We’re on the brink people!  I can see it!  Spring is almost here and it’s has me walking with a little extra bounce in my step. 

Keeping it casually chic may pose a challenge if you’re plus.  I feel as a community we tend to be more maximalist with our fashion choices – needing the extra pop and circumstance of an outfit to make ourselves look stylish.

Don’t get me wrong I love that pop and circumstance just because that’s me by nature but there is also this minimalist side of me that wants to look effortlessly chic without having my outfit announce it for me.

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This little white dress is getting a lot of play time.  I’ve worn it already to the beach, to brunch and almost everywhere in between and it’s not even Spring yet!  I’m sure I’ll get a lot more wear out of this little white dress that could.

Spring time is just around the corner and that means warmer weather and shorter hemlines.

I’ve found the perfect day dress that incorporates crotchet trim details against a gauzy fabric.  

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Movie night is a lot more chic when you’re wearing a tuxedo — a Canadian Tuxedo that is.  

I kept on hearing this term over and over again – Canadian Tuxedo to describe a head-to-toe denim outfit but never really understood where the name came from.  So I got educated on the matter courtesy of Google.

Originally, a Canadian Tuxedo is an outfit that consists of a denim jacket and denim jeans.

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Blue jeans are as all-American as baseball, Coca-Cola and summertime BBQs—or are they? Believe it or not, your beloved dungarees actually have French origins. Sacre bleu!

The word “denim” is actually derived from the French term serge de Nîmes, or “serge from Nîmes.” Serge is a type of sturdy, ridged twill fabric, and the French city of Nîmes was known for its textiles—and was churning out indigo pants long before Levi’s.

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Remember last year when Solange Knowles broke the internet with her nuptials in NOLA?!  Everyone went a little cray, including me.  I’ve been wanting to recreate her stunning wedding look and I found the perfect dress for under $35!

I think Solange is probably one the most fashionable people on the planet.

Was that way too bold of me to say?

Well, tough.  It’s the truth.  She is bold, colorful, daring, fun, eclectic, feminine.  

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This outfit is still not weather appropriate in Florida but maybe it is in your neck of the woods!

I’m literally am going to have to escape the Florida heat to get some relief!

So in preparation for a winter getaway I’ve started pulling looks from Charlotte Russe to help me stay stylishly warm.

If you could feel how soft this plaid skimono is you would just die!  I can’t wait to actually experience weather that will cause for all of my cold weather gear.

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When I was younger too many times I’d hold off from wearing an outfit in efforts to not look too overdressed.  

I didn’t want to make others uncomfortable but when I did succumb to this thinking I was the one that was left to feel uncomfortable.

Now I just wear the darn sequins when I want!

But whatever it is about your signature style make sure you’re being authentically you.

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Wearing an oversize shirt with no pants may not be welcomed in practical society but who wants to be practical?  

Don’t fear.  This plaid shirt dress has you covered, literally, so that you won’t be showing the goods and causing a seen out in public.

I can’t get enough of the different ways to wear plaid.  I love taking this print and give it a feminine twist, this time pairing the dress with over the knee boots.  

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Plaid + tulle are such a great unexpected fabric combo.  Hard meets soft.  Tough and sweet.  Masculine and feminine — all in one look. 

There is no shortage of what you can do with a tulle skirt.  You can dress it up or down.  Go punk rock or pop princess.  You can go mini, midi or maxi.

I decided to go dark lumbar jack princess; because that’s totally a thing.  

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The plus size girl and her tutu might be an overly played out look but wearing it as an all white ensemble with pops of cherry red gives this old look a new and enchanting twist. 

I think it must be in the DNA of a girly girl to love tulle in all it’s forms.  I just can’t resist a tutu when I see one regardless of how many I already have.  I did’t have one in white and I wanted to style it differently since the tutu in the plus size world has become an overly saturated fashion staple.

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Cute and comfy: that’s the goal for my Saturdays and Sundays and I’ve mastered my weekender uniform with some essentials from Charlotte Russe.

Weekends are made to relax and take it easy so I try to incorporate that in my weekend wardrobe.  I try to go for laid back and easy going without looking too relaxed.  I still want to look put together.   There’s a big difference between casual and Netflix casual if you catch my drift. 

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Suited and booted in this stylish and vampy chic suit set from Charlotte Russe.

This is not your mother’s 80’s powersuit.  The soft relaxed look of this suit makes it daytime appropriate but the deep luxe color makes it so much edgier — no shoulder pads required.

I decided to keep the look monochromatic with a vampy matte lippie and textured handbag all in the same deep rich hue.  Adding more vamp in different textures helps the colors play off of each other without being overbearing or too matchy matchy.

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