Swoonage: New Look

After spending the weekend sick in bed pouring over plus size blogs, it became apparent that I needed to do a swoonage of New Look, a UK site featuring an adorable selection of plus size clothing! It's a favorite among the chubbles outside the US, though I have yet to try any styles myself. My favorites included their incredible selection of adorable sweaters, great sharkbite hems tops, and this adorable Courtney Love throwback tunic.

Cheapers Creepers!

This week's Cheapers Creepers is from Evans. This hot Batwing Chain Jumper was modeled by Beth Ditto and now is marked down to 15 GBP from 65 GBP! All sizes are still in stock, but not for long, no doubt!

Shopping Spree: Faith 21

When I first heard that Forever 21 was going to carry plus sizes, I was super excited. Skip to a few days later when I heard that 2X was the max size they would carry. Bummer. Well, I guess that had great success and now most items go up to 3X and the cuts are savvy enough that I, a 4X, can wear many different pieces. Here are a few things that I've purchased and <3ed...I can't recommend them enough (I mean, seriously...$12 leopard skirt??)

Traveling East: Shopping for Basics

Each year, my husband and I go back home to the mid west for Christmas festivities. Since we live in Southern California, there are always a few things that I start realizing I don't have. Coat...warm clothing...yikes! My standard cropped moto jacket will just NOT be enough. I have older coats, but as the years go by without wear: it become inevitable that they are just not wearable (due to style, size, or any other number of factors).

I just made a small purchase from Torrid of such things that will keep me happy in the cold, but still serve a function when we get back home.

1. The coat:



This leopard swing coat is not only adorable, but animal friendly and totally chic, too! It's perfect for CA winter nights over a dress or short sleeves. Did I mention it's 50% off right now??

2. The sweater:

The cardigan is oodles of cute! A great, cropped cardigan has TONS of flexibility.

3. The jeans:



I don't usually wear jeans, but a great dark denim is a basic to have. It's perfect for the cold, since it's thicker than my standard leggings.

Pile on boots, gloves, and scarves and hopefully I will survive this holiday season!

Swoonage: Target Stripes!

Imagine my delight when I wondered to Target.com and found these lovely striped sweaters! Black and white, purple and black, and pink and black? Such great combos!!! These casual cardi's can be paired with your black dresses or tops for a Tim Burton-y outfit!


Boyfriend Cardigan $35 (comes in MANY other solid colors, but no other stripes)


Pink/Black Striped Cardigan $30


Purple/Black Striped Cardigan $30

Bonus? You get free shipping with any order over $50, so you get 2 and don't worry about extra costs. I got all 3 with a gift card, so be on the lookout for these beauties in a OOTD!