Archives for June 2011

Red and White

June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I have noticed that a few retailers are advertising “red & white” for Canada day but red and white looks sharp any time. Forever 21 has this cute outfit in their plus size section. The whole outfit is less than $76. And yes, they ship to Canada!

plus size clothing from Forever 21

But I wouldn’t be surprised if you dug through your closet and found a few red and white pieces of your own. Go ahead and see what you have to pair together. Red and white stripes will give you a nice nautical look! Don’t wait until Canada Day to proudly wear your red and whites.

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* Shop Forever21 for plus size clothing

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Threadless Monday

June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It feels like a t-shirt day. And Threadless is where I go for my novelty tees. As much as I have loved Threadless the last few years, I think they should spend less time expanding on other products and increase their t-shirt sizes to 4x. In the meantime some of their guy styles go up to 3x and their girly styles go up to 2x. This week here are two of my favorites this week:

First up is Birds Of A Feather by Ross Ziet ($20). An excellent visual interpretation for an old proverb.

birds and feather t-shirt from Threadless

Then there is the light in the dark with Tyger Tyger, Burning Bright by Ian Leino ($20) which personifies a bit of creepiness with cool.

Tyger Tyger from Threadless

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* Get your plus size designer shirts from Threadless

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Voluptuous Clothing Opens Doors

June 25, 2011 By 1 Comment

Voluptuous clothing has opened a fifth store. The Ajax location is located at the Durham Rio Can Center. If you live in the area Toronto area be sure to check them out. The other four stores are in Scarborough Town Centre, Vaughan Mills, Square One, and Dufferin Mall.

If you are not in the T.O area you can shop their online shop. While their website has been online for over a year we have not always been able to shop there for whatever reasons (one was a site upgrade I believe). The website is currently open for business offering a small selection of tops, dresses and pants at affordable prices as well as a sales section with up to 40% off.

If you are not familiar with Voluptuous clothing chain (I think it is safe to say chain now since they have five stores) they offer very trendy / sexy clothing up to 3x (not all styles on the website come in all sizes). Here are a few of my favorite pieces:

plus size clothing from Voluptuous

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* Visit Voluptuous for plus size clothing

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Weekend Sales

June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A few sales to help you beat the heat this weekend:

plus size top from Torrid

Camp Shirt, $35 from Torrid

Naturalizer Canada is offering 10% off purchase
Coupon code: NATCA10
Expires: June 30, 2011
Visit Naturalizer Canada for footwear

Big Gals Lingerie is offering 10% Discount on ALL ORDERS
Coupon code: secretsavings
Expires: June 19, 2011
Visit Big Gals Lingerie for plus size lingerie

Have a delightful weekend!

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Lane Bryant Opens Shipping to Canada

June 17, 2011 By 2 Comments

According to Liis, plus size model and blogger for LouLou Magazine’s plus division, Lane Bryant announced during Full Figure Fashion week that they will definitely be offering delivery to Canada later this year. plus size bra from Lane Bryant

This is fabulous news after being in a 2+ year Lane Bryant drought!

The Lane Bryant website has evolved over the last few years and when you visit you will now be able to shop at Catherines, Loop 18, Sonsi and Outlet all at the same time. We will just have to wait to see what they are going to charge us for shipping. I would like to think it would be along the lines of UK retailers about $9 to $12 but I won’t hold my breath that it will be that affordable.

When is this all going to happen? Some time in September. So mark your calendars!

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* Visit Lane Bryant for plus size clothing

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Laura Plus Sale

June 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

This one has been in my inbox for a few days so don’t delay. Laura Plus is having an up to 50% off sale. There is no end dated listed so if you have to drive some distance I would call ahead.

plus size tee from Laura Plus

Laura Plus does not currently offer online shopping but you can visit their website for store location details.

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* Visit Laura Plus Online for store locator

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The Butterfly Collection

June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Claire Dumican and her partner Paul Syrenne combined their talents to start the Vancouver based Butterfly Collection online lingerie boutique with the mission of getting “every big busted Canadian woman into the right bra and feeling fabulous”. A tall order especially for plus size women.

Currently the boutique has 21 plus size bras to choose from going up to a K cup. What will make shopping frustrating for some is that not every bra comes in all sizes. These are not cheap bras, the cheapest is $62. But if you are having a hard time finding bras in Canada with an adequate cup size then it may be worth checking them out.

From the collection three styles stand out the most for me:

plus size bras from Butterfly Collection

The Grenier Tactel Bra comes in white (shown), nude and black (38C to 46F) for $74. The Elila Plum Wired Bra (40/42G, 42H) is $75. And the black Felina Emotions Bra (40G) is $140.

Three tips Claire recommends for all women to be aware of when fitting a bra:

“ALL of your breast tissue must be inside the cup. Your band should lie flat against your skin with room for 2 fingers to run smoothly beneath it. Your band should be at the same height at the back as it is at the front – both parallel with the floor.”

Visit the Butterfly Collection online for more tips in the “Bra School”.

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* Get your own plus size bras from Butterfly Collection
* Other places to get plus size bras

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2 Day Sale

June 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Addition-Elle and Penningtons are having a 2 day sale (June 2 and 3) with 30% off purchases of $100 or more. You will need coupon code: 30J100 to take advantage of this offer. Five things I have my eye one on at Addition-Elle:

plus size clothin from Addition-Elle

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* Visit Addition-Elle and Penningtons for plus size fashions

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