Assessing the Plus Size Market in Fit, Price and Fashion

With the new year getting into full swing, it is a good time to evaluate the plus size market potential in order to give us some clues as to what is in store for plus size for 2012.

It appears as though fit and quality are still front and center in the minds of plus size women with having the item in line with keeping us fashion conscious as a close second and then price.

Although, its really hard to rank the three elements, lets face it, if the top, jacket, skirt or pants do not fit, we wont buy it.  As for price, that is the most justifiable element in my mind.  I can justify price if I love the item! I have had many customers do the same. W

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Couch-Free Chic: Stylish Activewear


It‘s mid-January, and the excitement of a new year has worn off, a cold front has moved in, and I am starting to feel the stirs of cabin fever. It’s time to get out and move. Luckily, my timing couldn’t be better. Mid-January sees the demise of the resolutioners at the gym. Treadmills are finally available and floor space in the most coveted yoga classes opens up. My treat for overcoming the dreaded winter inertia? Comfy new active wear.

Under the heating lamps of a hot yoga class, a lightweight Enza Costa racer-back tank is the ideal mix of soft and sporty. After

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Everything You Need To Know About Mitt Romney’s Hair

 

Lets get one thing straight: Even if Mitt Romney hadnt won the Iowa caucus and even if he wasnt leading the polls in the ultra important South Carolina primary, his hair is so good that it could probably run for the presidency on its own viability and public presence.

And why is Romneys coiffure so commended? Because its just good: solid, well-kept, clean and, dare we say it, spiffy. Naturally everyone is obsessed with Romneys tonsorial prowess, so a few national media outlets (cough, GQ and The New York Times) have delved into his hairline to uncover the truth behind his trim do.

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Jordan wearing Concords

Unless youve been stuck under a rock for the last 6 months, you already know that the Air Jordan Concord XIs released today with the OG concord purple sole. In honor of this epic day, weve dug up some old school pictures of Michael Jordan wearing Concords on the court.

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2011 Rewind: Fashion

Celestine Cooney Fashion Director

My favourite show of 2011 was Simone Rocha Spring/Summer 12. I fell in love with the whole collection, it felt so modern and was executed so perfectly with the combination of traditional lace with sheer tulle and rubber. The use of colour in Spring/Summer 12 was also really inspiring with bright pink and a lucid green popping in a collection of black and white.

I think Simone Rocha is a star in the making.

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