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Grown and Curvy Woman
Where Style Has No Age Or Size

FFFWeek 6/14/12 Pt. 1

Happy Monday all!

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of attending my first Full Figure Fashion Week! I have SO much to show you that one post will not be enough! I attended the Building Your Brand Through Social Media workshop moderated by Marie Denee (the Curvy Fashionista and one of my blogging heroes!). On the panel was Marina Zelner (Queen Grace Collection, fabulous plus size clothing), Alissa (from Stylish Curves, one of my favorite blogs) and Madeline Figueroa-Jones (EIC of Plus Model Magazine which features gorgeous plus size women). I learned SO much from the panel. Being at this workshop inspired me to think of the bigger picture and aim high. These women are intelligent, insightful and business savvy. They offered so much knowledge and insight into the various aspects of blogging. After the panel, I felt more empowered and will put what I learned into practice.

The highlight of the day was meeting bloggers who welcomed me when I first started blogging and bloggers I truly admire. Rebecca (from The Plus Side of Me),Olivia (from Wait Until Sunset), Nicole (from A Well Rounded Venture) and Izzy (from Izzy Gets Bizzy) embraced me and showed me a lot of love. They are WONDERFUL amazing women with such style and class. It was my honor to have met them.

Below are pictures from the panel. I forgot to get my nephew to take a picture of my outfit. I wore a tribal print Calvin Klein dress, DKNY denim blazer with accessories from Macy’s. I will be posting the Bloomingdales fashion show portion of my first day tomorrow. Have a wonderful evening!!!

Me and Marie Denee. My blogging hero and such a sweet person!
Me and Rebecca from the Plus Side of Me. She was the first blogger to reach out to me when I first started. Love this girl!
Me and Alissa from Stylish Curves. She was so sweet and friendly!!!
Me and Nicole from A Well Rounded Venture. Please check out her blog. She takes AMAZING pictures!!!
CUPCAKES…YUM!!!

Going Native

Happy Hump Day!

The great thing about trends is that you can pick and choose one that works for you. I’ve been eying the tribal print trend for a while but couldn’t find a piece that would ease me into it. This skirt from Old Navy was the perfect way for me to introduce this trend into my wardrobe. The print is color friendly so you can mix it up a bit. Surprisingly the material isn’t thin or flimsy. Another plus is that it has POCKETS! You can wear this skirt for work with a blazer and a blouse (like moi!) or casual with cute flats and a v neck tee.

What trends are you willing to try? Have a great evening and don’t forget my Simply Be Tuxedo Jacket giveaway ends tomorrow, so enter here!

Skirt: Old Navy

Blouse: Ann Taylor Loft

Wedges: Steve by Steve Madden

Blazer: Torrid

Casual Friday/Two in One Again!

TGIF everyone! I hope everyone has wonderful plans for this holiday weekend. I’m looking forward to hanging with friends and relaxing on the beach in Atlantic City.

A few posts ago I wore one of my maxi dresses as a skirt (see here) and I got such a positive response I decided to do it again! This time around I decided to use an old sundress I bought from the Avenue. While I loved the pattern of the dress, I never wore it because it was too tight in the bust area. Eventually it found its way to the ” take to Goodwill” pile until I spotted it this morning. Since I won’t be wearing it as a dress again, I cut off the top portion of it leaving the elastic band to hold up the skirt. I added a brown belt to give my homemade skirt a cleaner look.

Would you try making your dress into a skirt? Have relaxing and safe holiday weekend!

Dress/Skirt: Avenue

Shirt & belt: Old Navy

Sandals: Steve Madden

Necklace: Mikkat Market

Bracelet: Forever 21

Pretty Peplum

Happy Monday everyone!

I’m loving peplum this Spring! It’s an all-inclusive trend that flatters all body types. It’s also great to wear to work.

What Spring trends are you incorporating into your work wardrobe? Have a great evening!

Shirt: ASOS Curve

Skirt: Bloomingdales

Necklace: Nordstrom Rack

Shoes: Nine West

Say Yes!!!

Good afternoon everyone! My co-worker Candice will be the first person to tell you she shies away from color but today she came into the office wearing this wonderful red blazer! According to Candice, wearing red is a huge step out of her comfort zone. I’m glad Candace decided to feel brave enough to wear the blazer. Doesn’t she look great?!!! Have a wonderful day!!! 20120419-100840.jpg