OOTD> A sicky turkey day

Hello friends, 


I wanted to do a quick OOTD post.  I went shopping at torrid the other day and picked up a couple of things.  Two of which I am wearing.  I apologize for my hair and make-up in these pics, I have been feeling pretty unwell and haven't had motivation to do my hair.  The make-up is difficult because again, been so pale and poorly that I can't muster up elaborate make-up either...ANYWAYS.  

This outift:

Torrid Striped Blazer sz 3

Leather Mini Dress from Big Gals Lingerie

Torrid Scarf

Torrid Teal Leggings sz 3/4

Torrid Boots sz11

OOTN-Rock your Curves pt 2

Rock Your Curves had a second part of the event, which was more of a formal club night.  I have been saving this amazing jacket I purchased at Macy's for a more formal event (on sale now).  I paired it with the velvet sweetheart dress from Lane Bryant and some VERY comfortable shoes from Torrid which are on clearance...thank you very much. 

this is me getting really mad at my husband for joking  around during picture time

I don't like following any fashion rules...so I paired my gold jacket with silver and red jewelry.  My purse is from Wet Seal like a million years ago. I can honestly say, that I was having the worst hair day of  my life...so I ended up with a messy side do.  

For my make-up I used NYX glitter palette, Naked Palette from Urban Decay, and Gash lipstick from Urban Decay mixed with Ruby Woo from MAC.  What do you guys think?


The event was a great time.  To check out photos from the event go to the following links:


http://www.exposay.com/1st-annual-rock-your-curves---arrivals/v/52442/
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/features/article_1676617.php/1st-Annual-Rock-Your-Curves-Pictures?page=3
http://snapped4u.com/galleries/1511Part 
http://snapped4u.com/galleries/1513

OOTD>Rock Your Curves part 1

I had the pleasure of attending Rock Your Curves for their first year.  I have to say that I had so much fun and it was nice to be a part of such a loving and supportive environment.

The Fashion show was amazing! Rosie Mercado did an impeccable job hosting and was very quick on her feet when certain aspects of the show weren't runway ready.  The atmosphere was loving and cheerful. This was some of the models first time walking the runway and did amazingly.

The designers showing on the runway were: ROCK YOUR CURVES VENDORS

 

Some of my favorite runway looks were

Curvy Qt Fashion

Plush Cat Style

Curvy Qt

Purple Diva Designs

Purple Diva Designs

Lane Bryant

Lane Bryant

Check out all my photos on Flickr!

And for my OOTD> I wore my very old lime green dress from Torrid.  My absolutely amazing dress from Evans, leopard print sheer leggings, boots, and a belt.  

OOTD>Lacey Gal and The Big Boob Edition

Once again, I am head to toe in Torrid.  It wasn’t planned, I just love Torrid.  I love lace and I love combining more than one type of lace item at a time.  I wore my torrid bodycon skirt that I purchased for less than $10.00 on their super clearance and of course my over the knee boots.  I generally don’t wear high heels. I am a super klutz when it comes to high heel wearing, not to mention I like being comfortable. 

Oufit Details:

Torrid Top 4

Torrid Skirt 3

Torrid Leggings 3

Torrid Boots 11

Every plus size girl has a different body shape. I am a top heavy plus size girl.  Well, I am big all over especially big in my bust.  Having big boobs is quite the challenge in the fashion world.  First and foremost, I have a HORRIBLE back and because of my bad back, I rarely ever wear high heels it just exacerbates things. I also lose a lot of my shape in pictures or baggy clothes because my breasts take up so much of my torso length. So unless I wear something skin tight you can’t really see my waist or curves. Which leads me to my next point, I really can’t wear anything skin tight because I look like a giant slut bag…not a good slut bag either, the kind that makes you uncomfortable being around.  Finally, having big breasts makes shopping very hard for me.  I wanted to create a list of things special shopping tips for all my fellow big breasted ladies.

·         As a rule of thumb, I generally don’t buy anything over the internet that does not have some stretch to it.  Generally, if it stretches it will have a better chance of fitting.

·         I don’t purchase many button up things.  Having gaping holes in between the buttons is really visually unpleasing unless you are about to do a porn.

·         I don’t purchase anything that is super high cut in the neck.  It isn’t very flattering having a lot of material from your breast to your neck.

·         I can’t wear anything with a built in bra or cups.  This isn’t really that much of an issue but for a while there it seemed like everything had these built in bra type things in the top.  Companies base the cup size off of an average, so if your breasts are bigger than average, it either won’t fit or you will be spilling out of it. 

·         Halter tops are normally a no go for me as well. When I wear a halter I feel like my neck is going to collapse.  Having the weight of my boobs wrapped around my neck seems like some sort of medieval torture device.

This is merely just some things that I take into consideration when I shop.  Being plus sized, there are not a whole lot of stores that I can just go into and try things on, so I online shop quite a bit.  Every BODY is different and every girl knows what works for them.  One of the greatest things about fashion is you can march to the beat of your own drum.  You don’t have to follow any rules.  You do what makes you feel great.  I know how frustrating it can be being plus size.  I struggle with body acceptance EVERY SINGLE DAY.  It is very difficult to love your body when society as a whole seems to hate it and tell you it’s wrong. I have to remind myself daily that I am beautiful and that just because I am fat doesn’t change that.

I wanted to show these pictures of myself because it is my body and part of accepting it is not hiding it.  I have stretch marks, fat arms, a big belly, big breasts, a big butt, big legs, and multiple chins. Take a moment every day and LOVE YOUR BODY.