They make babies!
Now my tiny hat family has an even tinier, ridiculously adorable addition.
(The real story behind its origins: I went to the Buffalo Exchange to sell some clothing and accessories, and used the store credit I received to buy, among other things, this tiniest of tiny hats. I was very excited that such thing even existed!)
Can you believe it’s April already? I can barely believe that winter’s really ending, but I’m grateful for it.
I hope you’ve all had a good week! Here’s your weekly dose of linky goodness.
Interesting reflections on ads:
Fa(t)shion
-Jay Miranda writes about plus size maternity options.
-Danimezza has a great roundup of plus size workout wear.
–Growing up vintage: or, how I learned to stop resenting old clothes and respect the family business.
-This post about wearing stigma is fascinating.
-Marianne demonstrates seven ways to wear stripes without looking like a referee.
-I really wish I could teleport to California, because this Domino Dollhouse sample sale next week sounds amazing.
Fat Acceptance
–Fat, trans, and working on being fine with it.
-I love Offbeat Bride’s new cartoon character: a fabulous fatty in a hot pink dress.
-Paul Campos has a great op-ed in the New York Times about our imaginary weight problem.
–Myths and stereotypes are ruining my Zumba class.
–Teaching fat in an English as Second Language context.
–The fat boi diaries: why selfies?
-Ragen has some great postcards that you can use at the doctor’s office. Also check out Hanne Blank’s letter to a doctor, which was linked in the comments.
–Reaffirming my right to eat: struggles with disordered eating as a low-income Black woman.
Color names are the best.
Climate Justice and Sustainability
–It’s not a fairytale: Seattle to build nation’s first food forest. This sounds amazing–I’m so jealous of Seattleites right now!
–Mainstream green is still too white.
–Red, Bike, & Green wants to shift the color balance in bicycling.
-The ever-inspiring James Hansen is quitting NASA to become full-time climate activist.
–Can you shop your way out of a broken food system?
–Labor and environmental leaders move beyond differences to a common vision.
–Continuum film tells a new story for a changing planet.
-As Bill McKibben says, “I remain unclear why this story about massive bee die-offs is not dominating the news. Eating is not optional.”
-The Pegasus pipeline, which spilled oil into an Arkansas neighborhood, gives a bad name to pegasi everywhere.
Everything Else
–What kind of African doesn’t speak any African languages: colonization, migration, diaspora, and the mother tongue.
–Good body image is not required to be a good feminist. So much yes to this!
-Via Fat Kawaii Babes, I found the blog Class Rage Speaks. The author no longer updates, but the archives are incredible. I recommend reading through them all, but here are a few posts to start with: Nine ways to be a good friend in the face of economic differences, Class rage moment: the driver’s license, Class rage moment: “You should enjoy being young!”, and Perspective and perception: the privilege or problem of living with one’s parents.
–How many women experts did you hear today? Not enough!
-Oh man, Spice Girl nostalgia. I loved to hate the Spice Girls back in the day (aka sixth grade), but I get as nostalgic for them as anyone.
–Dear Captain Awkward, help me stop being mean!
This year, I have pretty much the awesomest calendar ever: a calendar full of hats.
Here are a few of my favorites:
I’m officially bringing back floral-leggings-as-pants.
They were a staple of my wardrobe in fourth through sixth grade. When I rediscovered them, I realized that some things never change. I still love florals and I still love soft, comfortable, stretchy clothing.
Leggings: Deb, top: thrifted, rose bangle: H&M, silver bangles: Torrid and Deb, shoes: Sugar Shoes via eBay (forever ago), earrings and necklace: So Good, fascinator: Which Goose
Enjoy this springtime Easter inspiration shoot, featuring a very stylish and adorable bunny.
These floral cat ears, earrings, and collar necklace from Locketship:
Seriously, it’s like the designers over there said, “What would Laura really, really love?” and then made it.
I’m not the biggest fan of the whole omg-new-collection-hype!-manufactured-desire cycle.
But I make an exception for Domino Dollhouse, because, well, Domino fucking Dollhouse. I’m so excited for their ’90s-inspired spring collection, Nuclear Seasons. (Honestly, I don’t know what I’d do if I wore straight sizes and had so many more options to get excited about.)
Here are a few previews and behind-the-scenes images, which I found on their Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram.
Pink velvet babydoll dress, ohmygod. I really hope it doesn’t end up being $90 like the galaxy print dress…I want it so badly.
It’s spring, and the cupcakes are in bloom!
Fa(t)shion
–The Style Crone and the Idiosyncratic Fashionistas always go to the best parties, full of people in fabulous outfits. I wish my life were that glamorous!
-There’s some amazing fa(t)shion in Offbeat Bride’s reader round-up. I’m especially in love with the rainbow tutu dress, of course.
-Japanese brand 6%DOKIDOKI’s new mook (magazine/book) sounds awesome.
-The Limited’s plus size line Eloquii is closing. I’ve never bought clothing from them, but it’s always disappointing to see a plus size option disappear.
–Plus size clothing: Canada vs. the US.
Fat Acceptance
-Ragen answers the question, “what if I hate exercise?”
–I’m fat, and that’s fine.
-Over at Glorify, Tori writes about the constant, conflicting messages about which foods are “healthy.”
–Weight talk, business travel edition.
-Reflections on the desire to be thin.
-Rachele of the Nearsighted Owl is drawing fat babes, and she’ll draw anyone who emails her!
–This interview with Natalie of Definatalie is great (and damn, I love that flower crown she’s wearing in the first picture).
Climate/Sustainability
–Do we all have to live like New Yorkers? Does density matter? I think this is a really important piece, and I’m glad that we don’t have to turn the entire country into NYC in order to attain energy efficiency. (Where I live now is almost as dense as NYC, and I do love it, but damn if I don’t wish we had more green space.)
–Can we shift to renewable energy? Yes. As to how…
–Tar sands resistance escalates in Massachusetts.
–The least sustainable city: Phoenix as a harbinger for our hot future.
-Awesomeness: in Cincinnati, an urban farming oasis is saved from the bulldozer blade.
-It’s time for slow money.
–This piece about a potential upcoming economic crash is convincing, and scary. Our economic system needs to be rebuilt, but that’s not going to happen without some pretty bad shit happening first. And I’m not looking forward to that.
Everything Else
-I’m totally going to try this idea for hanging plates.
-A thoughtful piece on Michelle Shocked, mental illness, Christian fundamentalism, and sexual identity.
–Why that list of the “40 hottest women in tech” is absolutely disgusting. You tell ’em, Lesley!
–On coming out as a Nigerian boi.
–No more Steubenvilles: how to raise boys to be kind men.
–Glorious takedowns of #safetytipsforladies.
A fossil fuel divestment rally at a college where I’ve worked. You can see me on the right. Photo by James Ennis.
So, you may have noticed that I’ve been blogging more and more about climate change/climate justice.
I’m not going to stop writing about fatshion, fat acceptance, and pretty things–in fact, I’ve got several outfit posts in the works, and lots of interesting stuff about sustainable fashion. (I just need to sit down and put it together!) But climate justice….well, it’s where my heart is right now.
I’ve been aware of global warming for as long as I can remember–I learned about greenhouses gases in elementary school. And I’ve known for years that things are pretty bad, and only getting worse. But there are so many terrible things in the world–sometimes, you have to push some of them to the back of your mind to stay sane.
So I pushed what’s happening to our planet to the back of my mind, mostly.
But lately I’ve found I can’t do that anymore.
I’ve been tip-toeing the fine line between recognizing the urgency of the problem and getting overwhelmed: vacillating between hope and hopelessness, action and inaction. Doing my best to push through it all, and just act.
Tutus And Tiny Hats 
