How To Dress Well When Your Weight Fluctuates Raise your hand if you've ever decided that you can't spend "too much" on clothes because you were going to be a different size before long. Yeah, me too. Your weight is affected by a lot of things. It could be medication, a medical condition, a diet, or a new fitness... Read more
How to Dress Your Newly Plus Size Body We're all one illness, knee injury, or global pandemic away from being forced to reduce our physical activity. Which can mean weight gain. Or you've had the good fortune to grow older, and your metabolism has slowed down. Or you're on a new medication that causes weight gain. Or maybe... Read more 1 Comment
How to Dress When Your Plus Size Arms Are Extra Plus We (as a society) don't talk about upper arms as much as we should. I can talk all day long about how to dress when your hips, boobs, or tummy are disproportionately abundant. And I will talk your ear off about it because the more we talk about it, the more... Read more 13 Comments
Plus Size for Women Over 50 Is plus size over 50 really that different than dressing when you're in your 40s? Or 30s? Or 20s? Change really sneaks up on you, doesn't it? You probably didn't think too much about your changing style when you turned 30 or 40. But looking back makes it clear that... Read more 1 Comment
Why Plus Size Caftans Are Still Sweeping The Nation If you own a caftan, you already know why they've recently become popular. Actually, you've probably been wondering when everyone else was going to catch on. The rest of you have visions of Mrs. Roper's 1970s caftans dancing in your head and you're wondering how they could possibly be back in style.... Read more 2 Comments
All About Plus Size Tunics You've probably noticed that our Classic Collections include both Tops and Tunics that look not that different from each other. And then we have longer tunics that are clearly longer than tops. There are several styles of top that can be called tunics, and some of them may not be... Read more
All About Plus Size Loungewear You probably already know that Vikki Vi classics are as comfy as pajamas even though they're also office-appropriate. Yet you probably don't want to wear your Vikki Vi Classics to bed. And sometimes you want to curl up on the couch wearing clothes that were specifically made for relaxing. But you don't... Read more
How To Be A Plus Size Style Chameleon It can be empowering (and fun) to develop a signature style. But it can also be fun to adopt different styles from time to time. We're complicated beings, so why restrict ourselves to only one look? Sometimes it's about being appropriate. Years ago, I visited a friend in Tampa, Florida.... Read more 2 Comments
The Plus Size Guide to Pants Years ago, I was in a department store dressing room when I heard a woman way down at the other end asking no one in particular why the store only had boot cut jeans. I knew why and to this day, I regret not butting in and explaining. All pants are not created... Read more 4 Comments
The Best Plus Size Pieces for Layering It's layering season. As we move from summer to autumn (or winter to spring in the Southern Hemisphere), temperatures can be unpredictable. Plus, even though the seasons don't officially change until September 22, we tend to expect the weather to change sooner. We all start reaching for jackets at the first... Read more 1 Comment
Tops For Plus Size Pear Shaped Women Separates are supposed to be easy for pear shaped women. We pears wear a different size on the top and bottom, so separates just make sense. And yet I've spent way too much time staring into mirrors and wondering why yet another top was too tight across my hips. Just... Read more 4 Comments
Plus Size Dressing When You're Over 40 There was a time when women dreaded turning 40. Your choices were sliding into invisibility or celebrating your 39th birthday every year until retirement. Those days are gone, but our wardrobes in our 40s should be a bit different from what we wore in our 30s. I'm not talking about... Read more 1 Comment
5 Reasons Plus Size Crop Pants Are Having a Moment We love a good crop pant around here. Some style experts hate crop pants, but some style experts are super wrong. Regardless, women have been embracing crop pants. Well, actually they're just wearing them a lot. I have no idea if anyone has been literally hugging any of their clothes,... Read more 2 Comments
How To Clean Out Your Plus Size Closet If you've made a resolution to organize your closet, I'm gonna need you to take a deep breath and step away from the garbage bags. When you're plus sized, wardrobe management is a different ballgame, so we shouldn't follow the same advice that works for everyone else. Let's make sure we're... Read more 2 Comments
Stop Hiding From the Camera A while back, Allegra was at a 60th birthday party - a real fancy 'do with a professional photographer. She noticed that some women kept running away from the photographer. Not because they're in the witness protection program, but because they hate how they look in pictures. You'll be unsurprised... Read more 4 Comments