Fatshion February, day 19: Black and white

Sometimes I wish Fatshion February took place in April or May instead. I’ve been wearing the same three pairs of leggings all month because they’re warm, and I know that once the weather warms up a bit, I’ll be wearing a much more diverse selection of colors and patterns. It’s also been too cold to take outfit pictures outside (and too dark by the time I get home from work anyway).

I really, really, really can’t wait for spring. For so many reasons.

Top: thrifted, shrug: SimplyBe, skirt: Deb, leggings: Re/Dress, shoes: L.L.Bean, headband, Target, jewelry: miscellaneous

Sunday Links, 2/22/15

Fa(t)shion
–The new issue of Skorch is fabulous, as always.
–H&M has been hoodwinked by its own sustainability mandate.
-Love it: Rag & Bone NYFW brings us way back to the early ’00s with this runway trend.
-I’m so excited to hear that JNCO jeans are coming back, but I really wish they’d make plus sizes.
-Margot rounds up a bunch of awesome edgy accessories, including the purple shimmery boots that I have and should wear more often. (They make the bottoms of my feet hurt, but I’m planning to put in new insoles and see if that helps.)
–Hard Candy will reissue a bunch of its popular shades from the ’90s.

Fat Acceptance
-This fat liberation manifesto from the ’70s is still completely relevant today.
–Failed at dieting? Welcome to the Almost Everyone Club!
-The PDX Fat List is a directory of fat-friendly businesses in the Portland, OR metro area.
-Shannon interviews a group of people about their experiences with HAES and the negative impact of SDH (social determinants of health), and how the HAES community can better address SDH. He also writes a conclusion post about his views on the complicated relationship between HAES and SDH.
–Health and the usual disclaimers.
–Fining the parents of fat kids is a terrible, terrible idea ARGHHHHH.

Climate and Sustainability
-14-year old activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez gives 8 reasons to be optimistic about the climate movement in 2015.
–“More research” into geoengineering is not such a hot idea.
–Understanding Obama’s suckiness on climate.
–If you think that California is dry now, wait until the 2050s. I so wish we could send them some of our excessive snow…
–Big Oil’s explosive week: two disasters reveal the dangers of America’s energy boom.

Fatshion February, day 16: our final day in New York

On Monday, I didn’t even bother putting together a real outfit because I was sick of the cold, and of having to constantly bundle and unbundle. So I wore a Torrid top, Yours pants (with leggings underneath again), and my C&G heart headband, but no other jewelry or makeup.

Steve and I went to the Museum of Natural History–which, as Steve pointed out, is like a zoo but with dead animals.

We did get to see a few live animals at the butterfly conservatory:

Fatshion February, day 15: Pink love, and more New York adventures

On Sunday, I wore another item from my recent Glitterati box: the silver holographic hairclips. I also couldn’t resist wearing the shirt I always wear around V-Day. We took these pictures in Macaron Parlour, which is still my favorite macaron place in New York. It’s also a nice, quiet place to sit down, drink tea, and stretch out away from the bustle of the city. As much as I love New York, I get really overwhelmed by it at times, so I always make sure to find quiet spots.

Top: Old Navy, pants (not pictured because they’re boring): Yours Clothing, necklace: Forever 21, earrings: a store in Western Mass that has since closed, hairclips: Crown & Glory

It was so cold that I had to wear leggings under my pants. Unfortunately, the horse-drawn carriage ride we had planned to take around Central Park was also canceled due to the cold. But at least New York wasn’t buried under snow. It was such a relief to be somewhere that had only a few inches of snow piled on the edges of the sidewalks rather than snowbanks taller than I am.

Fatshion February, day 14: Valentine’s edition–and exciting news!

I can’t hold it in any longer, so here it is: Steve and I are engaged! He proposed on Valentine’s Day in Central Park, at the top of a CASTLE.

Yes, there is a castle in Central Park. We had been to it two years ago–you can see the picture here–and decided to go up it again while wandering around. And then, after we had someone take the following picture of us, and after Steve took a few outfit pictures of me, he asked me to marry him! Eeeeeeeeee!

After descending from the castle, we continued to walk around Central Park, where we saw an incredibly talented singing group and opera singer performing, and then came across an ice festival. It was all so serendipitous and romantic.

Fatshion February, day 12: red hearts

I wore Valentine’s themed outfits in the days leading up to V-Day, although unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of my outfit on Friday (day 13), because that’s when Steve and I left for a weekend in New York. I went straight from work to the train station, and by the time we got to our hotel in NYC, it was nearly 1 a.m. and I was too exhausted to take pictures. I’ll try to re-wear that outfit soon so I can get pictures of it, though.

Dress and leggings: Domino Dollhouse, blazer: Torrid, belt: ASOS Curve, headband: Crown & Glory, shoes: L.L. Bean, jewelry: miscellaneous

This headband came in my February Glitterati box, and I love it. It’s not my usual style, but I really like how it looks on me–and it reminds of Rosie the Riveter’s red bandana. You can see Leah wearing the same headband here, with an adorable matching dress!

Wednesday Fa(t)shion Inspirations, 2/18/15

Danielle Vanier

Life vis-a-vis notions through images

Sunday links, 2/15/15: snowpocalypse edition

It’s getting a little ridiculous.

Fa(t)shion
–Rihanna’s pink cupcake dress = love. It reminds me a bit of Kaylee’s shindig dress in Firefly, too.
-Kelsey shows off her visible belly outline.
–Moms launch stereotype-bashing clothing line that challenges what it means to be “girly.”
-Advice on how to style a tutu for everyday wear.

Fat Acceptance
-Naomi writes about loving her fat body, learning to enjoy movement, and creating a fitness app as a fat woman.
–Things obesity isn’t.
-ARGH: Legislators in Puerto Rico are debating a bill that would fine parents of obese children up to $800 if they don’t lose weight.
-A roundtable of HAES experts talk about social determinants of health and the role of social justice in HAES: part 1 and part 2.
–The incredibly bravery of fat-shaming children.
–Size and prejudice: on the issues faced by larger fat people.
–Medical discrimination against fat people–again.
–What if I lose weight doing my Ironman?

Climate and Sustainability
–Dispatches from the Seneca Lake uprising–including a delicious-sounding farm-to-table civil disobedience banquet (!).
-May Boeve of 350.org interviews Naomi Klein about low oil prices, the power of fossil fuel divestment, and how build a more kick-ass climate movement.
–Women lead the march for climate leadership in California.
–Why Harvard students are sitting-in outside Drew Faust’s office.
–Love and fire: a prayer for Keystone.

Fatshion February, day 11: Gray and floral

I don’t care if floral print is a cliché; I will always love it.

Top: Yours Clothing, skirt: Target (straight size XXL, from ages ago), leggings: Domino Dollhouse, shoes: L.L. Bean, necklace and bracelet: So Good, other jewelry: miscellaneous and really old, hair bow: not sure, cardigan: thrifted

Wednesday Fa(t)shion Inspirations, 2/11/15

Ray Neon

It’s All Happening