I guess I was born too early because now there are television commercials touting the full figures of rubenesque women. One of our cable stations is showing such entertainers as Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hutson, and Monique, as icons of beauty. Hopefully this will mean that those of us with a little “junk in our trunks” and busts that are full and voluptuous, have nothing to be ashamed of. Its time that women of all sizes be recognized as beauty in their own right. Why should we have to starve and look like waifs from a prison camp to be accepted?
When I was young, I was set up with a blind date. As I was talking with the guy he stated that a BBW (Big Beautiful Woman) was a size 12. OMG!!! That was the size I aspired to get down to. But the tmes, they are a changing. There are now dating sites where the large size body is revered.
Does this mean that all the old prejudices have dropped by the wayside? NO! Are young girls no longer binging and purging to get down to the acceptable size, 2 or 4? NO! But now they can see that there are woman who celebrate their curves and their curves are celebrated for the beauty they posses!
Archive for March, 2009
Not one of my hunts for fashion shopping, the Burlington Coat Factory, has proved to be a carrying out a scam on shoppers wanting a bargain. At a time when everyone is looking to trim the fat from our fashion budgets, Burlington Coat Factory decided to sell K-Mart coats after covering the label with fake one of named designers! Shoppers were able to easily remove the labels and noticed the coats came from K-Mart!
K-Mart sold the coats for $30.00. The name brand would have been $200.00. So the $70.00 asked by Burlington Coat Factory was a steal. Folks, in this day of looking for bargains, if it looks to good to be true, it probably is!! Remember, as Judge Joe Brown often says, “caveat emptor.” Let the buyer beware!
Since I shop from QVC, this would have never happen to them. First, a product is not just bought and then sold to their customers. It has to go through product inspectors and if it does not pass inspections out it goes.
So remember buyers, CAVEAT EMPTOR! Let the Buyer Beware!!!
When I was in my twenties, I moved to California. And being young, I rarely needed an outer coat. I have always adored leather, but back in the day, designers thought that big girls should not sport leather goods. Well let me tell you those days are gone! Full figured females and ladies of advanced age can and do wear leather!!
I am now in clothing heaven. Designers have dropped the old style boxy leather coats and jackets. Leather is now so soft and supple that it can be fashioned into styles never thought possible before. You don’t even have to put them away in the Spring. Leather is so light that it can be worn as a part of the total outfit and worn indoors all day like your other jackets.
One designer that makes jackets that fit this niche is Bradley Bayou. He dresses many of the stars and is known for fitting problem figures. His jackets have that couture fit where the seaming hides flaws and accentuates the positive points of a woman’s body. In his book, “The Science of Sexy“, he explains his philosophy of making women look their best.
Watching his jacket with all the colors, navy and yes black. But there was lime, cooper, and he has done white. My white jacket had a woman chase me across the parking lot to ask where I got it. She then told me how good it looked. My friends know that I am a 1X.
What am I saying? Try leather for the Spring and give your outfits a real boost with a couture designed jacket that caresses your figure and brights out it’s best features! Leather is indeed better.
Our first lady, Yes folk she is OUR first lady, is causing a stir in the fashion world or should I say those that watch fashion. What is causing the stir? Michelle has the nerve to bare her well shaped arms!
This is not the middle east. we are use to seeing arms and they are not in this culture considered an erotic area. So what is the problem folks? Michelle Is smart! This can’t be contested. She is gracious! Can’t argue with that either. So what is the problem? Oh, I know what it is? Michelle has the audacity to be married to the world’s most powerful man and live in the Whitehouse!
This beautiful, smart, and confident woman is defining her own style and doing well. At the age when a lot of women are hiding in long sleeves, she can and does bare arms looking good while doing it. Should she continue in the footsteps of other first ladies and dress down? Heck no! Michelle, continue to be the lady you are! Smart, gracious, and with impeccable style!
Anyone that doesn’t like it, go look in the mirror and see what your arms look like. Then throw stones!
