plus-sizes

Haute Holiday Outfit

  This outfit is fabulous because it not only uses what you already have in your closet, but it works to hide a multitude of sins (the wide obi wrap belt is perfect if you want to deemphasize your midsection and create a shape); the vibrant, rich color is different enough to help you stand [...]

Celebrity Style: Angie Stone

Angie Stone is full-figured and still loves to show her shape. She keeps it sophisticated by not showing skin (classy ladies show skin or shape, but not both). And we love the obi wrap and found a couple fabulous options by Diane von Furstenberg and The Limited. I have a faux obi wrap and for anyone who has [...]

Confident, Chic…& Curvy Fashionista

When it comes to cool weather, we don’t want to think about layering our clothes and looking bulky. That’s why you need a simple, yet very versatile, tunic to layer over and under your other fall essentials. A statement piece like the one below by Rick Owens will have you looking effortlessly chic whether worn [...]

A Week’s Worth of Leopard Print Loveliness

  Leopard print is one of my all-time favorites and it’s one of this season’s hottest trends. Some aren’t quite sure how to rock it to work, but we’ve got a few ideals!   Leopard print flats ~ by Calvin Klein ($119) Nude short-sleeve top ~ by Vera Moda ($48) Red rome trousers ~ by [...]

Curated, Curvy Fashionista

We love our curvy, confident, and chic fashionistas! With a look like the one below, every sexy siren will be ready for a day of work followed by a well-deserved night of play! The python leather skinny belt will perfectly hug your waistline as the drape cardigan gives you coverage at just the right length. [...]

6 Things We Want to Share This Week

Full Figured Fashion Week—celebrating women size 12 and up who love their curves—is going on this weekend in New York City. Want The Best Swimsuit Advice You Will Ever Receive?  Read this interview from top swimsuit designers! The latest in hair fashion is being bought up from fly-fishing around the country—feather hair extensions.  Like the one’s [...]

The Word on Curves

Read more about how to go from Professional Panache to Date Night Diva for the plus size fashionista: Plus Size Glitz

Plus Size Glitz

Yesterday, Blueprint for Style kicked off a new relationship….with Plus Size Glitz.  Every month (and occasionally more often), we’ll contribute to a wonderfully real and celebratory website for full-figured women.  Click the link to check out our inaugural post about the Top Five Pointers for Fabulous Full-Figured Dressing…and this month’s must-have item.

Flattering Summer Dress-ing

Here are some fabulous tips from Glamour Magazine for finding and wearing the most flattering summer dresses…no matter what your shape is!!

BIG Designer Clothing Fun

Saks Fifth Avenue is about to become the only major retailer in the city to carry plus-sized womenswear by names like Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana. Coming very soon to the department NYC store’s super high-end third floor, fall and winter plus-sized pieces will be mixed right in with existing stock—most of which would formerly [...]