So my friends thing I'm stylish - specially for a chick my size. Personally, I think I'm stylish for a chick any size - but that's another post. Well, my friends always ask me: "how do you find plus size clothes without breaking your budget?"
I have a secret. I shop voraciously. I shop avidly, I shop incessantly and I shop Vogue, Elle, Lucky, W magazine and Essence magazine...as well as Macy's, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks...virtually. Chile, malls give me hives, so I'm on their websites (or reading them at the salon) constantly...lol. I bet y'all thought I was in the stores every weekend (not! life is too short).
Then I find knockoffs. Simple. Now, I'm not talking those Christian Louboutin knockoffs you can find on the interwebs (I want the real things, thank you). But everyone that knows fashion knows that everyone knocks everyone off - or as they like to say in stylish circles - they REINTERPRET. In HipHop-ese, that's biting with a dash of remixing added.
Like, the graphic Tee/glowstick colored kiddies trend. I love graphic tees - but for me, the washed out vintage looks simply don't work. I shy away from glowstick colors, but this lime green shirt's design wooed me. I like simple designs that create lines/shapes - like the strong vertical line created by this Norma Kamali for Walmart T-shirt at left (click the pic to enlarge). I've been a fan of this line since its inception in last year, and I keep finding pieces in it I love. And at $8.00 for a t-shirt (prices range from $4 to about $24.99), it's forgiving to my wallet. I'd easily pair this with jacket for a business casual look (if they allow graphic tees), and ditch the jacket for a night out.
But is it forgiving to my curves? Well, I'm a 20 on top, and a 22/24 on the bottom - and her line goes up to a 2XL (which is an 18/20). I can normally fit the tees, stretch shirts and the occasional dress (with some heavy duty Spanx assistance). And I love that the Tees are tunic length (a good length for anyone with a belly - like me. And it makes me feel fabu (click the pic to enlarge - and note the toenail polish color too ;)
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