Red for Spring? Yes, please!!!

When I think about Spring, I always think of soft pastels, bows and ruffles. While I love all of these things, I also love to vamp it up too. I was thinking back to last Spring and my favorite dress. It was a red cotton tube top dress that I bought from F21. When ever I would go out wearing that, I would get stopped all the time by women asking where I got this dress. The dress wasn't special at all, it stood out because it was red. What do you guys think? Do you stay away from red in the Spring or do you still rock it? Let me know! Here are my faves that I saw today:

F21 $29.80

F21 Beaded crescent drop earrings $5.80

topshop.com Spot and stripe blazer 45GBP

topshop.com Petra peep toe by Boutique 65GBP

Torrid Red zip front dress $47.98

Aldo Corr $40

Aldo Camareno $18

Nine West Viv Shopper $89

Jennifer Love Hewitt's fantastic wardrobe on Ghost Whisperer

Recently, I have been watching old episodes of Ghost Whisperer almost daily on TiVo. Although I do love the show, I equally love Jennifer Love Hewitt's outfits. I always find myself thinking,"No, you are not going to be running down that muddy hill in that dress!!!" So I wanted to share some of her outfits with you. Personally, I wish I knew her stylist. I also wish she would change into some sweats before chasing down ghosts in the rain :)

In the nude....

Nude tones are pretty much a staple in Spring and Summer fashion and I have taken a greater interest in them this time around. Being that I'm fair skinned, I felt that they would wash me out the same way that white does but I was wrong and am here to admit it. I tried on a pair just like these on the other day:

Nine West Consuela $89
I must say, not only was the height and the style perfect, I thought the nude color was wonderful on. It didn't wash me out and it's definitely a look I'm going to be doing more often. So here are a few pieces that I'm looking at:

Nine West Clio Shopper $99

Aldo Whitsey $110

Aldo Duhaime bracelet $12

F21 Sequin Racer Back Tunic Tank $19.80

Guess Lliona $120

Old Navy Flutter sleeve dress $29.50

Torrid Oat ruffle tank top $38

Dorothy Perkins Equals Love....

Yesterday I did a post on fashion finds under $40 and it was the first time I took a good look at Dorothy Perkins. So today I decided to do a real post on DP and pick my faves. Let me just say that it was really hard, if I would have picked all of my favorites, you guys would have died of boredom from the long post!! So I decided to just post 10. I also just wanted to comment on how affordable they are.. Thanks to Nik for introducing me to them! :)

Black lace tiered dress 40GBP ($60.20)

Black lace collar detail dress 35GBP ($52.66)

Black stripe bender dress 40GBP ($60.20)

Black strapless playsuit 16GBP ($24.08)

Multi poppy print playsuit 35GBP ($52.67)

Navy/white embellished top 25GBP ($37.63)

Blue bird print jersey top 23GBP ($34.62)

Navy double tab pencil skirt 25GBP ($37.63)

Magenta bow detial court shoes 35GBP ($52.68)

Navy fabric platform shoes 38GBP ($57.18)

Very Cherry....

I don't know why but I had a strange urge to buy a cherry shirt this morning. Lucky for my wallet, I didn't find a cute enough cherry shirt but while I was looking, I found these:

Sweet Romance's Cherries Jubilee Bracelet $39.95
Babygirlboutique.com

Rockabilly Cherries Mini Skirt $40
Etsy.com (Seller-WinterLights)

Plus Size Cherry Covered Babydoll Lingerie Set $34.95
www.ohcheri.com

Retro Sundress -The Anna Dress by Pinup Couture $62
www.pinupgirlclothing.com

Betsey Johnson School Girl Red Berry Studs $36


I think I need at least the bracelet...What do you guys think?

Goodbye Denim, Hellooooo Khaki!!!!!!

Welll, not really. I could never really give up denim but have been really giving some thought to this khaki thing. So here we go..my khaki picks, let me know what you think:

Old Navy Women's plus low rise perfect khaki skirt $24.50


Old Navy Women's plus classic-rise twill shorts $20


Torrid khaki brown leather front woven stretch belt $24


Topshop.com Washed khaki jersey hot pants $7.00


Topshop.com Pinnystyle suntop $25


L.L. Bean Sunwashed canvas tote in british khaki $65


Eshakti Ruched waist sheer jersey tank $34.95

Tiffany of Fatshopaholic....

I know that I'm always saying this, but I am so lucky to have been able to meet the wonderful girls that I have through blogs. I met Tiffany recently through her blog www.fatshopaholic.com. What struck me most about her was of course, her awesome style but also the huge smile that she wears in all of her pictures. I really feel like I know her sometimes when I'm looking at her blog pics. I was able to catch up with her recently through an email interview:

Name: Tiffany

Age: 19

Location: Chicago, IL

Can you describe a little about your personal style? Sure. I think my personal style is all over the place. I love the 90’s so, the bright colors and bold prints of that time certainly worked it’s way into my personal style. I also love to play with textures like lace with studs and things like that. I love head pieces to!

Fashion Inspirations/Icons: Like any good fat girl I must cite Beth Ditto. I also love the styles of T.V. characters Denise Huxtable from the Cosby Show and Clarissa from Clarissa explains it all. I Love denise for her mens wear and over sized clothes and clarissa for her bright colors and prints. I also love Amanda palmer of the Dresden Dolls and Kelis.

What you love most about fashion: I love that fashion is like the prelude to who you are. When people see you they see your clothes first so, through fashion you can express anything you want. You can express the way you feel that day or your personality period. I also love fashion as art, like things that aren’t everyday wear but, look great walking down a run way.

Although as fat women we all want as many fashion options for us as straight size women I love that with fat fashion you have to work a little harder to be unique because then every outfit feels special and you know that no one else will look like you.

Be sure to check her blog out at: www.fatshopaholic.com!