Introducing Vikki ViP Rewards! Every business relies on loyal customers, but Vikki Vi fans are in a class all their own. You start with a piece or two, fall in love, and keep turning to us when you need to add to your wardrobe. We keep hearing from longtime customers whose entire work wardrobe... Read more
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 14 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
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
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
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... Read more
Don't Fear the Measuring Tape We plus size women buy most of our clothing online. This gives us countless options, but it also complicates the whole process. Women's clothing sizes are ridiculously inconsistent, so you need to know your measurements if you don't want to have to exchange or return half the things you order. Yet... Read more 1 Comment
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