In The Thick Of It
Queer fat femme. Fat fashion bargain hunting. Living in Chicago.
Pretty Lace for Spring - from Vive La Femme
This past Saturday, I spent the afternoon at Chicago plus size boutique, Vive La Femme. I had a blast chatting with owner Stephanie and manager Amanda. I tried on tons of things and I just had to share my great finds with you all! All clothing is from Vive la Femme, all accessories are from sister store Violette*.
Shirt - Perch, $50, the new juniors plus size line, sz 2X
Jeans — Goodtime, $50, sz 3x — this is a junior plus size which accounts for the uptick to a 3x. Great line for folks who wear size 12-18
Shoes — GoMax, $39 (all man-made materials, perfect for vegans), size 11
Jewelry — Geranium, $24
*Violette carries an amazing line of shoes size 7-11, and shoes are under $75! Super cute
I’m a 5’9” queer fat femme and approx size 18
My new shoes that i managed to pay only $7.70 for (DSW clearance, plus store credit plus $10 rewards).
They are Seychelles, which are one of my favorite brands (i especially love that they carry size 11!).
Here is a similar pair (though not exactly the same)
I’m always on the quest for cute boots that fit my 18” calves. I stumbled across these today at DSW and scored them on clearance too!
Here’s the link to these boots online (they’re not on clearance online)
They are not real leather though, which is sorta a downer for me. I just wish there were more high quality boots in plus sizes that I could TRY ON. For those of you in the UK or who are willing to deal with shipping from the UK, Duo Boots are great quality, real leather boots in calf sizes up to around 22” (they sell by shoe size and calf size).
I had a request for some outfit ideas to wear with patent pumps. I personally think you can go dressy or a bit more casual with them - they’re a subtle statement but they need the right mix of pieces as to not be ridiculous.
Basically, I wouldn’t wear them with shlubby jeans or with a super-tight shiny dress.
Here are my ideas:
NIGHT OUT- Black structured dress with a little bit of leopard for some umpf.
ROCK OUT - Military-inspired jacket, black skinny jeans, rocker jewelery
POLKA DOT (two ways): 1) with skinny jeans, a red trench and a sequin bag. 2) with a pencil skirt and a perfect little bag
Oh urban outfitters, what a TEASE! I’d like everything here in fat girl sizes please! I think it’s about time for a fattening up of these outfits - I’ll do my best to recreate them in plus sizes on polyvore in the next few days.
You guys can keep all the weird 90s stuff though - i don’t need any more giant velvet pants and sheer layer shirts in my lifetime.
I can’t get over how much I love military-inspired lace-up boots with EVERYTHING for fall.
Want for fall - lace-up military inspired boots
I need these shoes in my life. NEED! I haven’t stopped thinking about them since I saw them and they’ll just go with a million things i want to wear this summer and will probably transition nicely into fall with tights.
