Variety is the Spice

plus size houndstooth top from Ulla Popken

I think each online shop has a similarity you can see in their product lines but one of the things I like about Ulla Popken is their variety within that scheme. It has traditionally been a mature woman’s store but it has really redefined the traditional look we have come to expect over the last decade or so.

Mature women can be fashionable and do not have to be ushered into a fashion stigma corner — they do not need to dress like they are eighteen to have fun because women can have fun no matter what their age. I think Ulla Popken’s range of style over the last few years, especially for tops widens their age bracket of interested shoppers than it did once upon a time.

I found at least eight non-traditional tops that would work for a variety of ages — it’s all in the display — what you wear with it, i.e. a younger person might wear leggings, booties, and a tote while an older person might choose trousers, flats, and a formal handbag. That is not to say that someone in their 40s/50s/60s could not pull off leggings — they might just approach the look differently.

plus size every day tops for women from Ulla Popken

From left to right:

  • Crochet Detail Tunic Blouse ($59), available in six colors.
  • Open Front Viscose Spandex Knit Pintuck Jacket ($59), available in five colors.
  • Embroidered Tunic Blouse ($69)
  • Artistic Bow Blouse ($59), available in four colors.
  • Houndstooth Knit Tunic ($59)
  • Cowl Neck Striped Knit Tunic ($59), available in two colors.
  • Pintuck Trim Tunic ($59), available in two colors.
  • Mixed Media Top ($59)

What do you think, has the acceptable nature of who should be wearing what expanded or at least evolved a little?

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Blue Poppies and Pussy Bows

plus size Blue Poppy Skirt from Kiyonna

I love blue poppies! I even tried (unsuccessfully) to plant them in my garden a few years back. So when I saw this large print Blue Poppy Skirt from Kiyonna I got incredibly excited. And it is a pencil skirt no less.

plus size poppy print skirt from Kiyonna

Kiyonna gets better every year with their separates, helping women create professional career looks from day to night. I love the Blue Poppy Skirt paired here with the black Melrose Mesh Top (also affectionately called a pussy bow top). This mesh top comes in other colors and patterns including a lovely leopard and a most awesome black with mini white polka dots

plus size Melrose Mesh Top from Kiyonna

The skirt is $74 and the top is $64. Both are available in sizes 10 to 32.

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