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Best Plus Size Travel Outfits for 2025

Travel is stressful. There’s no way around it. Wearing a great travel outfit can make it less stressful. Yet they tend to be an afterthought. We put plenty of energy into planning what we’re going to wear on a trip, but our travel outfits are less of a priority than...

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Surviving the Holiday Fat Shaming

There's a lot to love about the holiday season - the food, the family. There's also a lot to hate about the holiday season, like all the drama surrounding food and family.  You can make this year better, no matter how much your relatives work your last nerve. It has...

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It’s OK To Treat Yourself

When the going gets tough, people tend to stop buying things for themselves. Whether it’s health problems, job insecurity, widespread economic anxiety, or learning to live on your retirement savings, we can curl up into ourselves like armadillos. We’ll put time, money, and energy into putting a smile on someone...

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Why Are You So Dressed Up?

I dress to stand out - bright colors, bold accessories, aggressively red lipstick with a handbag to match. Yet I still worry about not fitting in. I'm often the dressiest person in the room and I wonder if that sets me apart from my friends and family. Of course, everyone...

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The Trick To Plus Size Outfits You'll Love

One thing I hear a lot is, "I don't wear that style because it's not slimming." Which...OK. But is that really what we want? Back when I was a techie, a big part of my job was talking to clients to find out what they wanted - which often differed...

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Plus Size Date Night Outfits

You've finally scheduled a night out with your longtime love. You have reservations at a nice restaurant, tickets for a show, or spots in a cooking class. It's time to reconnect and remind yourself why you liked your partner in the first place. And for some women, it's time to panic about...

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Quick & Fabulous Plus Size Outfits

Yes, it is actually possible to throw together a plus size outfit you love in just a few minutes. It doesn’t even require advance preparation beyond already owning the right pieces. I mean, they also need to be clean, so your results may vary on laundry day. But you get...

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Plus Size Special Event Outfits You'll Wear Again

Here we go again, ladies. Fall weddings. Reunions. Holiday parties. Often with the same group of friends and family. And thanks to social media, everyone you know will see what you wore. There was a time when I bought a new dress for every special occasion. All that got me...

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The Joy Of Clothes Shaped Like You Are

Last weekend, I watched an old movie and the main character went to visit his tailor. He'd gained a little weight after quitting smoking and the tailor told him there were only 2 options - go on a diet or take up smoking again. I yelled at the TV screen,...

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No More Plus Size Apology Clothes

Some plus size women make style choices that revolve around making ourselves look smaller. We wear black because it's allegedly slimming. (It isn't.) We don't want to risk showing off a single lump or bump, so we wear clothes that hide our bodies. We avoid bright colors and prints that would...

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Make Your Plus Size Wardrobe Exciting

It sounds unthinkable, right? For so long, plus size clothes were...not great. We had to settle with what we were given. Developing our own sense of style was out of the question. Now that we have options and we're able to get dressed without the crushing weight of existential despair,...

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Can I Be More Than One Body Shape?

Your body can absolutely have some attributes of more than one of the five main body shapes. It's so common that some style experts have come up with their own taxonomy. Trinny &Susannah discuss 12 body shapes in The Body Shape Bible, while Bradley Bayou has defined 48 body shapes...

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You Deserve Well Made Clothes

Maya Angelou once said “At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.” I was lucky enough to see her speak once and I came away with an impression that I’d been in the presence of great...

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How to Wear Neutrals Without Looking Blah

Neutral colors should be so easy to wear. They go with pretty much every color you can think of. And each other. Yet many of us have a fraught relationship with neutrals. The problem is that not all neutrals are created equal. I can't stand beige. Don't know why. I...

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Creating a Quality Plus Size Clothing Marketplace

I don't need to tell you how much of a hassle it can be to find plus size clothing at all, let alone well-made plus size clothing. You have to wade through cheap, disposable fast fashion and expensive overpriced stuff that lasts only a little longer than the cheap stuff....

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