I’ve been searching for the most comfortable and flattering dress ever made in the history of the world…and I FOUND IT!! This Kiyonna Chameleon Convertible piece transitions flawlessly between a dress and a skirt…and it’s made of the softest, most amazing material! I was so completely sold on it…that I arrived at vive la femme in a totally different outfit…tried this on…immediately bought it and refused to take it off. 🙂 Here are three ways to switch up your look in this Convertible dress.
Look #1: Strapless bandeaux dress
For hot end-of-summer days, wear it strapless–that’s right…bare those arms!!!–and add a statement necklace in a bright color. 🙂
I’m 5’9, so as a dress, it hits me just above the ankle, just FYI.
Look #2: Dress with a cardi or wrap — perfect for the office!
This look isn’t really that different, but adding a black wrap or cardi dresses up this casual look and makes it appropriate for the office.
Look #3: As a SKIRT!
Wearing this Kiyonna piece as a skirt is fantastic because it’s actually long enough for us tall girls! The ability to wear it as a skirt doubles the use of this piece and makes it multi-season. Add a top, a wrap and some tights…and this will take you all the way through fall!
Outfit details: Kiyonna Chameleon Convertible Dress via vive la femme; yellow statement necklace Brazil collection via Macy’s; Zen Knits black wrap via vive la femme; Green and gold chain necklace via Nordstrom Rack; Egg shaped pendant via Jewelmint.
I’m loving these groovy, yellow sunglasses from Firmoo.com. When Jaye from Curvatude asked if I wanted to join the Plus Bloggers Collective and have the chance to review some awesome products, I jumped at the chance! First up, was Firmoo, the global online optical store…Apparently they have a cool program where new customers get a pair of glasses free…which is awesome, right?
I, of course, have perfect vision…so I couldn’t try out their free glasses program, but these awesome yellow sunglasses totally caught my fancy. With a super big frames and a two-tone color scheme, they screamed 70s rocker chick to me. 🙂 And did you notice the white feathery-swoopy designs on the arms? SOLD!
One cool thing about the Firmoo.com website is that they show the dimensions of each pair of glasses…and they even have a virtual try-on feature…which is entertaining, if not entirely realistic. 🙂 You can search for your perfect pair by shape or frame type. I also LOVE that they have an entire category called “Nerd Glasses” where they are urge you “embrace your geek chic look.” I swear, if I needed glasses, I would totally buy some nerd glasses!
Even though I have a plussize fashion blog and take a million pictures of myself, I’ve never considered myself a plussize model. But I was thrilled when a local fashion show producer asked if I was interested in participating in this year’s Mo Rockin’ Fashion Fest in Wicker Park! And…how awesome is it that they wanted plussize models in the fashion show to begin with??? When I found out that I would be walking in clothes from vive la femme…I was completely sold. 🙂 So…I made my debut on the catwalk!!
I appeared in the afternoon show representing vive la femme and wore the fantastic Kiyonna Whimsy Wrap Dress. I paired it with my own hot red heels, and an amazing red parasol from Elevensees. Even though it was a swelteringly hot day…it was a blast. I’m so glad I got to participate and spend the day as a model. 🙂
I had a blast!! It was great representing the curvy ladies on the catwalk! And the icing on the cake was that I got to do it in a Kiyonna dress on behalf of vive la femme. 🙂
Whenever I’m in the mood to feel ladylike and demure, I pull out a midi skirt and play around with it until I have an outfit that feels a little fresh and a little retro. When I start saying things like, “Oh dear!” and “Hello-o-o DAH-ling…” I know I’ve got a winning combo. lol.
This time, I chose a soft watercolored top with a draped neckline…added a belt, a string of pearls and some closed-toe pumps, and I was ready for my lunch date at 311 W Wacker (the only building in the world known only by its address). This building has an amazing airy atrium with marble columns, palm trees, and an impressive fountain!
Watercolored me!! 🙂
What do you wear when you want to feel like a lady??
If you’re like me, you’d love to see more plus-size bodies in ad campaigns…but that’s probably not gonna happen any time soon…so…what’s a curvy fashionista to do? Let’s create our own!
Drumroll please…say hello to my new blog series: the “Curvy Copycat!” In this series, I will attempt to recreate fashion magazine ads with plus-size clothes and plus-size bodies. 🙂
Now…the first post in the series is a huge departure from my normal style. When I saw this Diesel ad campaign, I thought it looked cool and tough and a little bizarre. But since I’m up for a challenge, I took it on. So, here’s the original ad:
Of course, I can’t recreate this exactly, but I tried to capture the flavor of the ad–all rocker tomboy-ish. How’d I do??
Skinny jeans: Forever 21 / Black blazer: Lane Bryant / White shirt: Dressbarn / Shoes via Nordstrom Rack
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