Tuesday 15 April 2014

BLOGGER COMMITS SUICIDE!!!

                                   FOR BROWN GIRLS Creator Commits Suicide

                

Karyn Washington, founder of “For Brown Girls” and the “Dark Skin, Red Lips” project has died at the tender age of 22. And this was not a natural death. This was an apparent suicide.
Karyn, who dedicated herself to the uplifting of dark-skinned black girls and women, and worked so that they would have a sense of well-being, was struggling with depression and mental illness, and was unable to extend the love she gave to others to herself.

Friday 28 March 2014

Weekend Fashion Pick

Thamarr Guerrier is one of our favorite plus size fashion blogger from http://www.musingsofacurvylady.com. For this weekend, we thought her style would inspire you. She looks chicky, trendy, classic and edgy..

Necklace ::: Shop Lately
Shoes ::: JCP (old)
Clutch ::: Bought in Greece
 Dress/ Wide Bracelet/ Sunnies ::: ASOS
Source:  http://www.musingsofacurvylady.com/2014/03/playing-it-straight.html

Tuesday 25 March 2014

STYLE COMBINATION OF THE WEEK

This week have carefully selected some lovely colours and accessories combinations to give you that outstanding look.

In pix; Elsie-Coco 





Curvy Girls Fashion Guide; Pick the right outfit for your body size, merge your accessories to give you a simple yet classy look.

KIM & KANYE COVER APRIL 2014 EDITION OF VOGUE MAGAZINE

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have finally made the front cover of U.S. Vogue, appearing on the front of the April edition
The reality star appears to be wearing a white strapless wedding gown for the shoot with her rapper fiancé standing behind her with her arms wrapped around her waist.
Thrilled Kim tweeted that the cover was a 'dream come true on Friday when the cover was released on the magazine's website.
'This is such a dream come true!!! Thank you @VogueMagazine for this cover! O M GGGGGG!!! I can't even breath!' she tweeted





Monday 17 March 2014

Meet The Woman With The Largest Afro In The World


 As endorsed by the Guiness World Book of Records, Aevin Dugas has the world's biggest afro - which measures four-and-a-half foot around. When left loose around her head, Aevin struggles to see out from underneath her large afro, and so she often has to style it up properly. It took her 14 years to get to this length and fullness and Aevin says she loves the bouncy curls.

She believes her voluminous hair may have grown even bigger since the last measurement, but cannot reveal its size until the next official Guinness measurement. Aevin told Daily Mail;

‘When my hair is stretched out to its complete length and pressed, it goes down to my butt. But I don’t wear it like that because it looks weird.’

The newly single care worker is proud of her unique style but usually ties her hair back when going on first dates, only revealing her secret later.

‘I did tell one guy and he was shocked and he Googled me and was like ‘oh, wow’.

Despite loving her hair, she has to tie it back while driving as it is so difficult to see past it. On first dates, Aevin likes to restrain her afro as she says it can be 'overwhelming' for new people. Aevin, who has won fans from Brazil to Italy, has spent the last 14 years growing her hair.

Her jaw-dropping look brings her attention wherever she goes but it does have its drawbacks as she often gets it caught in trees, car doors and people’s earrings.
It can also take two days to wash and dry and is so big she struggles to see clearly out from beneath it – which means she cannot drive with her ‘hair up’.

To get her hair ready for a night out she shampoos it and then uses up to five conditioners. She then puts her hair into two French braids and from then it takes about two days to dry. Hair washing has turned into a long-drawn out affair as it takes her two days to wash and dry it all in sections.


Aevin was originally inspired by a picture of her mum Deborah Dugas wearing an afro in the sixties – and she remains one of her biggest fans today. Mrs Dugas, 62, who runs a care home, said:

‘I’m humbled by the fact she did this because she liked my natural hair, way before she was born. It was about half the size of Aevin’s and everybody loved it. Her hair has definitely had an impact on the community. She made her decision when wearing your hair natural was considered unattractive in the black community. But, against all that, she started wearing her hair natural years ago. I am really proud.’

What dedication, and the results sure are worth every pride. This will certainly inspire any one growing their hair naturally.

Wednesday 29 January 2014

Meet Hilda, America’s Plus Sized Pin Up Girl!!!

Earlier in the month, vintage images of Hilda, a voluptuous pin up/caldendar girl began to surface and people began to fall in love with her all over again.
Who is Hilda anyway?

Hilda is the creation of illustrator Duane Bryers and one of the only plus sized pin up divas to gain popularity and grace calendars from the 1950s to the early 80s. She was most popular during the 1960s.

“She’s a creation out of my head. I had various models over the years, but some of my best Hilda paintings I’ve ever done were done without a model,” veteran artist Duane told the online pin-up gallery Toil.
Source: Messy Nessy Chic



Tuesday 28 January 2014

Plus Size Celebrities On The Red Carpet at the 2014 Grammy Awards

The 56th annual Grammy Awards held on Sunday, January 26, 2014 and like every year, it was a star studded event as usual, live performances and red carpet arrivals, the Grammy’s are always a colorful affair filled with over the top personalities and fashion to match.
This year a group of curves were nominated for awards, we were looking forward to see what and who they would wear. We loved some of their style choices and would love to hear what you who you think was the best and worst dressed plus sized celebrity.
 
Lalah Hathaway
Tasha Cobbs
Makeba Riddick
Linda Watson
Mary Lambert
Maysa
Annie Stoll
Mary Lambert’s performance outfit at the Grammys.