Are there other groups out there that are specific to certain areas that fatshionista's may not know about? Wanna post links in the comments of this post for people to peruse? Would the mod's consider putting a link to this post on the userinfo page of fatshionista?

Just some thoughts! I know I felt fairly isolated in my fat positivity in this city until I realized how many fatshionistas actually lived here. Our group has been active for over a year now and I've met some really amazing people and made some very good friends as a result.

Ta!

Hello Folks! I've not posted any of my own clothing choices here but I am an avid reader. ;) I just am pretty shy, honestly.

After a recent post on the community about the Columbian Artist Botero, I discovered that there was an exhibit of his work a mere 30 minutes away at the Delaware Museum of Art. We decided to check it out and while there I took this photo:



Click on it for a larger look. :)

It's hard to tell by the photo but it's not really just black on black. There is silver mixed in quite a bit hence the chunky silver bracelet and my silver Warhol watch band.

There is silver glitter slightly in each polka dot on the skirt. The top is actually a very fine knit and up close is easy to see through and has silver threading also in the weave. The top underneath is a black satin with silver design on the bust. Accidentally, all items are from Lane Bryant over the years. I tend to be the type who keeps things for a long time and mix and match them with new items.

While at the exhibit, a nice woman from Columbia approached me. She was in awe of how I looked so much like his paintings and sculpture and asked to take a photograph of me to show her friends back home in Columbia.

I wish I had thought to ask her to email me a copy but I was flustered in the moment.

There's more pictures of our darling fatshionistas coming, I promise. I had the bestest time last week with the meet up. Thanks for bringing the fat visibility to the Brooklyn Flea! Thanks for brightening my day and checking out the vintage goodies (and even buying some), all awesome before the crazy rain came and drowned us out.

But here's some snaps of sassy + delicious actress Ashlie Atkinson (from Fat Pig + Rescue Me) in her new to her vintage dresses.



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this coming Sunday May 25th will be my LAST day selling at the Brooklyn Flea.
It's been an amazing inauguration into this vintage world but June is going to be all about busting ass to get my store up and running! If you're in the area please stop by and say hi.
All the details can be found at http://www.redressnyc.com

Hi! I'm an on-again, off-again lurker, and an occasional commenter at Shapely Prose and The Rotund. I created iamkateharding, but it seems like all the discussion is over here on fatshionista, so I thought it was time to introduce myself here and start participating.

Stats: I'm 27, 5'5", about 240 lbs, and I don't have a whole lot of photos because my fashion sense has been either T-shirt/jeans/flip-flops or What Old Navy Had On Sale. My flickr photostream is here for the curious.


I've been reading and writing an awful lot on personal finance lately, and one thing has got me hopping mad: The Diet Metaphor.

I would like to read one book or blog that doesn't even mention the word "diet", especially in the context of budgeting. Not all of them make the comparison explicit, but a lot of tips are the same, the tone is the same, and it's hard not to make the connection in this diet-obsessed culture.

And some of them really are that blatant about it. "It's just like putting your money on a diet!" Really? THANKS FOR SETTING ME UP TO FAIL. One blog had a post today about using Twitter to post about your spending, then you publicize the link and let social pressure keep you on the straight and narrow. The blogger said he'd been using that to help him -- guess what? -- stick to his diet/exercise plan. So diet tips should totally work for your money!!1!

I can see how the metaphor would be useful to some people. But it is not useful to me. I am not dieting, I have no intention of ever dieting again, and a big reason I quit dieting was the damage caused by the whole deprivation/reward cycle that personal finance blogs and books love so much. In fact I am so anti-diet that a lot of otherwise-good budgeting advice is not sinking in at all. They say "dollars", I hear "calories", and I am flipping them a big fat bird with "No way!" tattooed on the side.

So, fatshionista, I turn to you: How do you handle money and budgeting without using diet tips? Is there a better metaphor out there? Is fat-positive personal finance too specific a target? And how can I draft a workable budget without freaking out?

hello all, i apparently cant get the hang of posting here for some reason so maybe this time it will work, ive just discovered you last week & got this lovely lovely dress here & the corset from goth auctions so wanted to share, look forward to chatting with you all!



and so i cropped the pics to make them small so hopefully they work, the dress came from here last friday, woohoo & the corset (tha i think is too small) from goth auctions

I saw ( this dress ) at Target today, and they didn't have it above a 12....there is an 18 online, but because it buttons up the chest, I have to be cautious...does anyone have it? Would it button over my 40F boobs? Am I wrong to think it's just about the cutest dress ever? Everyone I was with thought it was ugly, but I absolutely love it.

hello, you lovelies! I've been lurking for awhile now ever since being directed here by a kind soul at beauty101. I'm so glad I've found you all!


on to the question:

I'm looking at this dress on Target's website:

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and wondering how it fits and how the sizes there run? I'm a 14/16 and I don't know whether to get a 14 or a 16. Thoughts? Suggestions? I know I can just measure myself but I'd love to hear from you gals about your specific experience.


thanks!

Hi, hi.
I am Donna.
Lurker (and sometimes commenter) extraordinaire.

I LOVE, love, love looking at all of the very wonderful 'Outfits of the Days'.
It is my favorite part of perusing my friends page.

So here I go, doing it myself!

So thank you for checking me out and keep on doing what you're doing.

( This is what I wore today. )

My husband and I will be visiting family in Greenville, SC, this weekend. I'd love to go shopping, particularly at stores not in my area (Lancaster County, PA). Do any of you know of stores that carry clothing in size 30/32 in the Greenville area?

for reference, i am 5'3" and about 190lbs. size 12/14/16 depending :)
( it has been a loong time! )

Review of the Tailored Portrait Collar dress by Igigi

http://www.igigi.com/shop/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.display/currentpage/1/fromcat/1/disptype/5/product_id/574

( A detailed review this-a-way )