Followers Appreciation - Norma Kamali Jumpsuit Giveaway

I bought the Norma Kamali Convertable Jumpsuit over the holidays to try it out and have a New Year's Giveaway for my readers and especially to give appreciation to the blog's followers. 

The jumpsuit itself it very cute and you can construct about 5 different ways and its only $24 bucks!  The material is consistant with thier other pieces of being of a high quality stretch jersey.  So if you dont win this you can definitely treat yourself!

Now to the good part.  I am giving away this jumpsuit to one of the lucky readers.  The jumpsuit is in a XXL and has never been worn except when i tried it on.  So if you are a reader please comment, "Enter Me" and put in your email address so that I can contact you to claim your prize!  Now for my followers, because I appreciate your support of the blog I wanted to do something a little extra special for you.  If you are a follower of this blog and want to enter the contest comment "Enter Me" "Follower" and your email address and you will be entered twice, so you have 2 chances to win.  If you are not a follower and want to become one, please follow the blog and then enter the contest a follower would.   I will be checking the follower list to confirm your following, so no cheating!!! (I guarantee it will be at least one person...LOL.....j/k.

The contest will end at midnight on Wednesday.  The winner will announce Thursday.  Good Luck!

Spring/Summer's Nautical Looks for the Curvy Girl!

A look that is always marked as trendy for the Spring/Summer, but is very much a classic look is the Nautical look.  (I love this suit from Michael Kors!!!)Americana designers seem to use it almost yearly and the trinkle down effect has retailers taking suite. I personally love this look, because done correctly it can be incredibly clean, crisp, and oh so cute.  And if anyone is wondering whether I would be caught dead in a sailor dress...you can put that question to rest...the answer is YES!!!!   So curvy girls ditch your notion against wearing horizontal stripes, because a boatneck striped cotton shirt is a piece everyone should own, in my opinion.  All the Spring/Summer looks aren't out yet, so I put together some pieces from what have been previewed so far.  Have fun and happy sailing.  Oh and have you had the pleasure of seeing Chanel's Spring jewelry collection...it makes my heart flutter...I think I will be hitting my manfriend up for the Chanel long necklace with charms for Valentine's Day.  Wish me good luck!

1.  Long necklace with mulitiple charms in enameled metal, glass stone, diamante - Chanel

2.  Plus-Size Vintage Sailor Pencil Cotton Dress - $49.00

3.  Denim trouser jeans

4.  Ralph Lauren Fidelia Metallic Espadrille - $350.00

5.  Sperry Top-SiderA/O Southshore - $104.50

6.  Seaside Canvas Handbag - $24.80

7.  Sailor dress cream - $57.00

8.  Jersey striped scarf - $39.50

9.  Black/white shoulder pad tunic - approx. $19.00

10.  Ralph Lauren Equestrian Blouse

11.  World of Good Softie for Fair Trade Scarf - Green - $12.99

12.  Three plexi and metal bracelets with enameled symbols - Chanel

Rodarte for Target - I'm not a fan

I've been in limbo of whether or not to review the Rodarte line for Target, not because I'm afraid to share my opinion (because we know that is not true), but because when I saw it I totally disregarded it as relevant.  The Go International designers at Target I have come to find out over the years can be a great hit or a tragic miss.  In my opinion,  Rodarte for Target was a tragic miss.  I really wanted to buy a piece from the collection, but the translation from high end to low end was extremely horrific.  The materials the dresses just screamed cheap and because the material was so cheap I think the designs aesthetic got lost of the cheapness of the fabric. 

I will give it to the Mulleavy sisters for actually trying to make a line for Target that actually resembles their real clothing line.  I have read reviews and some actually like the line.  For me, it was a bust.  I wanted to buy a piece, style it up, and make it cute, but I was so taken back to how terrible it looked in the store I didn't even bother. 

I think Target does better with designers who have a simplier design aesthetic, so that when a collection is translated from high end to low end it is actually resembles the high end collection. 

It seems painfully obvious that transferring such complicated design aesthetic with the use of cheap fabric is a definite DON'T!  The beauty of the garment gets lost. 

I would not be surprised a lot of the pieces from the collection end up on the clearance racks.

Rodarte for Target

Rodarte

Swimsuits for those Winter Gettaways

Welcome back Curvy Girl's. The holiday is over, so the post will be coming regularly. I hope to see you here!

For all my Curvy Girl's taking a vacation or a cruise to the warmer places, here are a couple of swimsuit reviews to help you along the way. I am a lover of warm weather, beaches, and swimming. So, I tend to buy a few swimsuits for the season. I so want to escape this winter to a more warmer place...let's see what February will bring.

You know I believe in fabulousness wherever I am...in the office or on the beach.

My most favorite recent swimsuit purchase came from Newport News. It is actually on sale for $24 right now. Don't let the low price fool you. As it is already adorable, this swimsuit is line and the lycra/spandex is firm and heavy, so it will hold you in nicely. While wearing it I got so many compliments. For those of your worried of it's straplessness, it actually come with a strap that goes around your neck. The bust area has quality built in bra that helps everything stay in place. So although the prices are low I am sure the quality of the swimsuits from Newport News is similar, so I definitely will order swimwear from them again.

My next review is on Evans(swimsuit below). Although Evans does have some things I like, swimsuits are not one them. I bought a swimsuit that almost identical to this one below (The difference was it was pink and it was a whole piece). The material was thin and too stretchy. It was almost like standing there naked...it was most unflattering. You could literally see every bump and crinkle. You could buy the bust in standard or large size. I bought the large size and the cups were entirely too large. So before you waste your money on shipping...DON'T. Evans may be good for somethings, but swimsuits is not one of them.

Sex and the City 2 Preview - Enjoy

I can't wait!!!!!!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

I, like all my fellow bloggers, will be short of posts this month. I will traveling for a week and a half. I hope everyone has a most wonderful holiday and even brighter New Year. I know I plan to! The New Year will bring changes for "The Curvy Girl's Guide to Style," so stay tuned for upcoming news...it will be soon to come;). The pic is old, but cute and what I will working towards as far as my weight goes for my New Year's resolution (how original...right?). See you next year, I am off to go running... I'm getting an early start.

Winner of the Jibri $75 gift certificate

I just wanted to announce 'Randilizm' as the winner of the Jibri $75 Gift Certificate. Congrats!!! Thanks to all who entered. Keep a lookout for more contests like these.