8 Reasons Why Vikki Vi Gift Cards Are A Great Gift Gift cards can be a really thoughtful present. Especially Vikki Vi gift cards. Here's why: 1. Shopping! When you give someone a gift card, you're giving them the fun of browsing New Arrivals with no pressure. Maybe they'll find something today, or maybe next time. Low stress shopping is the best. ... Read more
5 Reasons You Should Shop Our Black Friday Sale You can't do anything this week without hearing about yet another Black Friday sale. Emails, online ads, television commercials - I wouldn't blame you for forgetting that you have somewhere to be on Thursday. Are you making that big, fancy meal to celebrate Thanksgiving or Black Friday Eve? It's so overwhelming that it's... Read more 2 Comments
The Plus Side Guide To Being Ready For Anything There's this silly cliche about women standing in front of overflowing closets and saying that they have nothing to wear. And sure, sometimes a woman's closet is stuffed full of stained, out of style pieces that don't even fit anymore. But usually what we're really saying is "I don't have... Read more
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
Shopping Tips for Long Waisted Plus Size Women There are so many reasons why a specific piece of clothing might not look or feel good on you. If you're petite, tall, apple shaped, pear shaped, etc. you're going to encounter a lot of clothes that just aren't for you. In fact, anyone who isn't hourglass shaped and between... Read more 6 Comments
Shopping Tips For Short Waisted Plus Size Women People come in such a wonderful variety of sizes and shapes. Unfortunately, this can make getting dressed an exhausting hassle. We each have to know our height (petite, regular, or tall), shape (apple pear, etc.), skin undertones (warm or cool) - and that might not be enough. You may be short... Read more 10 Comments
The Plus Size Guide to Shopping Like a European We've all looked at photos of stylish women in France, England, or Italy and wondered how on earth they managed to look so glamorous. If only we knew their secrets we could look that fabulous too. There are definitely some ways we can follow their example. But first, I need... 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 Clothing Sizing Let's face it - women's clothing sizing is inconsistent and frustrating, and plus size clothing sizing is the most frustrating of all. Years ago, I was shopping in a mall with my now-husband and he needed to get some pants. He walked over to the wall of pants, grabbed a... Read more
Versatile Plus Size Clothing When we're looking for versatile plus size clothing, we tend to look at a specific garment and ponder where we could wear it and what we could wear it with. It's an extension of shopping for a specific event (which you should never have to do because you own so... Read more
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... Read more 3 Comments
Durable Plus Size Clothing In a lot of ways, durable is a really drab word. It reminds me of the 1980s tv ad for (quick google) Wendy's that featured a soviet fashion show. All the models were wearing the same gray shift dress. Day vair - gray dress. Svim vair - gray dress. You get the... Read more
Petite Plus Size Shopping Tips It's a little silly how the people behind most clothing brands seem to think that you can't be petite AND plus size. Even though the average American woman is only 5'3". Worse - some seem to think that we get taller as we get bigger. So if you're 5'2" and wear a... Read more
Your LBD Doesn't Have to be Little. Or Black. Or a Dress. When you think LBD, you probably picture Audrey Hepburn in pearls and long gloves. It's an elegant look, but hardly appropriate for the office. But lose the gloves and add a blazer, and you're ready for work. Or throw on a denim jacket and a scarf and run some errands.... Read more
Why Plus Size Investment Clothing is More Important than Ever When the economy is bad, we tend to think that we need to buy the cheapest clothes we can find. We decide we'll upgrade our wardrobes when we're flush with cash again. But that thinking costs more in the end. You can stretch your money farther by investing in well... Read more
