What I Wore For Thanksgiving

I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving with so much violence going on in the world I'm truly thankful for life most importantly. My Thanksgiving was awesome I spent it with my family and we had a good time.

The Dream Vip Party

 

 

 

This past weekend I had the pleasure of hosting my own VIP Dream Party at Dots Fashion. Dots is a retail store that is affordable and it provides trendy clothing for women of all sizes . Dots clothing start at a size 2 up to a size 24. I was very pleased to see that the Bloomfield location has been remodeled and the plus size department has expanded. I love the selection of faux leather and army print clothing for this Fall/Winter season these two trends are buzz in the fashion industry. The staff was amazing, very helpful ,and attentive to me and my guess which is a major plus. My guess were provided their own dressing room and complementary coupons for their next visit. They  also received a Dreams VIP Party tote bag with their purchase which was so adorable.I encourage you to stop by Dots Fashion to check out their new collection and to also take advantage of the sales they have in store and also online. This was my very first event networking with a retail store and I'm so excited to be able to host more in the future. Please stay tuned to see how I style this dress for a sexy Outfit Of The Night Look.

 

 

 

  

 

In the fitting room I saw that they had two tags which was very unique. When trying on clothing in stores frequently women pick up more items then they are going to actually buy. With the tags you can organize which items are going to be for purchase and which items are an absolute no.

 

 

 

Me and The Fabulous Plus Model Vanessa

 

Dress, Shoes, and Studded Purse from Dots

 

 

 

I choose to go for a more conservative look for this event. Although I love to show off my curves I believe style is about being able to create different looks.

Outfit Details

 

Top & Pants -Lane Bryant

Shoes- Vintage Couture

Bangle and Earrings - Ashley Stewart

 

The Essence Of Me Gets Me High

 "Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid of failure. Failure is a steppingstone to GREATNESS" 

It has been a while since I did a blog post but thank you guys for the continuous support. The past two months have been so emotional for me and I had to just step back. I would prepare to do blog posts and realize the material I was putting out was not up to my standards. I'm an emotional eater which caused me to gain some weight. Being in the public eye you always want to look your best because if not the world will definitely let you know that you are slipping. However I went to my best friends baby shower this weekend which was an all white event. I totally took advantage of this as the perfect time to comeback to blogging. I always have these extraordinary ideas in my head of looks that I want to recreate. If you haven't notice the floral headbands have been all of the rage for summer. I love them but I love to stand out and do my own thing. So, decided to go to the fabric store and design my own "crown". I totally fell in love with this trimming and it reminded me of GREECE. At that moment I had my whole outfit all figured out, it's so amazing your mood has an impact of your fashion picks.

Introducing Ashley Nell Tipton

Hey Beauties I would like to introduce a fabulous young lady by the name of Ashley Nell Tipton. This 21 yr old designer was raised in San Diego, California were she found her love for sewing by designing clothes for her barbies. She learned how to sew at the age of  7 and that's where her journey began. I first learned of this amazing talented young lady after reading her interview with Plus Model Magazine last year.  I was so amazed by the exquisite designs of her collection and I couldn't wait to see more . Ashley started designing in high school and then went to Fashion Careers College in San Diego to pursue her dream of becoming a plus size designer. After attending school for 18 months Ashley was able to graduate and create her own collection for plus size women. Little did Ashley know this would be the jump start of her career. She posted her designs onto Tumblr and was invited to showcase her collection at FFFweek  2012 in NYC.

INSPIRED BY FRENCH AND PARISIAN STYLING 

 I remember emailing Ashley asking her when I would be able to purchase items from the collection and she promised it would be soon. Ashley recently posted that her collection would launch in Mid May 2013  on instagram and I was so excited. I absolutely love her designs because I feel that its playful, chic, and edgy. Her collection also caters to plus size women up to a 6x and in my opinion Ashley has definitely set the bar for other Plus Size Designers and Plus Size Retail Stores. As a wardrobe stylist I have yet to see a retailer or designer that designs clothes for women whom wear a size 6x. I believe that a lot of women that aren't a 1x -3x struggle with finding fabulous clothes to fit them and that's why they are subjected to wearing unflattering clothes. Now that Ashley has made fabulous clothing in extended sizes I know for sure a lot of women wardrobe disasters are over.

Ashley is definitely a designer I want to work with in the future to built my styling portfolio and god willing my prayers will be answered *fingers crossed*  Until that time comes you guys will definitely see me rocking items from her collection.

Here are some items.

Boyfriend shirt, My dress - Favorite Piece



Hello Sunshine Dress

Love Me Lace Crop Top

Shop Ashley Nell at www.ashleynelltipton.com