Hey lovelies!

So while I am here at Full Figured Fashion Week in NYC, I am working with Addition Elle to bring you some pictures featuring the best-dressed and most trend savvy attendees. Our first trendspotting post features the lovely Kelly from MASQUEmag and the beautiful Shainna from A Thick Girl's Closet. Both ladies were wearing stunning all black and white ensembles, and I wanted to show you how you can ge their style with clothes from Addition Elle!

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So what do you all think? Have you worn the black and white trend this season yet?

*Note - this is a sponsored post. Addition Elle is a Curvy Canadian FFFWeek sponsor. All opinions expressed here are my own* =D

HELLO NYC!!!

I just got here yesterday morning and I hit the ground running. If you are new to my blog, every year I go to an event in NYC called Full Figured Fashion Week. It's a week long series of events devoted to curvy girl fashion, and I love every minute of it - I'm addicted!

This year I am rooming with two lovely bloggers - Marie from The Curvy Fashionista, and Gaelle from The Curvy and Curly Closet. We had a blast just chatting and observing each others' grooming routines last night and this morning. I love these ladies!

This morning was the first event of the week - the Ashley Stewart Blogger Breakfast. It was so great to finally meet so many of my favourite bloggers in real life and reconnect with some I've already had the opportunity to hang out with. Everyone's fashion was really on-point! It's so fantastic to be able to connect with like-minded (and like-bodied) people!

It was a lovely breakfast and Ashley Stewart has a lot of great things in store for A/W 2013. Look for lots of leatherette and military chic pieces.

What I Wore - Dress - American Rag via Macy's/Shoes - New Look/Handbag - Your Big Sister's Closet/Necklace - Forever 21

My roomie Gaelle from The Curvy and Curly Closet

My other roomie Marie, from The Curvy Fashionista

Our Swag - #ASArmParty anyone?!

The models' first look from Ashley Stewart

Mixing and Mingling - L to R, Dani from Danimezza, and Reah Norman and Madeleine Figueroa Jones from Plus Model Mag The Ashley Stewart models' second looks:

Definitely check out Ashley Stewart if you haven't got a chance to yet. They've got some very cute stuff! Also, to keep updated with my FFFWeek adventures, check out the hashtag #CCFFFWeek

Hey Guys!

I thought I do another quick outfit of the day post since I'm feeling chatty and I recently took several pieces that I am in love with from my store for my own wardrobe! This top has been flying of the rack, and I kept meaning to keep one for myself, but they'd always sell out. By my third order of the top, I smartened up and ordered loads of them so I could be sure I'd snag one for myself! I also finally got my hands on a book clutch! I'd been wanting one ever since Kate Spade came out with them in early 2012, but I couldn't justify $400 for a statement purse (maybe for a really good everyday purse I could, but not so much for something more evening-wear-ish). Anyway, ASOS came out with one and I snapped it up right away for a meagre $40. Well worth it!

Top and Leggings - Your Big Sister's Closet/Clutch - ASOS/Shoes - New Look

I also just changed the window display at the store and I'm loving the looks! The navy dress with the stripe-y skirt has all but sold out today. It's so pretty and the colours and print remind me of Marc Jacobs SS 2012 collection. I will definitely be ordering more (one for me and loads more for the store) and posting this dress on the website. So pretty!

Hey Guys!

About two weeks ago, I was invited to the launch of the EDIT collection by Jeanne Beker at the new Addition Elle flagship store in Toronto. Having seen a great preview in the Fall, I was excited to see the full collection in the store and actually try on some pieces. I was a bit surprised as I thought there would be a more comprehensive offering of the samples I saw at the preview, but the pieces I did see were lovely. There were only about ten styles available, and I think that maybe some of the inventory didn't arrive at the store in time for the launch, which was really unfortunate. I definitely look forward to seeing more of the styles in stores as the Spring/Summer fashion season progresses!

I got to meet Jeanne Beker again! Jeans and Top - Addition Elle/Bag and Jacket - Your Big Sister's Closet/Shoes - New Look/Necklace - House of Harlow via Holt Renfrew

Hey Guys,

Tunic, Leggings, and Handbag - Your Big Sister's Closet/Shoes - New Look/Necklace - House of Harlow via Holt Renfrew

Hey Guys!

So The Grid TO (a city-wide free weekly news mag - just in case you're not from here...) has been working on a story about plus size fashion in Toronto for the past couple of months, and they got in touch with me to see if I could share some thoughts and loan some pieces from my store, Your Big Sister's Closet. Of course I agreed! They also invited me to participate in a fashion photo shoot featuring some of the city's most stylish plus size women. And of course I agreed to that too! You can check out the article here, and see some of the candids I took behind the scenes below. It was a lot of fun and I got to meet so many beautiful, amazing women. Thanks everyone! If you happen to get a paper copy - you'll see we're actually the cover story! I was so shocked to see my own face staring back up at me when I went to go grab it!





Here is my own picture that was on the cover of this week's The Grid TO! So exciting!!! I am dressed in Your Big Sister's Closet from head to toe (big surprise!) ;)

A while back, I got sent this beautiful gown from IGIGI by Yuliya Raquel‏. I've been so busy these past few months that I didn't get a chance to review it right away, but I thought I would share it with you all now!

The fabric of this dress is SO luxurious! The lace is a lovely, heavy-weight stretchy fabric, and the velvet feels amazing. I absolutely adore this burgundy colour (which I think works especially well on fair-skinned brunettes - hey, that's me!). I felt like old-hollywood all night long wearing this totally glamourous dress! I often chose IGIGI for formal events that I'm attending because I feel that the style and quality are exceptional and the dresses are cut with plus size women in mind (but avoid the usual dowdiness of plus size formal wear). You should definitely check them out if you have a formal event coming up!

Dress - c/o IGIGI by Yuliya Raquel/Coat - ATTITUDE Jay Manuel via Sears Canada/Earrings - Can't Remember!