Off Target

Target. That one word can send a normal girl into a shopping frenzy. However, for a woman with curves, that sign says "proceed with caution." As you all know, Target is known for its furniture, makeup, a dangerous book and movie section, and its clothes. Every new season brings us fashions from high-priced designers but with Target prices. Could life get any better than that? Well, it turns out that there is one major problem with Target's clothing selection. The designer collections never have a size past an "XL" even though Target's junior collection Xhilation goes to an "XXL". Many curvy fashion lovelys have complained to the company in hopes that Target will start to offer the wonderful collections in their sizes. Less than a month ago, Target introduced a new colab with Lily Pulitzer, and it seemed that the company did hear us by making a fun new spring collection in plus sizes. The one caveat is that the plus sizes are only available online. After this, Target announced its "brand new" all plus sized collection called Ava&Viv. With this collection, Target brought in fashion bloggers and real plus sized women to help them design the clothes. They did this so that they could better understand the consumer. It seems that real plus size women are seen as aliens to the company.  

                    Lily Pulitzer for Target 

For those of you who don't know, Target already carries a plus size line. All the company is doing right now is re-branding the old plus size line to try to appease the customers. However, the plus size line is shoved in the back of the store and makes the plus size women feel inferior to those who can shop in the front of the store. The only difference between a "XXL" and a "XXXL" is about 15 pounds. People shouldn't be made to feel separate just because of their body type.

         Fashion bloggers for AVA&VIV 

                Lookbook shoot 

Target is not the only one guilty of this separation. Forever 21 and H&M are just 2 other major retailers in the masses that separate the curvy from the skinny. Here's a tip for those retailers: just offer your EXISTINGlines in bigger sizes. I know this is a mind-blowing idea, but I don't always want to dress like a diva and I'm not 102, so let's just agree to stop with the Mumu. Sometimes I just want the same circle skirt my size 6 friend owns. I would like to be able to try on the same clothes and shop in the same areas as my friends without having to go to the dark, shady parts of the store all the time. All that I ask is for the plus size shoppers to be treated equally in the stores we like to shop in. Just something to think about. 

Stay fashionable 

Tabitha Thomas 

Edited by: Haleigh Daniels 

State of Affairs: New York Fashion Week

The Week that all fashion-conscious people look forward to every year is hanging in the balance right now. New York Fashion Week has been torn from its beloved home of five years in Lincoln Center because of a breach in contract. But what exactly caused the breach in the contract? To put it nicely, all the fashion lovelys who flocked to the fashion mother ship for the week left the Lincoln Center a little too tipsy. Let's be honest here, they were trashed.

Now the New York Fashion Week is without a home and not even a penny to their name. To make matters even worse, Mercades Benz announced this morning that they were going to drop their sponsorship. (GASP) According to Refinary 29, who got their information from Buro 24/7, the company that owns Mercades Benz (WME-IMG) wants to attract a younger audience. In doing so, there are rumors that they will team up with New York Fashion Week's rival: MADE Fashion Week. MADE is owned by MILK studios and appears to cater to a younger demographic. This fashion week happens in the edgier parts of downtown and is set up in tents. Some designers have already transferred to this hip new scene. Basically, Mercades Benz is doing what all men do which is leave New York Fashion Week for a younger, hotter model. If the rumors are true, New York Fashion Week has a lot of work cut out for them in 2015.

     (These people did not do the trashing)

  

Stay Fashionable 

Tabitha Thomas 

Shopping for "The Dress"

Hello fashion peps! 

In honor of the the bridal runways happening this week I decided to give you guys a few tips on how to find that wedding dress of your dreams. 

Wedding dress shopping do's and donts 

1. Know your shape: If you are boy shaped, apple, hour glass or full figured it makes a difference on how you look in the dress. Because the dress covers your entire body. 

2. Please be engaged: I know this sounds like a given, but girls go try on wedding dresses all the time when they are not engaged because they want to play dress up and it's fun. What you don't understand is that you are affecting the sales person job. Trying on a wedding gown when you have no intent on buying is like going to get your hair done and not paying for it. 

3. Make an appointment: Most bridal salons have an appointment policy. Call the stores before hand to see each stores appointment policy. 

4. Don't over do it: If you are the type of person that gets overwhelmed quickly only have one appointment set a day. Also do a lot of pre looking on each of  bridal salons website and pick out your 3 favorites. And make sure you have time! Give at least 6 months before the wedding to find your dress. That way you dont start sinking in all the tulle options. 

5. Try the dress on: If you are thinking of buying the dress online make sure you have tried it on in a store. You can do that by finding who makes the dress and see if there is a place in your area that has the dress in stock. And make sure that you are buying the dress from a online store that people trust. Because they can rip you off and send you a bad dress that you can't even use. Live by this rule: if it seems too good to be true it probably is. 

6. Don't go dress shopping on Pinterest: Ahhhh!! I know all the dresses are pretty! But most of them don't have a link to where see the dress and where actually came from. Because when you tell your consultant you have pictures from Pinterest they might not have anything close to that in the store. Instead check out catologs from the stores you are planning to go dress shopping. 

7. Bring people with YOUR best interest at heart: If you don't, you might get pushed in a different direction than you actually wanted. The one thing you never want in life is to wish you had gone with the other wedding dress. (Because all sales are final, so you can't return it). If however you do have people in your dress shopping entourage that like to have there opinions heard, pull your consultant over to the side and tell them. They are there to help with the tension, not just to help you find a dress. 

8. Know your FULL budget: Do you want a vail? Are you petite? Do you have your bridal undergarment (yes you DO need them) How about alterations? All of those things are separate. Make sure the cost of the dress is not your full budget because you have other things to purchase.

9. Take pictures if you can: Some bridal salons will let you take pictures. If they do, take pictures of your favorite dresses. It will help you make your decision. Also take a picture of the final dress you picked, it can help the the entire tone of the wedding. From the cake, to decorations even the invitations, your dress can be the subtle inspiration for your wedding. If you can't take pictures get the style number of the dress. Because once you buy it, it might  be another 6 months until you see the dress again if they have to order it. That way you know and they know whether they ordered the right dress. 

10. Have fun! It's your wedding day! This is the time to get excited and jump up and down, you have done what most girl dream of. Finding that one person to spend the rest of your life with. Enjoy every moment! 

Remember to stay fashionable, 

Tabitha Thomas 

Things are changing

Today Aerie came out with posters for their new campaign. These pictures feature un-retouched, non model women. (GASP!) I know it seems like a new concept, showing real women, with REAL bodies, but I think it could work. Why would it work? Because now to walk on a runway or be in a campaign your body has to be a zero, zero literally means non existant. But if you walk into any retail store the sample size is an 6 or 8. Somewhere along the line fashion designers didn't want women to walk the runway they wanted mannequins, straight up and down sticks with no real body or curves. Instead of us saying that's crazy no one can look like that, we as women tried to please them. By starving ourselves, tanning, and never thinking we are good enough. Well it's time to STOP. Not because of this Aerie campaign but because we are hurting ourselves. Let's be honest we all want to be super model skinny but those models are not even that skinny, they are re-touched skinny. The ones that are that skinny are not happy! Trust me they just want to eat a cheese burger. If we stop associating happy and skinny we can stop this photoshopped, size zero madness. Let's use this Aerie campaign as a start to say no more to fake, unhealthy women. We want to see curves, not ribs. Real women, not mannequins. Let's take the super out of model and make them real. 

Stay fashionable, 

Tabitha Thomas

Here are some of the pictures from Aerie 

How to be THAT GIRL.

Hello peps! 

I know it's been awhile but I've been a little busy... But of corse I am coming back with sparkling Witt and some awesome tips. Ever wonder how some girls look together EVERY day? You know that girl that has the right shoes, perfect make-up and hair, and not one wrinkle on that vintage tee. Guess what, you can be THAT girl. All it takes is planing. Once a week take time to plan your outfits, you don't have to have them allotted for each day like your five just have enough for all the times you think you are going out that week. Make sure everything is washed and ironed (yes ironed, you're a grown up now). Also find the accessories that go with each outfit. Then instead of woundering what you're going to wear for 30 minutes you can do the hair and make-up that goes with the out fit. That way you can walk out the door being THAT GIRL. okay hoped this helped! 

Stay fashionable, 

Tabitha Thomas 

Fun Day Sunday: November, 3, 2013

this girl has a lot going on but everything still goes together. Make sure when you have that many colors going on you match everything up, then you will have the same effect.
Stay fashionable,
Tabitha Thomas

Satirical Saturday: November, 2, 2013

Go edgy today!
Stay Fashionable,
Tabitha Thomas