Packing for Plus Size Business Travel Even if you travel for work often, it's still a big deal. You have to be on every second you're not recovering from the day in your hotel room. Maybe you have clients to impress, or maybe it's the bigwigs from your own company. Or both. This is not the time... Read more 1 Comment
Plus Size Interview Outfits Now that most job interviews are taking place via video chat, I thought it might be useful to see what we can learn from television. If you've ever appeared on a TV news segment or talk show, you know that you can't wear just anything on camera. Some colors and prints... Read more 1 Comment
Plus Size Business Casual Outfits Business Casual clothing is more comfortable than corporate workwear. It also makes an easier transition from day to night. But the exact meaning of "business casual" varies from one company to another, or even between departments in the same company. Figuring out what to wear to a business casual office... Read more 1 Comment
The Plus Size Guide to Looking Professional Without Melting Dressing for work in Summer is challenging to say the least. If you dress for overzealous air conditioning, you'll be too hot outside the office. And sweaty is not the look you're going for as you arrive to work - especially when you're plus size. If you spend the day... Read more
Plus Size Job Interview Outfits Job interviews are all about making a good first impression. Your clothes can do a lot of the work for you, but there's no one job interview outfit anymore. A suit is the right choice for some industries and the worst possible choice for others. And plus size women are already fighting... Read more 4 Comments
Upgrade Your Plus Size Office Cardigan If you have a desk, there's a good chance that you have a cardigan draped over the back of your desk chair. If you have an office, it might be on a hanger. It's black, maybe gray. It's not the prettiest piece of clothing you own, but when the office... Read more 6 Comments
Plus Size Corporate Work Wear A few years after the dot com crash, I found myself working at the most corporate environment I'd ever been in. It wasn't as strict as some financial firms where they only allow gray or dark blue suits and if you show up in a brown suit they'll send you... Read more 5 Comments
Make Any Outfit More Stylish Instantly Some fashion emergencies are really wardrobe malfunctions - a lost button, a broken strap, a loose hem. But sometimes you really need to look a lot more stylish with no warning. Remember - fashion is armor and sometimes you need to suit up and go into battle on the spur of the... Read more
Plus Size Outfits for Beating the Heat Is there any month as dreaded as August? Sure February is gray and dismal, but a bright wooly hat and scarf can fix that. But the dog days of Summer? There's going to be a day this month when you're going to consider shaving your head because you're just. so.... Read more
The Plus Size Job Interview Secret Weapon Is it an impressive briefcase? Eyeglasses? Magic earrings that hypnotize people into giving you job offers? Nah. It's a blazer. No, wait! Come back! Yes, I know it's the 21st century. But the more things change, the more you still need a blazer. Let me 'splain. Wearing a blazer can... Read more 2 Comments
More Plus Size Job Interview Tips It's no secret that plus size women are at a disadvantage in the job market. We're less likely to be hired or promoted than thinner women, and we tend to get paid quite a bit less. We're just assumed to be less competent. It's a ridiculous assumption to make, but you can't... Read more 2 Comments
The Plus Size Guide to Dressing for a New Job Starting a new job can feel like the first day at a new school. You don't know anyone, you're completely clueless about the unspoken rules of the place, and social rejection could really hamper your performance. Your clothes convey a lot about you so you want to get it right. ... Read more
How Working From Home Can Make You Rethink Your Office Wardrobe Social distancing has many of us working from home. In pajamas. Which I understand, but don't recommend for a number of reasons. My social media feeds are full of people embracing the elastic waistband with a level of enthusiasm usually reserved for major sporting events. But anyone with a closet... Read more 1 Comment
How To Deal With Fatphobia At Work It's frustrating that we have to be on our best behavior at the office because some people are the absolute worst. Sure you can't tell off your obnoxious Aunt Tilly either, but you don't have to see her for 40 hours a week. Plus team lunches! And after works drinks! Tilly isn't... Read more
Business Casual Isn't The Same For Everyone I'm a firm believer in fashion as armor. The right outfit lets everyone know that you're as smart as everyone else in the room. At some companies, you won't be taken seriously unless you're wearing a business suit. And if you work in finance, you might even get sent home... Read more 2 Comments