Razzle Dazzle Them

I love sequins...iridescent sequin top...ummmm yeah MINE!  I'm down to wear this any day of the week at any time of the day but...I usually save it for a night out.  Dress it up with a nice pair of rinse denim skinny jeans or go daytime with destructed denim like I've done below!

Top-ASOS Curve Available Here/Jeans-Torrid/Shoes-Fiel

Clothing is an extension of you...if you're not feeling 100% put on something that Razzle Dazzles and I predict your mood will change...if it doesn't at least you're fooling everyone else!

XO,
Lanaé

Feelin' Lucky

Lucky Brand that is!  

I've had my eye on their Women's Plus line since its launch...and come close to buying a pair of their printed denim skinny jeans online...I even tried a few things on at Nordstrom.  But now I'm in love!  Everything is saying don't do it...they're not exactly a basic short...but I love that I'm included in this trend.  There are no modifications that make these look like they came from the Plus department...you know what I mean ladies.  

Ginger Americana Shorts
$79.50

I know what you're thinking...it's a steep price to pay for some denim shorts...so here's where my skills come into play.  

1. Sign up for their emails and get 20% off your first purchase.
2. Shipping is free both ways so if things don't work out there's no down side.
3. Once you're signed up for their emails they offer great savings...so don't forget to read your email!

***A note to the Plus Team at Lucky Brand:

Thank you!  That said here's what I'd love to see in the future...

1. A Women's Plus leather belt is hard to come by...I'd love a great basic 100% leather belt.
2. The Women's Jackets are AMAZING...I would love to see that carried over to the Plus tab.
3. I'd also love to see some great destructed denim for Plus...perhaps this Fall?

I can't wait to see what's to come from Lucky Brand Plus...I do hope I have their ear...feel free to contact me!  Oh, and don't forget back views on your product...I'm a details girl...I need to know what my butt pockets are going to look like!

XO,
Lanaé Roxas 

P.S.  Happy shopping!

Plus Size Prom

My Senior Homecoming dress was a size 20 and by Prom I was in a size 14...the road to finding dresses...no matter what size I was...lets just say it wasn't fun...which is exactly what it's supposed to be.  

So when the team at Sydney's Closet reached out to me about doing a post or two I was more than on board to help them out...even more so after reading their story:

In the beginning, I was just a mother anxious to wipe away her teen-age daughter's tears.

My daughter teen-age Mickey cried when she failed to find a plus-size prom dress. It broke my heart and made me very mad! In a world where thin is too in, I found it unfair that millions of teens and women like my daughter were fashion-starved for dressy plus-size dresses to wear to life's most important celebrations.

The reality is that one in every four high school girls in the U.S. wears a size 12 or larger. And when it comes time for once-in-a-lifetime nights like Prom and Homecoming, she doesn't want to hide her curvy figure under shapeless muumuus or evening gowns that grandma would wear. She wants a frock that rocks! (And she deserves one!)

Six out of 10 American women wear a size 12 or larger. And she should be able to find a dress for a special occasion that makes her look - and feel - as glamorous as a movie star for her red-carpet moment!

If I had it to do all over again...I'd be ready to hit the dace floor in quite a few of their dresses...but the two below are my favorites!

High Voltage
Available Here

Go For the Gold
Available Here

My Prom rocked...all of my dances did for that matter.  Get a dress and go...period. Below...that's me on the right...to my left my date Ron, behind him my two best friends Briana and Haley on the far left.  My Mom crashed my Prom...this picture was taken after Ron told me my Mom was at the dance and I turned around for this shot...probably my favorite picture of the night!

My Senior Prom
Dress-Jessica McClintock

Fitched Off

To: Mike Jeffries and the Corporate Team at Abercrombie & Fitch,

I get it, you don't want my money...but do you really have to say I don't belong in your clothing because I'm fat?  Word to the wise...maybe just keep your mouth shut and don't offer my sizes.

In High School I discovered you...and I wanted nothing more than to be included, but I've always been fat.  Senior year I lost weight getting down to a size 14, to reward me for my hard work my Mom took me to buy the Fatigue Cords circa 1999/2000 I had always wanted...I literally stopped in every time we were at the mall to look at them.  I saw her face when she saw the price tag and I told her I didn't like them after all, a total lie, but I wasn't going to let my Mom spend that kind of money on her teachers salary.

Well...being a size 14 didn't last, so I could only obsess over your destructed jeans of the early 2000's...not to mention those funny and almost always inappropriate graphic tees that to this day still exist.  That said, I found a way to participate...I just bought the Men's tees that weren't gender specific.  

Me in an XL Men's Abercrombie Tee
Old Navy Special Edition Denim
and a super sweet headband!

My sister Junaé, Me, my Mom and sister Désireé...my sisters
are your more of your target customer...they're thin...but
I'm the one wearing your Men's Pink "Player" Tee!

Oh...and not that it matters but...I was popular in High School and a Varsity Athlete all 4 years...in multiple sports!  

Bottom line...growing up is hard enough...you might want to apologize.  Make it right.

Let Them Eat Cake

I love a good stripe...I don't follow the rules...I wear what I want!  I also love the idea of this cosmetic pouch (I use it as a clutch)...it's almost like the line from Pitch Perfect for me "You call yourself Fat Amy?" "Yeah, so twig bitches like you don't do it behind my back!" love it!

Striped Top-Torrid/Under Tank-Old Navy/Jeans-Torrid/
Bangles-Kate Spade/Necklace-Banana Republic
Cosmetic Pouch-Kate Spade/Wedges-Toms

I love these Broadway Ankle Zip Stiletto Jeans from Torrid and Wedges from Toms Shoes...super cute and easy to wear with so many things.  I also have a Kate Spade obsession...my "Play Hooky" bangle is no longer available but the "Et Cetrera" bangle is!  Use the links above to shop this look...wear what you love!

XO,
Lanaé

Haute Cash Haul

To say I have a shopping problem is an understatement...but I work hard...no for real...I hustle!  My other excuse...I work in the Fashion Industry...so I have to look good and stay current right?!

Torrid has been passing out Haute Cash with purchases now for over a month...and now is the time to spend it...well it started April 18th and runs through April 28th.  I...ah hem...earned $125 in Haute Cash and this is what I just bought...

I pretty much stalked this tank like it was my part time job...and it paid off...one just happened to be available in my size...lets just say I couldn't checkout fast enough!

Sherbet Stripes Chiffon Racerback Tank Top
$38.50

I got this lovely...though my heart is still in love with it in black...that sucker flew off the site...lesson learned...see it...love it...BUY IT!

White Swiss Dots Embroidered Surplice Top
$42.50

This is the one that got away.
Image from an email I got from Torrid.

I've been loving my first two sleeveless button-up tops I purchased in early March so much I knew I needed to have these two.  I've always struggled with woven tops...add a button-up to the scenario and they almost always don't work.  I'm a strong believer that if you love it...own it in as many colors as you want...besides I get tons of complements on my first two!

Sangria Lace Inset Sleeveless Button-Up
$38.50

Black Studded Chiffon Sleeveless Button-Up
$38.50

I'm not stopping here ladies...I'm headed to my local Torrid to get two bras, some underwear, white denim skinny jeans and perhaps the top that got away?

Don't forget to spend that Haute Cash if you've got it!  No, Torrid did not ask me to post about this...and I haven't been paid to do so...I just love the product I'm featuring.

Happy Shopping!

XO,
Lanaé

Online Shopping Woes

Usually I'm here telling you why you should get over your reasons to not shop online...and though I firmly believe it can work out and not be the biggest pain in the ass...the truth is...sometimes it just is!

I'm not a fan of paying for shipping...I don't want to pay to get it and I don't want to pay to send it back if it doesn't work out.  If I can't try it on in a store...I shouldn't have to pay to get it or give it back when the fit doesn't work...or if the product doesn't look as fabulous as it did online.  

Simply Be
Geo Print Pull On Pant
$55.00

I was obsessed with these pants on site...but you see I don't own any knit pants and I was worried about the fit.  Simply Be does offer great discounts here and there but they do charge for shipping both ways...$4.95 to get it to you and $6.95 if your order didn't work out for some reason...and even with your best efforts of getting your right size it still burns to pay one way or both.

So, I reached out via their facebook fan page and twitter...I asked about fit...twice...if I was going to pay for shipping it would only be once...assuming I liked how these looked on me.  But I never heard back...and now these amazing bottoms are only available in sizes 8 and 24.  Sigh.

Don't get me wrong...I still love Simply Be and will continue to shop with them...I'm just hoping that retailers will realize that the Plus Size Community is reaching out to them and we're not hoping for answers...we expect them.  

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this...leave your comments below!

XO,

Lanaé