In 2021, I wrote about stylish lug sole shoes under $100 and folks were mixed regarding this new shoe trend. Now it is 2024, and the lug sole shoe trend is still hot. With new spring styles coming out and winter shoes going on sale, I felt it was a perfect time to update this… Continue Reading Stylish Lug Sole Shoes Under $100
Weekend Reads Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands. (AP) Victoria Monét’s Grammy moment: The singer on nearly quitting music, working while giving birth and finally seizing the spotlight. (Variety) Culture can too often drive us apart. At the Grammys on Sunday, two artists delivered… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #275
There are plenty of fashion retailers that offer up to a size 10. A few that claim to offer a size or two more, but their size chart’s measurements show they run small and their largest is still no larger than a 10. And then there are retailers that offer specifically plus sized fashion, though… Continue Reading Where to Shop When Midsize (sizes 12-16)
My daughter and I recently went to see the Broadway musical Annie at the National Theater in D.C. While theater used to be a time for folks to dress up, these days people wear most anything to shows. I choose to still look dressed up as I find going to the theater a celebration, and… Continue Reading Dressing for the Occasion and the Cold
There I said it. All of you folks stressing about how to part your hair and whether you should part with your tan suede ankle booties? You look incredibly out of touch. Stressing about the latest trend makes you look old. Don’t let these so-called style experts make you look old with their marketing ploys.… Continue Reading Stressing About The Latest Trend Makes You Look Old
Every aspect of my life seems to have some aspect of cleaning in it. My mom passed at the end of September, and my sister and I are working on cleaning out her home. Last week, I cleaned out her car to sell it. I am cleaning out my home to make space for that… Continue Reading January in Review
An honest review of Fashivly, a virtual styling program. Continue Reading My Honest Fashivly Review: Is This Personal Styling Service Worth It?
I first heard about Big Fig Mattresses in 2017, they had a booth at The Curvy Fashionista’s Style Expo, where Alison was speaking (and I as her sister tagged along). The name Big Fig stands for big figure. The idea of a supportive mattress designed for bigger figures was appealing, but at the time I… Continue Reading Big Fig Mattress Review
Weekend Reads #274 Explorer may have found wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane in Pacific. (Reuters) Grant program for Black women comes under tough questioning in key anti-DEI lawsuit. (AP) Millennials don’t know what to wear. Gen Z has thoughts. (New York Times – gift article) Activists are organizing to combat generative AI and other technologies—and… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #274