- Beautiful Imperfection. She’s gorgeous, right? That’s what the fashion industry considers a plus-sized model.*
- A nice Eames-y before & after. I’m not always a big denim fan, especially for interiors, but this redo I like.
- Kate Spade spring 2012 sneak peek!
- They figured out a way to make Ryan Gosling even hotter.
- I love seeing how a logo takes shape. Here’s a pretty floral watercolor, and also the evolution of the iTunes logo.
* Not to imply that plus-sized can’t be gorgeous. I just wanted to clarify in case it came across the wrong way.
I also write for Babble’s Family Style blog. Here’s what I’ve been sharing there…
- Do you tend to wear basic black for your winter coat? Here are 20 colorful options to go a bit brighter this year! (p.s. My coat was a splurge 8 years ago, but it’s eggplant with hot pink stitching and lining, and I still love it.)
- Yum. This clutch is as sweet as candy.
- Besotted Brand has opened its virtual doors, hooray!
- I love vintage bits and bobbins, all packaged up nicely.
- Oh my stars.
Allison R.
October 14, 2011 at 5:10 pmJust have to brag a little; I was in the discussion section that the “Femistry Ryan Gosling” idea started last week. I feel kinda cool :)
Making it Lovely
October 16, 2011 at 11:05 pmWoah. And I just realized that Danielle writes it. I was at the Mighty Summit with her last year! Awesome.
Jaimie
October 14, 2011 at 5:41 pmAll the ‘thinspiration’ pins on Pinterest has really reminded me how depressing the fashion industry is in regards to bombarding women with heavily photoshopped images “idealized” females. The average American woman is a size 14 but a plus size model is a size 10? Really? Ridiculous. They literally have to airbrush health back onto the models because they look so wan from starving themselves to maintain their unnatural 00 size. I personally don’t see how that is considered beautiful, and it’s caused generations of women to be uncomfortable/unhappy with their bodies because they don’t know what the real ‘normal’ is anymore.
Amy
October 17, 2011 at 11:56 amFor those of us that are naturally small-framed, it’s just as frustrating to hear so much negativity toward small sizes. As a NATURAL 00, I am allowed to love my body just as much as any other woman can and should. If we want to encourage women to acknowledge their naturally beautiful bodies, the double-standards need to end.
Joy_UK
October 14, 2011 at 6:08 pmThis woman in the picture is so beautiful! I can’t believe she is considered to be a “plus size” model.
If that is true, what hope do I have? LOL
Honestly…The world we live in is getting weirder and weirder uh?
Jessie
October 14, 2011 at 6:15 pmI like the “HEY GIRL, MY EYES ARE UP HERE!!” lol Yes the model is beautiful.
Elizabeth
October 14, 2011 at 8:58 pmAh, Ryan Gosling! I have a friend that looks just like him, especially his role in Blue Valentine because this friend wears Misfits tees daily. I had slept with this friend years ago (too much information for a first comment? hmm, yikes) but found him so attractive once again after watching the movie. Funnily enough he confided in me that he thought his new girlfriend was dating him for the same exact reason! ~swoon
Anywho, just sorting through Babble’s new top 50 list- I’m down to the M’s and just now finding something I like! (; Mom blogs can just be so…*momish*
Michelle
October 14, 2011 at 11:11 pmThanks for sharing that Beautiful Imperfection link… I would have missed it if not for your blog :)
Molly
October 15, 2011 at 12:32 pmLooking at this model reminds me of a conversation I just had with my daughter. She is (already) wearing her Halloween costume (Ariel) and told me that she is beautiful when she wears the costume. I said, “Sweetie, you are always beautiful, no matter what you wear.” Her response: “No, just when I wear this costume.” Yikes. She’s only four!
kendal croix
October 15, 2011 at 12:35 pmOOOh pretty. I love colorful winter coats.
Ashleigh
October 17, 2011 at 1:17 amSo Nicole (and a commenter too), you are implying plus size models are not also gorgeous.
In your own interpretation of this you confirm that skinny equals beautiful.
Give it a think.
Making it Lovely
October 17, 2011 at 8:55 amNo, that’s why I clarified my statement in the post above.
Rita
October 17, 2011 at 8:20 amThat model is a really good example of a beautiful female woman body. It’s a shame media and the fashion industry insist in telling us otherwise!
Ana
October 19, 2011 at 10:43 pmGirls are perfect just the way they are. What a boring world it would be if all women looked like barbie dolls!
crobb
October 20, 2011 at 8:17 pmre: the kate spade preview. how can girls dressed in such happy clothes look so, so sad? OH.. cue first post re: healthy is the new skinny.
Alison
October 20, 2011 at 11:51 pmI’ve heard about what Barbie’s dimensions would be if she were a real woman, but this is great because it just shows how silly the idea really is. Glad that it made your honor roll and that I stumbled onto your blog.