Sunshine Yellow!

Picked up this new dress from Torrid the other day. I don't have much yellow in my closet, so I thought it would be a cool color to add to my wardrobe.... perfect for Spring! I love the fabric... it's so light. 

I paired it with my favorite black cardigan (that is now missing some buttons because I wear it so often) and my hot pink belt. 

Close up of my belt, necklace (gift from my boyfriend), my ring, and my manicure.

Easter nails! I'm not sure that it looks enough like a bunny, but who cares. It's good enough for me! Haha.

Details:

Dress- Torrid

Cardigan - Ross

Belt - Ebay

Shoes - Demonia

Necklace - Tarina Tarantino

Earrings & Ring - Made by me

Have a happy Easter if you celebrate!

Blue & Red!

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. A lot has been going on, but I'll try and catch up with my most recent outfits, starting with this one!

I got this lovely blue lace dress from Forever 21. It's gorgeous, isn't it?! It's so bright and perfect for spring. 

Blue & Red is one of my favorite color combos. It has that nautical feel to it. (And I realize the hand on stomach is a typical pregnant pose... but the only baby I have inside of me is a food baby.... I was just trying to show off my ring & belt, haha).

You can sort of see my earrings in this photo. They've got little cupcakes on them! 

Details:

Dress - Forever 21

Cardigan - Ross

Belt - Torrid

Tights - Wal-Mart (They got a tear in them after 10 minutes so I had to take them off…. first time wearing them, too.)

Shoes - Report via Ross

Earrings & Ring - Made by me

Valentine's Day!

So, even though I didn't have much to do this Valentine's Day, I still wanted to get dolled up. I'm in a long distance relationship, and unfortunately we had to spend another Valentine's Day apart, so to keep myself from feeling sad & lonely, I put on my lovely heart print dress from eShakti. I tried to resist the urge to buy it when I first saw it listed on their site, but when I saw that it was 20% off, I couldn't resist. 

I've ordered several things from eShakti over the past several months, and the biggest issue I've had was how much the garments have wrinkled. This dress, however, doesn't wrinkle at all! It also fits wonderfully, and flows beautifully. I felt like twirling all day long. 

I planned on pairing it with a red cardigan, but I wanted to switch things up a bit. I got this turquoise cardigan at Costco (yeah... seriously!) for $15. I thought they looked pretty cute together. I also threw on a red stretch belt (favorite accessory!) to tie the two together.

All in all, I am very happy with this dress. I think it's my new favorite dress and I'm planning on wearing it on my trip to Las Vegas next month. 

Oh, and I can't forget about my Valentine's manicure! Not the best photos, but it was a really simple manicure that turned out really cute! Look at the little heart on my thumb nail! <3 (The ugly bruise is from having blood drawn last week... ouch!)

Oh, and even though I didn't get to spend this Valentine's Day with my honey bunch, I'm looking forward to future Valentine's Days with him. He was super sweet and got both me AND Betty a card! You gotta love a man who gets your dog a Valentine's card! <3 

Details:

Hearts Aflutter Dress - eShakti 

Cardigan - Costco

Belt - Torrid

Tights - Avenue

Shoes - Payless

Earrings - Betsey Johnson

Sweater Clips & ring - Made by me

My beautiful eShakti dress!

I cannot express how much I love this dress! I'm always keeping my eye out for retro-inspired dresses, and this one really caught my eye as soon as I saw a friend had posted it on Tumblr. I immediately rushed to eShakti.com to check it out. 

I bought it when it was on sale for $32.95. However, I had a $20 off code so the total came out to a whopping $12.95 with free shipping! Such a great deal! (So much so, that I bought it in red, as well!) 

I'll be honest... I've heard some mixed reviews about eShakti. I was slightly worried about the quality, but with such a great deal, it wouldn't have been a big loss. However, this dress is very well made! The fabric is sturdy and it hugs my curves in all the right places. It's also very comfortable. The only down-side is that it wrinkles quite a bit. I ironed and steamed the heck out of it. I wore it for about 5 hours today and it didn't wrinkle too bad, though. Oh, and it has a side zip which is almost impossible to zip up on your own! 

I love the full skirt! It makes me feel so pretty. I felt like spinning in circles all day!

I wore it to go antique shopping with my Mom. I bought a vintage telephone pin which will surely show up in a future OOTD post.

I paired it with this purse. I got it at Charming Charlie  last week. If you haven't heard of Charming Charlie, it's an accessory store! Everything in the store is color-coded. Check 'em out!

 This dress shows quite a bit of cleavage, so it'll definitely show off the goods, haha.

And lastly, my manicure. It's basically a coat of black polish with a coat of silver glitter and OPI's Rainbow Connection on top. I used a matte topcoat, then added glossy black tips.

If you love the dress, you can find it here! The color I purchased is no longer available, but you can get it in red or royal blue! It's $64.95, but if you are new to eShakti, when you sign up they will send you a $20 off gift certificate! This dress is definitely worth it!

Finally, the details:

Dress - eShakti 

Cardigan - Ross 

Belt - Torrid 

Tights - Avenue 

Maryjanes - Payless 

Bag - Charming Charlie

My outfits throughout the year

Since the year is almost over, I thought I'd share some of my favorite outfits from 2011. This was the first year where I really began to experiment with my style. I finally started to wear dresses & skirts instead of hiding in jeans and t-shirts. 

I love this denim dress from Forever 21. I believe I scored it for around $15! That cardigan (from Ross) is my favorite and shows up in many of my OOTD posts.

My most favorite denim skirt! It's a high-waisted pencil skirt I purchased from Torrid several years ago during their 50% off clearance sale. I was too insecure to wear it at the time, so it sat in my closet for a good while. The crazy shoes are from Hot Topic.

This is one of my favorite full-body photos of myself. I look happy and confident. That pencil skirt is from Forever 21, and the shirt is from Ross.

That tunic was only $9.99 from Ross! I paired it with leggings ($4.99 from Forever21), and some $10 sandals. Also, the introduction of my most favorite red stretch belt!

I love that shirt from Torrid. I believe I got it during their 50% off clearance sale, as well.  The jeans and cardigan are from Ross.

My Goosebumps skirt! I made it myself from some bedsheets I found at a thrift store. I'm still super proud of it.

My awesome cherry cardigan from Torrid's Retro Chic collection! How perfect does it look with my cat-eye frames?

These are probably my favorite pair of jeans... and they were only $15! This entire outfit is from Ross.

And last, but not least!....

Betty and I on Halloween! The dress is also from Torrid's Retro Chic collection. I was Lucy and Betty was Ethel. 

I'm hoping for lots of happiness in the New Year and hope to gain even more confidence! I'm so thankful to the fatshion community for really helping me discover that I am beautiful just the way I am.

I hope you all have a very happy 2012! 

It's Christmas!

I decided to fancy it up for Christmas. I have been feeling a little down lately. The holidays are hard when you're in a long distance relationship. Instead of letting myself have a bad day, I put on a cute outfit and forced myself to be happy.

I bought this awesome cardigan at Sears on clearance for 50% off. I scored it for $25! Red and black is my favorite color combination (be prepared for tons of red & black outfits!), so it had to be mine!

I love nail art. I may not be great at it, but it's still lots of fun! I used my Konad stamping kit to add little hearts to the end of my nails. Konad has so many cute designs, and it ends up being so much cheaper than getting a professional manicure! This design was a little more Valentine's than Christmas, but whatever.

Can I just take a minute and tell you how much I love these shoes?! I have been looking for the perfect pair of flat maryjanes for the longest time! These babies were only $19.99 at Payless! I love them so much that I just might have to buy a second pair.

Here's me and my sweet baby, Betty. She's all dressed up, too!

Outfit details:
Cardigan - Sears (50% off!)
Black dress - Wal-mart from several years back. $19.99
Fishnet tights - Avenue
Maryjanes - Payless $19.99
Belt - Forever 21
Headband - Ross
Earrings - Betsey Johnson (From Ross as well... only $12!)
Necklace - Etsy

My sister and her kids came over for a little while and we all opened presents and ate lots of good food. I made some Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes for dessert. I actually just used a boxed cake mix (I always fail at baking cupcakes from scratch!), but I made the frosting from scratch. 

My Mom got me a leopard print purse and sunglasses! She obviously knows how much I love leopard print, you guys!

So, all in all, I had a pretty decent Christmas. I wish Dan was here to share it with me, but hopefully we'll have many a Christmas in the future to celebrate together.

Merry Christmas, everybody!

I'll wear stripes if I want to!

They say fat women shouldn't wear horizontal stripes... but I think we should wear whatever the hell we want!

This dress is amazing! Miss Kyla blogged about it on Tumblr, and I rushed out to Old Navy the next day to see if they had it in my size. It was on clearance for $14.99! It's a regular size XL and is super stretchy and comfortable. I have to admit that it did sit in my closet for a while because I was a little too intimidated by the bright colors and bold stripes. I finally decided that I was going to wear it and rock the hell out of it!

Striped dress - Old Navy
Fishnet tights - Avenue
Black vest, shoes, and stretch belt - Ross
Headband & earrings - Claire's

Anchors aweigh!

I fell in love with this cardigan from Torrid as soon as I saw it on their website. I really love 50's pinup fashion, and I was so happy when Torrid started their Retro Chic collection! I have purchased several items from it and they are all fantastic. I love mixing them in with more modern pieces.

I decided to pair it with this pencil skirt and some oxfords. Stretch belts are an everyday accessory for me... I can't live without them! Everything in this outfit was either purchased at a discount store or was on sale!

Cardigan and red stretch belt - Torrid
Ruffle top- Ross
Pencil Skirt - Forever 21
Lace tights - Avenue
Oxfords - Christian Siriano for Payless
Red hat - Wet Seal
Cat-eye glasses - Coastal Contacts
Earrings and ring - Made by myself.

Welcome to my fatshion blog!

Hi there! I'm Ali. I'm a fat, 26 year old woman from Southern California.

I joined Tumblr at the beginning of 2011 and was introduced to the world of "fatshion." I've always loved fashion, but I always felt like I wasn't allowed to express myself with clothes the way thinner women were able to. Discovering all of the wonderful fat fashion bloggers really encouraged me to start dressing the way I wanted to, and I've never felt better!

I've shared my outfits on Tumblr for several months, but I've decided that it was time to create a blog that was completely devoted to my outfits. I am a sucker for good sales. The majority of my wardrobe comes from discount stores (like Ross, Marshall's, TJ Maxx, etc.), and I'm really good about finding great deals. It's amazing how great of an outfit you can put together even if you don't have lots of $$$ to spend! 

I hope you enjoy this blog! I've never run a blog before, but I'm excited! So stay tuned for lots of outfit posts!