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Grown and Curvy Woman
Where Style Has No Age Or Size

Casual Friday: Free Your Mind

TGIF all!

If you’ve been following me for a while or are new to the blog (WELCOME!!!)  it’s clear I’m a lover of stripes. I used to follow all those “fashion rules” that said curvy women should avoid wearing stripes because they would make you look bigger. Sometimes I would want to break the rule but I was too afraid of drawing attention to myself.  Once I decided to free myself from these rules, stripes were no longer taboo anymore.  I slowly eased into it by pairing them with “safe” pieces like jeans.  As time passed, I upped the ante and now I have striped dresses, skirts, etc. I guess the moral of the story is we shouldn’t limit ourselves, period. sometimes as women  we get so caught up on what others think we deny ourselves the right to just be. For years I used to think I was too fat to travel, so I didn’t go anywhere.   I stifled my love for travel for years until one day I said “fuck it!”, booked a flight and haven’t looked back since!

“Free your mind and the rest will follow”-EnVogue “Free Your Mind”

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Dress: Eshakti (bought last Spring)
Necklace: c/o Lane Bryant
Sandals: Old Navy (no longer available)
Bag: Cambridge Satchel Company (won on eBay)

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17 Comments

  1. Anne
    July 11, 2014 / 5:31 pm

    Super cute dress which looks great on you! Glad you have stopped following the stupid “rules”. And thinking you were “too fat to travel” – that just makes me sad. Glad you got over that one too. Love your blog. Keep up the good work!

    • grownandcurvywoman
      Author
      July 14, 2014 / 1:30 am

      Thank you so much! Im glad you love my blog. It really makes me feel good that you like it so much!

  2. Neti*
    July 11, 2014 / 9:10 pm

    Long time no see and you look Great in your stripes. Enjoy your Summer.

  3. Christie
    July 11, 2014 / 10:13 pm

    Love that dress! You are awesome.

    • grownandcurvywoman
      Author
      July 14, 2014 / 1:29 am

      Thank you! I really appreciate your sweet comment!

  4. Pumba
    July 11, 2014 / 11:43 pm

    This dress just sits perfectly on you. Looking great as always.

    • grownandcurvywoman
      Author
      July 14, 2014 / 1:28 am

      Thank you! It’s really a great dress!

  5. AdGal
    July 12, 2014 / 1:16 am

    You rock the stripes! I love the nail polish too. So fun!

  6. Chandani
    July 12, 2014 / 6:51 am

    You look lovely as usual

  7. Abbi
    July 12, 2014 / 7:57 am

    Love the matching nails!

    • grownandcurvywoman
      Author
      July 14, 2014 / 1:27 am

      Im glad you like them! They were inspired by Pinterest.

  8. Deena
    July 13, 2014 / 9:48 am

    Great dress! Kinda reminds me of Vivienne Westwood.

    • grownandcurvywoman
      Author
      July 14, 2014 / 1:26 am

      Thank you so much! I love Vivienne Westwood!

  9. Ebi Poweigha
    July 20, 2014 / 1:13 pm

    Love the dress, and the manicure, too — it’s a nice touch to really stick it to the ‘rulemakers’. Forget them! And I can totally commiserate about thinking I was too fat to travel — glad to know I wasn’t the only one. My slimmer friends just never understood that one.