LOVE this!

Gabi from Young, Fat and Fabulous dressed up as "Thicki Minaj" for Halloween! LOVE it!

Here's a photo from her blog, which I HIGHLY recommend!

Source: http://www.youngfatandfabulous.com/2010/10/thicki-minaj.html

I didn't dress up this year, as I spent Halloween proofing photos from 5 photoshoots I did last weekend, but I'd LOVE to see what you all wore yesterday!!!!

Link me to a photo/blog in the comments, and if I get enough responses, I'll do a collection post of all the curvy costumes!!!

:)

OOTD 10-27-10

Sunglasses $20, Bass Pro

Long Sleeve White Button-Down Blouse, $20, Old Navy 

Black dome button waistcoat, £27, Dorothy Perkins  

Black Trousers, £16, Evans  

Wedge Sandals, $22, Payless

I recently discovered my "Life Number" in numerology is the number 8...

This number indicates strength in executive leadership, business and management...based on that, I was going for super-duper-business look ;)

Also, people with a Lifepath 8 tend to either succeed above and beyond, or fail miserably at everything they attempt...we're all-or-nothing types...so since there's no gray area, just black and white, I decided to incorporate that into the outfit.

Can you tell I'm into astrology/numerology? :)

Old Navy - Outerwear Sale!

Ends 11/10!

a rambling bumbling video post LOL

Speigel - Dress Sale!

Check out the sale here!

Eliza Parker - Buy More, Save More!

Seriously, how has this woman not been fired?

I'm sure at this point, everyone has heard about the Marie Claire situation.

This article basically explains the whole situation, and here is a link to the original post. The original has since been updated with an apology that pretty much screams "Yeah, I'm sorry or whatever, but do you guys really HAVE to be so fat?"

And to top it all off, the magazine TOTALLY backs her. Pretty fuckin' hypocritical if you ask me. How a magazine could try to appeal to bigger women by running photos of “real size” models and a column called “big girl in a skinny world” only to follow it up by that OUTRAGEOUS article is completely beyond me. Way to take 2 steps forward and about 64,569 back, Marie Claire.

So, I personally am boycotting this publication until they come to their senses and fire this woman. I have a degree in psychology and am in the process of getting my masters...I KNOW that this writer feels this way towards fat people because she is anorexic (anorexia is an addiction like any other, and just because you no longer act on it, you still THINK like an anorexic because it is ingrained in the brain to be the natural setting that a recovering anorexic battles daily)...but GUESS WHAT...if she has a problem, she has to admit it, not use it to justify hate. And if the magazine had any sort of sense, they'd fire her ass and say "Listen here, this shit is YOUR problem, not ours, and we've worked too hard embracing the plus-size community for your disease to fuck it all up for us now."

Thoughts?

Jessica London - After 5pm Sale!

Alloy - Jeans, Buy one, Get one 50% off!

Evans Sale!

Evans (LOVE them!) is having a sale on EVERYTHING! GO!

Old Navy - PRICESLASHERS!!!

PLUS an extra 10% Off at Checkout! Use code N2LM64QQJH3D

Avenue - 30% Off!

ASOS - The Saga Concludes...

I received a very nice email this morning from ASOS...letting me know that the package I never received must have been lost in the post, and is now unrecoverable. They WOULD have resent my package, except now everything I ordered  is out of stock, so they gave me a full refund.

That was nice of them to fix the situation without a fuss (though I think considering the circumstance, anything less would have been absolutely RIDICULOUS) but it ULTRA SUCKS that I can't have those items and also, what would have happened if I hadn't contacted them? I have been shopping online (OFTEN) for YEARS and never once has a package gotten lost...even when a package is set to arrive later than expected, I've always received emails from whatever company...this went COMPLETELY unnoticed by ASOS, so what kind of service could I expect from them in the future?

I really want to give them one more shot, but when I do, it'll be because I see something on their website that I HAVE to have...I know that the US website thing has them tangled up too, because I've been seeing on other blogs and communities that others have been complaining recently of packages taking forever to arrive, but if they are expanding, it should be to the BENEFIT of their customers, not their detriment.

If anyone has anything to say about ASOS, good or bad, I'd love to hear it, since the one and only experience I have with them has left a slightly bitter taste in my mouth.

Speigel - Lunchtime Sale!

Addition Elle - 25% Off!

ASOS...the saga conitnues....

I still haven't received my package, so I sent ASOS a customer service email yesterday afternoon. It was 9:30pm in the UK, so I didn't expect a quick response. I got an email this morning saying that they received my email and were going to work on it...nothing so far.

So, I just wanted to keep you guys posted on this, and hopefully I have some news soon.

Yours Clothing - Extra 20% Off Sale!

I have to say I'm pretty impressed with Yours Clothing...I haven't purchased anything from there (yet), but the website is ridiculously easy to navigate, they post prices in dollars though it's a UK based shop (not many do), and they actually have decently priced cute clothes.My favorite feature though is that if you want an item that is currently out of stock, you have the option to give them your email and have them message you when the item becomes available in your size again!

They are currently having a sale that takes an extra 20% off already marked down items in the sale/clearance section! TODAY only!

Here's some of my picks:

Black, Pink & Grey 2 In 1 Pintuck Shirt Cardi Top - Today Only $18.84

Black Lace Insert Asymmetric Top - Today Only $12.56

Black Asymmetric Ring Detail Top -Today Only $12.56

Avenue - Boots and Denim Sale!

Catherines - Last Day for GREAT Savings!

Torrid - 30% Off Outerwear!