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Earlier this week we have launched the revamped version of Loving My Curves. Issue #10 being the first to be released in the New Year, we wanted to give the newsletter a fresh and more stylish look.
If you somehow haven’t received the latest issue, you can read the archived version of Loving My Curves here. However I urge you to subscribe to the newsletter today, not to miss any future issues! Subscribing to the newsletter is free and easy to do! Just fill out this short form.
As Liria Mersini reports this week at About.com, it’s great to see curvy women in Hollywood winning Golden Globes! This year we see America Ferrera from Ugly Betty, and Jennifer Hudson from Dreamgirls winning awards!
Okay, so many of you might say that these ladies are far from curvy, and indeed I do agree. However you have to give it up to the people in Hollywood for taking baby steps. These ladies have more meat than bones, and we’re happy they’re still getting the recognition they deserve! Well done to America Ferrera and Jennifer Hudson for winning Golden Globes this year, and for having impeccable fashion sense.
If like me, you’re a plus size fashionista who loves to get the inside scoop about anything plus size fashion related, you will be pleased to find about SKORCH! Launched this month, SKORCH is a brand new magazine made especially for the plus size women who love to dress sexy, shop, and enjoy life with curves. SKORCH magazine wants to help empower and inspire women to find that beauty within themselves they may not have realized was there.
SKORCH magazine is available for download, for free, at http://www.skorchmagazine.com.
I ran across a lot of new stuff today which I have to share you with all. Now this one is a very interesting ‘project’ I ran into. It’s called ‘Plus+‘ and it’s a short film created by Standard Grooming Productions.
So what’s the movie about? It’s about Victoria, a once a top plus-size model, who has seen her fortunes change since the industry shifted to ‘padding up’ thinner models to make their torsos appear large while retaining their toned arms and chiseled features. With bankruptcy looming and her confidence shattered, Victoria’s only hope of regaining her former glory and her financial independence hinges on the Gamble Girl audition. But Tiffany, the current top plus-size model who despises fat people, will stop at nothing to be the next Gamble Girl.
Watch trailer of this, what look like it’s going to be, a very interesting and eye opening short film today. In the meantime I am trying to find out whether this movie is still in production, and if not where I can get my hands on it, to watch the full version. If anyone knows anything I might be missing please let me know!
If you’re still looking around for a plus size themed 2007 calendar, I have just discovered another interesting option which you should take a look at. A new calendar which features beautiful full figured women from Australia and which has a ‘lingerie and intimate apparel’ theme to it. So if you are perhaps looking for something different, you might want to take a look at this lingerie themed 2007 curvy calendar which was created by the Bella Model Management.
As stated on the website, all the ladies featured in the calendar have a healthy BMI and range from size 12 through to size 18, showing women everywhere that glamor and beauty have nothing to do with dress size!
What’s very good to know also is that 20% of all profits generated from this calendar will go to various eating disorder foundations and clinic’s around Australia to continue the fight for women’s health and self esteem. What a great initiative indeed.
So check out Australia’s answer to a curvy 2007 calendar, and if you want to take a look at the making of the calendar itself, watch this video.
I’m always glad to see new websites open up which are geared to plus size women and men. Whether they are fashion stores, blogs, networking sites, or anything else… I think it’s a very positive sign that plus size women and their admirers are opening up, making their voice heard.
A very cool, and I suspect very fresh, website which I ran into today is Nation of Size. Now this is a website with a difference! They are calling themselves ‘the size friendly video network’ and they offer a different video every day of the week, which tackles a different topic each day. Your host Petey, is a very bubbly character, who I think is doing an amazing job.
I watched today’s video, from the ‘People of Size on Stage’ series, which showcases Vanessa Conde who trained in opera, and is a regular in the house music scene. I really suggest you visit Nation of Size today, add it to your bookmarks and also sign up to the network to keep yourselves updated with news and upcoming items.
By the way… I love the opening jingle! It’s very catchy and I’m finding myself humming it this morning. Good job Petey… keep it up!
As previously announced, the Lane Bryant Catalog® is changing to Woman Within®, a new name and yet the same great comfort still remains in sizes up to 44W!
To celebrate this great event, Woman Within is giving us the opportunity to take 30% off 1 item through January 31, 2007. Use code LB7461 at checkout.
Missphit, the thriving plus size clothing line for curvy fashionistas, has this month launched it’s website which you can access at http://www.missphit.com. I have been long awaiting the launch of Missphit’s website; knowing first hand the great plus size fashion Missphit provide, I couldn’t wait for their website to be available, so that all curvy ladies would be able to read more about this clothing line, as well as take a look at the styles available. The website is very well laid out and gives an overall introduction to the Missphit line; their current line and new styles are showcased as well, giving you a good look at the type of items available. A mailing list is also available, and I encourage ladies to sign up, in order to be kept informed of news from Missphit. The website also details where you can find and purchase Missphit clothing.
Abby Z and Dominique DeSentino’s holiday apparel are the latest offerings being offered for trendy plus size women on the web’s newest full figured fashion shopping website Cherished-Woman.com. Cherished-Woman.com, is a designer clothing boutique which is setting the winter runway ablaze with hot designer plus size fashion from two top designers.
“I am very pleased to add Abby Z and Dominique DeSentino to my collection. Both of these talented designers know how to design for a plus size woman’s body,” explains Baum, founder of Cherished-Woman.com, herself a former plus size model. “When you put on an Abby Z dress or a DeSentino blouse, you can feel the difference. Their clothing may be expensive but you will love how you look and feel in them, and that feeling is priceless.”
The designers’ holiday pieces feature graceful lines, sexy colors, intricate detail and superior construction to make curvy women feel feminine and confident. In addition to the new holiday designs from DeSentino and Abby Z, Cherished-Woman.com’s boutique collection of trendy plus size clothes also features designer plus size fashion from Jessica Svoboda, Gayla Bentley and Marisa Christina. Visit Cherished-Woman.com today and add this excellent new online store to your favorites… I just did!
As previously noted in this blog, IGIGI is running the National Model Search program, where each month they pick a winner among the many entries to this plus size model search. In December, IGIGI has named Melissa Hill as the winner of the National Model Search. Big congrats to Mellisa! Visit IGIGI to find out more about the National Model Search.
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