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Plus-size fashion has come a long way since a tiny corner inside a department store. Brands are starting to get the hint that plus-size women enjoy trendy, well-made, properly-fitting clothes just as much as anyone else. Plus-size women are demanding representation in all areas of the fashion and beauty sector. Models like Ashley Graham, Hunter […] More
If there’s one thing I did in 2019, it was shop. To say that I shop for a living is basically an understatement. There were days in 2019 that I spent more time scrolling through the Nordstrom site than Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook combined. And while I’ve found some absolute duds (a $7,000 coat with […] More
The very first article I wrote for The Everygirl was about plus-size dating. We’ve come a long way since then, but I still think back to that very article constantly. See, I have a bit of a tumultuous experience with dating. I self-sabotage, I push away, I get too attached, I don’t get attached at […] More
How often do you see beyond your imperfections? I had a long conversation with a friend recently about visible belly outlines. For the unfamiliar, a visible belly outline (or VBO) is the line that shows through on garments highlighting the size or shape of your belly that even Spanx can’t hide. There’s currently a huge […] More
Social media can be a really polarizing thing. The internet is full of people hiding behind their keyboards or smartphones, spewing negativity just for fun. The internet is also full of wonderful people, putting themselves and their truths out there, being vulnerable and kind. It’s those kind souls that have helped me be the woman […] More
Like most, I was afraid of shapewear for a long time. All I knew was that it was expensive (or it didn’t work), it was uncomfortable, and it would make me uncomfortable with how I actually looked. I also thought wearing shapewear meant I had something to hide; skinny women don’t have to wear it! […] More
When I wanted to buy my first bra, I turned on the TV in the living room of my house and played the Lizzie McGuire bra episode really loud so my mom could hear (shoutout to my DVD collection!). Then, when it actually became time to wear the bra to school, I was terrified. No […] More
On any given day, you’ll likely find me wearing some combination of black, white, grey or olive green. Black jeans, white T-shirt, sneakers. I wear two cuffs on my ears and usually CZ studs or gold hoops. A random stranger might think, wow, how plain. I’ve been told I lack style and originality. What nobody […] More
