Author Archives: Lesley
This is one of those things you don’t know you need until you find it: Ragtrader – an Etsy seller from whom I’ve purchased many lovely items, and who is also just fabulous about lengthening necklaces as needed for no additional charge – is currently offering necklaces made with vintage Miss Piggy cameos. Also, there […]
Anyone who knows me well knows that Nina Simone ranks among my top three favorite musical artists ever in the history of human existence. Thus, in the spirit of both Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday, and the intersectional politics part of this blog, I submit for your consideration Simone’s beautiful tribute,: “Why? (The King of […]
Awhile back, SWAKdesigns popped up as a subject of conversation on the Fatshionista community over on LiveJournal, as a relatively new and heretofore unknown option for plus-size clothing. Lots of folks seemed happy with it, and honestly, I looked at the site once or twice and then stopped, because it seemed like the offerings in […]
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, […]
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 […]
YouTube justifies its existence to me and gets to live another day. If this video fails to make you want to jump up and shake your fat ass in every direction, I worry about the state of your immortal soul.
The spectacular Substantia Jones, the bodaciousness behind The Adipositivity Project (be warned, that link is not safe for work), sent me a missive yesterday, which read in part: …Fashion Overdose needs a Lesley smack-down. The good news is everything in 4x and 5x is half off through Friday with discount code 4×5x. The bad news […]
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