Archive For January, 2009
Click through to the Flickr version for outfit info. Why are white/cream tights so universally reviled, at least when worn by anyone over the age of nine? I include myself in this generalization. They’re tough to wear without looking like a six year old girl headed to church. Also, I suspect there’s that nigh-universal style […]
Recent posts about inclusivity and line-drawing got me thinking, in a more personal vein. I like lines in the sand. I also like grey areas. I like the former because it represents a forceful, conscious effort on my part to change the world in which I live. I like the latter because it’s an inevitable, […]
One of the awesome perks of not actively hating my body/worrying-about-being-a-bad-fattie anymore is that I get to eat whatever the eff I want in the university cafeteria. During my undergrad, I was concerned about being labeled as one of THOSE FATTIES and so I always forced myself to eat the “healthy choice” option. The “healthy […]
Jezebel has an excellent post up about fashion writing and the sloppy=fat=poor archetype, which inspired me to run off on a bit of a tangent. Although the sizism of these kinds of pieces — specifically denied by both writers — is easily parsed from the continual references to “tent-size” shirts, “sloppiness,” and “XXL polo shirtsâ€, […]
For the NYC fatshionistas: the hotly-anticipated answer-to-all-my-fat-vintage-seeking-prayers Re/Dress NYC has opened its doors at 109 Boerum Place in Brooklyn. Re/Dress is being hailed as a fat version Beacon’s Closet/Buffalo Exchange, and has already been honorably-mentioned on Racked’s list of top ten new stores of 2008. Incidentally, coats are 30% off this week. Expect a more […]
The Telegraph has helpfully pointed out some unkind comments about fatties made by Ricky Gervais. My initial reaction to this is a big ol’ “whatever”: he’s a comedian, he’s trying to be funny. It’s hardly as though he’s the first to spout off a vicious diatribe against fatassery for laughs, and he certainly won’t be […]
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