maxi skirt – Grown and Curvy Woman

grownandcurvywoman January 2, 2013

The Best of 2012

Happy Monday all!

Initially I wasn’t going to do a “best of” post but I decided to do one anyway. I picked these outfits because they were so fun to wear! The outfits are special to me because they show me embracing my body. No more hiding and following ridiculous fashion “rules”. If I like it and feel comfortable, I’m gonna wear it!

In keeping with New Year traditions, I’ve only made two resolutions that I know I will not break:

1. Exercise & be healthy

2. Travel more (I’m heading to Vegas later this month, Paris in April and Chicago in July)

What are your New Year resolutions?

Have a great day!

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grownandcurvywoman July 5, 2012

4th of July Style

Happy Independence Day!

This is just a quick post to show you what I wore to my friend’s barbecue. Good food, drinks and great company is the best way to celebrate the 4th!

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!!!

Skirt: Old Navy

Shirt: Ann Taylor Loft

Sandals: Sam Edelman

Necklace: Forever 21

grownandcurvywoman June 23, 2012

Casual Friday/Keeping Cool

TGIF!!!

Today is all about keeping cool and wearing light fabrics. I love the warm days of summer, but when it becomes a brutal furnace outside all I want to do is stay inside. Since I don’t have that option I scoured my closet to find the easiest and lightest things to wear. I paired my neon-ish yellow tee-shirt and my orange print maxi skirt (formerly a dress!) together for a colorful yet cool combo. I added my blue necklace just for a pop of color.

What are your go to items to combat the heat? Have a great weekend!

Skirt (dress): the Avenue

Shirt: Old Navy

Belt: Old Navy

Sandals: Steve Madden

Necklace & Bracelet: Forever 21

grownandcurvywoman May 11, 2012

Casual Friday/Two in One

TGIF everyone!!! Hope you have great plans for the weekend. The weather here in Philly is supposed to be beautiful so I plan to take advantage of it!

In keeping with my promise to dress more colorfully I pulled out my favorite printed maxi dress to wear today. I realized it was too summery to wear (the air is still chilly) and layering a shirt underneath it didn’t look good. While I was taking the dress off, I folded the top half of the dress down to create a skirt! I was quite impressed with my little DIY maxi skirt(wait, does this count as DIY? LOL). I paired my “skirt” with my white cowl neck shirt (seen here), brown belt and cobalt blue blazer. Since the skirt is really long, thong sandals wouldn’t do so I wore my new Kenneth Cole Reaction suede peep toe wedges (which are very comfy btw). To finish off my outfit I added my chunky two toned chain necklace.

Do you have any great DIY ideas to share? Have a wonderful weekend!