Full Figured Mommy: Stylish Fashion for Mommies-to-Be March 13, 2010
Photo: Moonsheep
Frumpy maternity clothes are a thing of the past. We’ve got Angelina Jolie, Tori Spelling, Heidi Klum, and Mo’Nique to thank–among countless other celebs and their babies-to-be. Only the latter is a woman of size, so the majority of maternity wear out there is for women with little “baby bumps.” If you’ve got more to love, then you can demand more from the places you shop.
Even before your pregnancy, and even if you’re not a slave to fashion, you know how gorgeous you can feel when you find a new outfit. It doesn’t have to end while you’re pregnant. Why don schlumpadinka, baggy, ill-fitting, and shapeless clothing if you don’t have to?
You can find affordable, attractive, and comfy fashions that give you and the little one lots of room to roam, while looking and feeling beautiful in the process.
You might find more luck with that on the web, at the time of this writing. There are many virtual destinations featuring clothes that’ll hug your extra curves, with materials that are breathable (polyester be gone!), and comfortable. While many retailers carry Plus Size Maternity Wear, some can make it harder to find than others.
Here are some rules of the road as you search for your maternity ensemble:
New! Now! Next! No.: Don’t get fooled by ads, solicitations, or displays…
June’s Covergirl, Crystal Renn March 11, 2010
- Crystal Renn’s book “Hungry”
Crystal Renn’s Alternate Book Cover for “Hungry”
Plus Size Visibility Continues In All Shapes and Sizes.
“Whether or not you have a weight problem, during Fashion Week it’s a mental game that is imposed on these girls, and so people in Fashion Week eat less and they believe they’re natural. However I don’t have to do such things.”
- Crystal Renn, to GlamChic
Way to go, Glamour! The wave of enthusiasm, support, and excitement in light of their Lizzie Miller feature inspired Glamour to continue to honor their promise: “We’ll make prominent more full figured models in our editorial content.”
According to New York Magazine, Plus Sized model Crystal Renn will be prominently featured on the cover of Glamour magazine. Per Women’s Wear Daily, the theme of the shoot is “fun in the sun.” Apparently Glamour has been enthusiastically supporting Renn ever since she was featured in a swimsuit article in a previous spread from May.
Renn just finished the cover shoot for Glamour in the luxurious island of Saint Barts, alongside two non plus size models, Alessandra Ambrosio (Victoria’s Secret muse) and Brooklyn Decker (well-known for her Sports Illustrated pictorials).
New York Magazine goes on to say that Glamour has not featured an actual model on its cover for four years–since their May 2006 issue, when Alessandra Ambrosio was the cover girl.
With the cover shoot’s size diversity and…
Just Write March 10, 2010
He told me “that this is important to you as it is, that’s a very large percentage of what you need, really.”
He emphasized that such ephemera like “career” and “success” were mostly beside the point. “Just write, get better, keep writing, keep getting better. It’s the only thing you can control.”
-Deadspin’s Will Leitch, on the words of dearest Roger Ebert
Stand Up for Beauty and Win March 9, 2010
Stand up for Beauty and Win
March 8, 2010 at 12:35 am · Filed under Beauty and Fashion, Conscious Diversity, Sun Moon Healing Heart
Whitney Thompson for CoverGirlHow do you stand up for beauty, Gorgeous One?
Plus Size Clothing Magazine’s always on the lookout for new, innovative opportunities to ramp up the plus size presence in beauty contests, modeling competitions, advertisements, and public forums.
Lo and behold, we were sent an email about CoverGirl, and excitement ensued! It reads: “Take beautiful back. Make the switch. Take a stand. Tell us your story.”
The full-figured queens who’ve graced pages with CoverGirl warming their faces include Queen Latifah, Drew Barrymore (well, she’s been full figured at different points in life), and America’s Next Top (full figured) Model, Whitney Thompson.
You could be next.
Here’s the deal: create a video and let CoverGirl know…
Roger Ross Williams to appear on ‘Larry King Live,’ discusses acceptance speech March 8, 2010
By Dustin Schoof
Lehigh Valley News
March 08, 2010, 2:21PM
AP PhotoEaston native Roger Ross Williams poses with Prudence Mabhena at the Governors Ball following the the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.It has been less than 24 hours and Oscar winner Roger Ross Williams is still reeling from the win.
“It’s surreal, hard to explain what it’s actually like,” Williams said over the phone. “You go through the whole backstage process of interviews, you’re in different press rooms and then they bring in your entourage, get in the limousine and travel to the Vanity Fair party, which is the best party of the Oscars. I met every celebrity known to man.”
Williams won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short for the film “Music by Prudence.” But his acceptance speech was cut off by the film’s producer, Elinor Burkett.
The Easton native and 1981 Easton Area High School graduate will appear on “Larry King Live” tonight to discuss his win and the controversy surrounding his acceptance speech, which caused a flurry of activity on the Web.
Although he didn’t get to finish on TV, Williams posted the entire speech on the film’s official Web site:
“Thank you, Academy. Thank you, Sheila Nevins, Sara Bernstein, my producer Elinor Burkett and my incredible crew. And my mother Betty … she got on a plane for the first time in her life to be here – I love you, Mom! And Prudence Mahbena … Prudence was born in a country that despises the disabled. Prudence, you had nothing … nothing but spirit, intelligence, and talent. And with your band Liyana you touched us all. Liyana means It’s raining, which in Zimbabwe is a gift from God. We don’t always recognize the gifts we get and Prudence, I’m so very happy to be a part of recognizing you tonight. I love you!!”
Women of the Commons March 8, 2010
Stephanie Fysh has curated a wonderful selection of photos to commemorate International Women’s Day over at indicommons. Check out her post for more Women of the Commons.
Photo from the Library of Congress.
Source: Heather Champ/Flickr Blog
Sheridan Watson: Ms. Fiercely Real March 7, 2010
Teen Queen Sheridan. – Photo: Warner Bros
“What you find
What you feel
What you know
To be real”
- From Cheryl Lynn’s “Got to Be Real”
That’s right–it’s all about the realness. And in this corner…we have America’s First Fiercely Real Top Model winner! After conquering every single competition Tyra tossed her way, 17 year old Sheridan Watson, an elegant size-14, emerged a champion as Tyra Banks’ Fiercely Real Teen Model Search drew to a dignified…
Beth Ditto, Critical Mass, and Retail: A Zaftig Fairy Tale March 6, 2010
Filed under Beauty and Fashion, Conscious Diversity, Progressive News Wire, Size-Positive, Sun Moon Healing Heart ·
Critical mass happens, even in fashion. Critical mass is a sociological principle in which a trend, habit, or ritual happens so much, at such a rate, and at such a “mass” that it tips the balance, and voila: critical “mass” occurs until it becomes the norm.
The demand for plus size friendly fashion in the real world is most definitely in full effect. Byte by byte, the buzz grows: Vogue Italia’s “Vogue Curvy” is in the house, alongside its diversity-conscious site, “Vogue Black,” both housed under the protective wings of Vogue.it.
Italian men (and tourists…) are well familiar with the warnings: “When you’re a woman travel to Italy, you’re going to get pinched. The curvier you are, the more it’s going to happen.” Sophia Loren is no waif. The runway reality check is happening across the globe.
Full figured women and men, and their advocates, are pounding on the doors of major retailers, designers, and agencies, chanting: “Open, open, open!” And they’re being heard. People want to see themselves reflected, and the smart retailers, as late to the party as they are, are going Open Source.
Little by little, consumers are ditching the “why can’t I be that thin?” stigma and upgrading to, “why can’t you sell my size? Delicious to see.
Enter Beth Ditto, decidedly larger than Tyra Banks’ plus sized protégées, and not looking to change that any time soon. Ditto, a rockstar gone fashion designer (she’s unveiling a line…)
