Plus Size week in NYC
The plus world has come alive this week. The plus size love fest kicked off Saturday June 13th with first annual #goldenconfidence pool party presented by Essie Golden. Curve girls came to show off their gorgeous shapes of all sizes while parting like rock stars.
This lead right into Full Figured Fashion Week. FFFWeek is now in it's 5 year and kicked off Sunday, June 14th with FFFWeek® Celebrates Curvy Fashion at JC Penney. Today there will be A Luau Party! hosted by Revee' Lamar - The 2015 FACE of FFFWeek, Tomorrow are Media Event (invitation only), A Small Business Leader's Guide to Business Structure (licensing, trademarks, branding, social media) Hosted and Moderated by: Ernest Jackson, Celebrity Publicist, MNS Media, and the founder of FFFWEEK founder Gwen DeVoe will be launching her magazine DeVoe Magazine. Wednesday offers Fit for Me by Fruit of the Loom Media Breakfast (invitation only) and my personal favorite Curves at Sea All White Cruise hosted by Revee' Lamar, 2015 FACE of FFFWeek. Thursday there will be a FFFWeek® Model Intensive with Sharon Quinn (private), Hal Rubenstien and Marla Wynne Exclusive Blogger Event hosted by Hal Rubenstien and Marla Wynne followed by Cocktails and Conversations with Gwen DeVoe. Friday FFFWeek® and PLUS Model Magazine Present The Celebrate My Size Expo and Town Hall Meeting, JIBRI Pop Up Shop followed by the Indie Designer Showcase. Saturday "Turning Passion into Profit" Panel Discussion along with JIBRI Pop Up Shop, Retailers/Boutiques Showcase/Industry Awards Ceremony and Sunday will be round out with JIBRI Pop Up Shop.
To keep the plus love going we have Chastity Garner of Garner Style & CeCe Olisa of Plus Size Princess hosting "theCURVYcon" to be held on June 20th. theCURVYcon is a day-long event that plans to bring plus size brands, fashionistas, shopaholics, bloggers and youtubers into one room, to chat, shop and embrace all things curvy. theCURVYcon offers 3 ticket levels from General Admission at tickets prices $99 (Tickets still available theCURVYcon.com ) to sold out Platinum Level at $249.00. The day will feature many of my personal curvy favs from actress Amber Riley, Gabi of Gabifresh.com, to Jessamyn Stanley of My Name Is Jessamyn and Ty Alexander of Gorgeous in Grey just to name a few on various panels. theCURVYcon Panels include How to be Stylish at any Size presented by MONISTAT® Complete Care™ Chafing Relief Powder Gel®, Rock Your Confidence: From the Bar to the Boardroom, Speaker Meet & Greets, Plus Size Health and Fitness, Sex, Love & Dating at any size and ending the day with Amber Riley as the keynote speaker. There will also be a theCURVYcon Mall for your shopping pleasure.
I'm thankful for all you ladies for your affords to improve the state of the plus, curvy and fat community. When we come together for events like these brands listen. Our words as well as our dollars speak volumes. I personally want to wish a congratulations to Essie and Chastiy. I'm very proud of you for all that you do. I've reached out to you both and you two have been nothing less than a blogger friend to me. I'm glad to see your dreams take flight and know I'll be in NYC with you both next year. Congrats again ladies.
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