Spring back to basics!

Hello Hello!

I hope your all doing great, I've been so uninspired recently fashion wise, I think I was in a little fashion funk. But whenever I get this way I go back to the basics and what I know and to me that's black and white. I think I've been so fixated about wearing more color that I forgot about my favorite color combination black and white. So today's outfit is my back to basics spring outfit. 

Casual Cutie

Hello Friends!

First off sorry I haven't been around life has been a little crazy lately for me but I'm trying to catch up on post. Now today's post is from last week's "Curves Around the World" theme which was "Casual Cutie!" When I think of casual, it's what I wear more on a daily basis and for me it's usually skirts, dresses and shorts. So today I'm sharing a shorts outfit.

Curves Around the World: Day to Night

Hey Lovelies and Hello August!!!

I can't believe it's already August but I'm happy July is over because it was just crazy for me. But I'm back and should be getting back to responding to comments and visiting other blogs soon! But yeah this week's theme is "Day to Night" and I love the idea of transitioning outfits from day to night. I decided to use one outfit and change some of my accessories to create another the other look. 

Curves Around the World: Crop Top

Hello Everyone! I hope your all doing great! 

It's the middle of the week and you know what that means, "Curves Around the World" time! This weeks theme is "Crop top" and this is something I've tried before but it's fall time and it's actually starting to get cold over here in California. Well today was colder then the begging of the week which was in the 80's! But I figure this would be a good time to show you how you can rock the crop top trend in fall. 

So since it was a cooler day I thought about wearing a long sleeve top to keep myself warmer and you can also roll the sleeves like I did because it became a little warmer during the day. Oh and let me tell you a little secret, I don't actually have a long sleeve crop top so what I did was fold a shirt that I have to give it the crop top look. I've seen some great looks using long sleeve crop tops and also sweatshirts that are crop tops but I haven't found such an item that runs in plus sizes. So I thought might as well do it myself which led me to fold a shirt I already own.  What do you think of Crop tops? 

{top-Old Navy} {skirt-Target} {shoes-Ross} {necklace-Forever 21}

It still surprises me that I am wearing a crop top because if you would have told me this last time last year to put on a crop top and rock it, I would totally laugh at you. I used to be so uncomfortable with myself that I would hate wearing tank tops or anything that showed my arms so that fact that I am showing off my stomach is a big thing for me. But I am proud of how far I've come with my confidence within myself as well as me challenging myself in fashion. Do you like challenging yourself? 

So I just want to say sorry for the sun spots in my photos, I didn't realize it until I saw my pictures on the computer and it was too dark to retake them. But in other note, I am so happy to wear boots again. I just found these boots at Ross and I think they are great short boots. You will be seeing me wearing boots in a lot of upcoming posts because they are my favorite things to wear in fall and winter. What are your favorite kind of shoes to wear? 

Now don't forget to check out the other wonderful ladies from "Curves Around the World!!!" 

Kate from Australia - Sparkles and Lace

Helen from England - Everyone Should Sparkle

Thulie from South Africa - Thick Fit and Fabulous 
Aislynn from Denmark - Aislynn's World

If your from a place around the world not listed and would like to join our "Curves Around the World" group feel free to contact any one of us! 

XOXO ~ Nina ~
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Curves Around the World: Polka Dots

Hello Lovelies! 

Well it's that time again for another "Curves Around the World" post and this weeks theme is Polka dots! I love me some Polka dots, it's one of my favorite prints. I have a lot of different polka dot items in my closet so it was a challenge to pick what to wear, I think it's always a challenge on what to wear with these themes because there is always several outfits I want to choose from. But since there is a heat wave right now in California and I decided to do a Summer look.  

So I chose this outfit because I've been wanting a crop top for awhile, I got the bandeau from Forever 21+ but I wanted a crop top that was a little longer. I've seen really pretty tops at a lot of different stores but none of them have ever fit me. But one day I was on the Target website and I saw this great crop top, that came in two great prints and they went up to size XXL. I don't usually buy things online but this top was only sold online and it was on sale so I thought it was a sign so I decided to get both one in XL and the other in XXL because I figured if one didn't fit I could always return the other one. But it turned out that they both fit me because the fabric is stretchy. 

So as you can tell the crop top that I'm showing you today is the polka dot one, this was the one that I got in XXL and I think it fits great. I've worn the other top a few times too it's a floral top but I've always covered up by wearing something over so you couldn't tell it's a crop top. But today I decided to bear the skin, especially in this heat. I like these bralette type crop tops because they don't show to much skin but just enough. What do you think of crop tops? Are they something you would wear? 

{top & skirt | Target} {shoes | Old Navy} {earrings & bag | Philippines}

Since my top is shorter then something I usually wear, I decided to balance it out with a longer skirt. I haven't actually worn this skirt before because I've always been uncomfortable with wearing such tight clothes and it's really long so I felt like it made me look shorter. But I think with the crop top it kind of makes me look longer and taller. What do you think does it make me look taller or is it just me? 

Since I was just going to run and do errands I decided to wear sandals to make the look a lot more casual. This clutch is one of my favorites that I rediscovered, I was cleaning my closet and I saw this baby tucked away in another bag and I said it was too pretty not to use. I love the colors and it has a strap too if I wanted to wear it on my shoulder. I think you will be seeing this bag more on my blog in the future. :) 

{credit to photo from here}

Well now that you've seen me in my Polka dots be sure to check out the other lovely ladies from "Curves Around the World" and show them some love! :) 

Kate from Australia - Sparkles and Lace

Helen from England - Everyone Should Sparkle

Thulie from South Africa - Thick fit and Fabulous

BTW if your from another part of the world that isn't represented above and would like to join our "Curves Around the World" group feel free to contact any one of us! :) 

XOXO Nina

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Break the Rules

Hello Everyone! So I was on pinterest (I love pinterest) and I saw something from stylishcurves.com about breaking the rules and wearing crop tops. I totally agree with this. I actually made this post about how I would wear a bandeau because I saw one on Forever 21+ website but they recently sold out and it is no longer on the website. But since I saw this on pinterest I decided to post it anyways. I really believe that women of all sizes can wear anything they want as long as they have confidence in what they are wearing and they feel great in it. Who cares what other people say or think. But of coarse I know there are women who might not feel comfortable in a crop top and I think that's fine, I'm just saying if you want to wear one and your comfortable then do it. 

I know personally, I've never been comfortable in wearing a bikini or a cropped top. But I feel like it's because I always felt that it was frowned upon just like wearing horizontal stripes, shorts and all the other things your not suppose to wear because your plus-sized. But I've come to realize that you can wear those things as long as feel comfortable in it and you love yourself not to care what others think. I don't think I'm comfortable enough to wear a bikini or a two piece yet but that's why I really want to try this trend, I think it's a step for me to be like "hey I'm beautiful and I love my body and I don't care what society says!" 

How I would wear a Bandeau by curvy-mod featuring h&m jackets

The bandeau that is in the picture is from Forever 21+ and I was so happy they made one for plus-size women because I've seen bandeau's in a lot of stores but never one that fit me. So when I saw it on the F21+ website I was excited because I think you can wear them in numerous ways. I really hope they make more and in different styles. So these are just a few ways I would wear a bandeau which is technically a short tube top or tube bikini top. But these different ways can also go great with a crop top as well. 

1. I think it would look great under a blazer, ala Nadia Aboulhosn. I can picture her wearing it this way or I'm pretty sure she has already worn something similar to this. This is just a classier way to wear a bandeau or crop top and you can adjust how much you want to be seen by buttoning up your blazer or leaving it open. 

2. For a more sporty look or toned down look, you can pair it with a one of those tank tops that are cut widely on the sides. I think this would look great going to the beach or a nice day out. I personally have a few tank tops like this and I usually just wear it with my bra showing, but i think a bandeau is a much nicer way to wear it. :) 

3. Lastly, I think this is the easiest way to wear a bandeau or a crop top is with something that is high waisted, a skirt or some jeans would really look great. I like this way a lot and this is the way I've seen a lot of plus-size women wear cropped tops and look awesome. 

I hoped I helped some of you in maybe trying this trend out. I know if I find a cute crop top or i'm able to find this bandeau in a forever 21+ near me I will try it out and show you all how I wear it. 

"Her life improved dramatically when she decided to break the rules and find beauty where she was told there was none."

Have a wonderful day ~ Nina ~