I grew uo on LL Bean. The catalog was omnipresent in our house since in the 60s and 70s. The UPS man still arrives at my mother’s house with those green bags about once a week, I’m not kidding. After wearing a flannel shirt for years and coveting the stripey sailor shirt around age 15 [...]
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Cool Beans
Posted in Shopping on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks, but…
Posted in Shopping on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I’ve received a few emails from plus-size retailers and websites. Now, I have no problem with the term plus-size. I have no problem shopping in plus-size departments, I’ve done it for years. Actually, let me clarify that. I had a LOT of problems shopping in plus-size shops and anyone who has knows why. Lots [...]
Jessica Smith
Posted in Shopping on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fitness expert Jessica Smith quoted me in her article, What inspires me on Fitsugar.com on my favorite Fila toning capris (see page 3). The XL size fits perfectly on size 16. I bought mine at the sports chain Dick’s or you can mail order them directly from fila.com. I found a matching top at my [...]
Houndstooth Fits the Winter That Wasn’t (Yet?)
Posted in Shopping on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In the New York area, it’s only snowed anything of note once since…before Halloween. Maple sap is already on the earliest boil, but it’s still way too early for real Spring. So houndstooth is perfect. Thank you New York Times Style for being more liberal and less limousine in your photo essays – with people, [...]
Are you an Inbetweenie?
Posted in Shopping on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fashion stylist Edith Dohmen has a lovely blog, Style Has No Size. She’s coined the brilliant term “inbetweenie” for us. Based in the Netherlands, she’s working for major magazines there, so I look forward to her perspective. Edith has designed her own dress for Dutch brand Yoek, who ship internationally. Their sizes range starts at [...]
Miss Piggy, Style Icon
Posted in Shopping on November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oh Vogue Curvy, how wonderful are you! Miss Piggy, a myth for curvy girls! I haven’t seen the new Muppets movie yet, it’s only been out a day, but Miss Piggy has been everywhere on TV. Meanwhile, this long-dormant blog will get a polish over the holiday weekend.
Mod Cloth
Posted in Shopping on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve visited and coveted so much on Mod Cloth. But I am still unable to figure out how to search on items which come in larger sizes. So I’ve tended to avoid the site, instead of being heartbroken. That and I really can’t buy too much. But in the meantime, I have figured out that [...]
Between Me & My Calvin’s
Posted in Shopping on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Something does come between me and my Calvin’s…or really, I’m between Calvins. I suppose the great news is that I now fit into many items in Calvin Klein Jeans size 16 or XL. I don’t love everything in the line. I could do without the glittery, paint-spattered stuff. But there’s a lot I have loved [...]
Rags & Runways
Posted in Shopping on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Janet Street Porter discussedathe lack of UK size 16 clothes in The Daily Mail. The new season of Project Runway starts on July 29. And Tim Gunn has a new book out soon as well, Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work, due September 7. Forget fashion, fit or fabric, he is [...]
Warming Up to It
Posted in Shopping on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I will bare my legs and my arms when it gets hot. No more suffering summers in heavy black T-shirts and dark, heavy Lee jeans, as I did in the 90s, when there was not much else I’d buy nor wear. It’s just…it usually takes me until late July to not feel so naked, but [...]
