Happy Thanksgiving 2013
Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. Now is the time to reflect & be thankful for that you have. It is also the time to make plans & changes to get what you want!
First Plus Size date night dinner & a movie
The first plus size date night included viewing "The Best Man Holiday" at the Icon theater on Roosevelt in Chicago. The movie was well worth the cost of the ticket. I laughed, I cried and laughed again as I got reintroduced to the cast again. There has been a 15 year break since the first movie but I couldn't tell. The ladies that attended the movie all agreed that the movie was great. I'm not going to go into great detail about the movie because some have not seen it yet and I don't want to be spoil it.
After the movie we jetted over Lalo's Mexican restaurant on Maxwell. That's when the real fun started. The food was great and the staff was friendly. There was a live band to set the mode and the flowing drinks didn't hurt.
@yepitskey @uniqu3lyyours @plussizeinchicago_she @mzprettyladyd @thefatgirloffashion @mzneauxla @iraeisastylist @aunyx
All these ladies can be found on Instagram.
I want to personal thank all the ladies that came out and showed their support. I feel that this first event was a great success.
Haute & Co. Bridal Boutique
Chief Stylist Shannelle Armstrong-Fowler invited me to Haute & Co. Bridal Boutique and I believe I stepped into wonderland. Haute & Co. Bridal Boutique located 750 North Franklin Street is Chicago's only bridal boutique that caters exclusively to plus size women in the Chicagoland area. Shannelle is a Georgian that now calls Chicago home. Having many years of experience in the fashion world in one roll or another Shannelle has chosen to focus her talents on giving women of size the Cinderella moment every girl dreams of from childhood.
A luxury bridal boutique Haute & Co offers sizes from 12 to 28 ( if you are smaller or larger, contact them ). Shannella advised delivering a superior bridal experience and offering classic, fashion-forward plus size wedding dresses sets them apart from a box retailer for women of size in search for a bridal dress. This starts by being the exclusive local retailer of the designers such as Emmaline Bridal, Essense of Australia and Lea-Ann Belter.
Haute & Co. is a luxury, plus-size destination with wedding gowns start at $2,000 to $6,000. Haute & Co. stylists pride themselves on being a resource to each bride in selecting their made to order grown thus making all purchases non-refundable.
I was advised that these custom cut and color option gowns often take between four to six months to ship from the designer. However for you elopers rush orders can be done for an additional charge. In completing the brides total look they offer veils, headpieces, belts, and unique seasonal wedding items. They're currently only focusing on the bride and her special day so bridesmaid, mother of the bride, flower girl dresses, etc can not purchase though them. They have however partnered with other firms that do offer so needed items.
Haute & Co. Bridal Boutique can be reached at info@hauteandco.com if you have additional questions.
* Photo credit belongs to Felton Kizer at feltonkizer.com *
OOTD 11/17
The styles are changing from Summer fun to holiday glam. I'm feeling very glamorous in my Forever 21 shirt. It has a black & gold base with pink & cream highlights. For a contrast I paired it with a maroon tank also Forever 21 and a Sam & Libby shoe from Target.
This Forever 21 coat adds to the glam factor. This budget friendly beige frock adds an air of sophication to any look. It comes with buttons and a belt however it has no pockets. I love it. Great for work, dinner date, church or visiting the family durning the holidays.
Zelie For She's "Naughty or Good"
Zelie For She creator Elann Zelie has offered up her latest work today. It's a holiday collection for 2013 called "Naughty or Good". It includes different options and varies hues for dresses, skirts, tops and complete sets.
The line is available for purchase as a preorder to be shipped on December 5. I have no doubt that Naughty or good collection will sell out fast so this the time to buy. Ellan has given chooses good for every budget and her signature crop tops are in full force.
I'm personally eyeing the "Morocco" skirt which had a similar patten of the Monif C. San Paulo swimsuit with the yellow base and pink as a pop of color. The line offers sizes from 1x to 3x along with free shipping for orders over $100.
Élan this is a beautiful collection you have but together and I wish her much success. The entire collection can be seen & purchased at www.zelieforshe.com
Twentyfour20 launch
Allison McGevna a writer, producer, host and model is now adding designer to her resume with the launch of her new plus line called TwentyFour20. She said "Women should never make apologies for wanting to look like the superstars that they are. My clothes are for the woman who knows she is sexy, but doesn't need to show a lot of skin to prove it. She's a confident, beautiful bombshell who not only owns her curves, but embraces them."
TwentyFour20 is sold exclusively at www.twentyfour20.com. The line is proudly made and manufactured in the USA and use organic, sustainable materials whenever possible. This contemporary ready-to-wear line has fashionable clothes mostly made of nylon, spandex, cotton and rayon. They believe that women of all sizes and shapes deserve access to sexy, fabulous fashion without limitations. I most say their styles and size availably proves that.
Many pieces in the line will soon be available in all sizes by special order. Please note the line is currently on pre order only. Orders placed between today and November 22 will shipped on or around December 13. Orders placed between November 23 and December 1 will ship on or around December.
I'm excited about this new plus line because she's helping prove "Life is better along the curve!" I wish Allison much success.
Be yourself
I've learned over time that I'm an amazing person. Toots my own 🎷 😆 . Because of the 6 pillars you see here. When you give out good vibes good comes to you. These things will speak for you. I'm not the best "blogger". I'm not the best dressed. But what I do do is accept what I am. A fat girl that loves fashion. What I do do is encourage others to reach for greatness within themselves. I'm far from rich money wise but my cups runs over when it come to happiness joy. I have a purse full of love & laughs and I share that freely. I thank everyone that came out to support me last night. Strangers become friends when you step out on faith. Just be yourself it works for me😜
Going Natural *update*
Since my big chop my hair has been healthier than ever. If you haven't read my post "Going Natural" I did a big chop in late September. Where I cut my own hair. Since then I've been treating my damaged hair with only Cantu products.
My hair is damaged very bad from poor maintenance on my part. Because I'm not a beautiful bald do to patches I've opted to wear a wig till my hair fills in. Which it is slowly.
Just wanted to give a quick update on my hair journey.
Note: I do not work for Cantu nor was I gifted any of their products.
Curves. Couture. Chicago.
I had the privilege of attending first ever fashion show in Fashion Focus Chicago geared toward the plus size community. It was called "Curves. Culture. Chicago." organized by Tressa Thomas of Project Thyck and hosted by Val Waner of Channel 7's Windy City Live.
This event had it all. Music by a jazz band along with singing by Ms. Thomas herself. Jazz style dancing from Forum Dance Theatre & Footprints Tap Ensemble, men, models and of course wonderful fashions.
Represented were the likes of Niehla O of Chocolate Sushi Couture. She sent some fabulous original plus size fashion down. I fall in love with a sheer black top pictured above. Niehla O current work can be found at chocolatesushicouture.com . Niehla O is a make up artist as well. That's a double threat!
Blair Chic Boutique also showed various plus size looks. Blair Chic is a plus size boutique location at 1343 N. Ashland, Chicago. Blair Chic has become the unofficial home of many plus size events from collection showings to clothing drives. The owner Blair keeps her hand on the pulse of the plus mart in Chicago. Her fashions can also be purchased online at blairchicboutique.com .
There was also eye candy at the beauty Millennium Knickerbocker hotel. Talk show host Steve Harvey men's suit line also was shown. Oftening fashionable suits that would please men of all ages and sizes. Even though Steve wasn't there himself the male models he had representing him were able to fill his big shoes.
The mother/daughter owners of Bonjour Madame & Boutique Unique had two collections shown. They have elegant dresses for women's of all sizes. Their frocks offered nothing less than an air of class and sophistication. This mother/daughter duo can be found at one of their two boutiques in Niles,IL Bonjour Madame or Boutique Unique.
The vendors were as eye catching as the runway show. The likes of Funky Flower Child, and the sisters in law owners of Vixen had my looking around for my purse.
There were many fashionable guest seated to view the fashions and the raffles items kept the crowd engaged. I even won one a gift for instagramming live from the event. I personal invited all my Chicago followers and was very please to see fellow bloggers Iraeisastylist, Plussizeinchicago_she and Plusmodelmichelle. The show overall was amazing and I'm excited to see what will be served up in 2014!
*Special thank you to Thyck Troupe for the event invite*
Curves + Style Mixer guest speaker
*This is not a Plus Size Date night event/I'm a speaker not the host*
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