Day to Night Festive Fashion

I’d like to thank Macy’s for sponsoring today’s post. I have been giving some serious thoughts into the concept of investing in clothing. I’ve talked about it before, but plus size women have for years been taught to invest in ourselves “when we lose weight” or when “we earn it.” The truth is you don’t have to really earn anything, you are worthy of the same quality upscale items regardless of whether you lose or gain 10 pounds.

One of my favorite places to find a wide variety of quality plus clothing is Macy’s. As a busy woman, constantly on the go, I also adore the one stop shop aspect of it all. I can get all the things I need to wear, get my eyebrows waxed and finish my holiday shopping at my local store. Fresh coat of paint, presents and perfect arched brow? What’s not to love. Today, I wanted to show you two awesome holiday looks I pulled from their plus size section that are perfect for the festive season.

Day: Casual Holiday Cool

This look is perfect for brunches, lunches and gift exchanges- oh my! I took a super fun velvet embossed pair of William Rast jeans. Yes, I can finally have Justin Timberlake touching my butt- he designs these jeans! And yes, I’ve made that joke before, and I will continue to make it forever. I will never get over it. Never. The top is a super fun off the shoulder number from City Chic which I cannot get over. It has the most luscious goddess-like flowy sleeves and you know I am sucker for a big sleeve. I finished the look off with a cute pair of booties and fun metal earrings I scored from the Macy’s Accessories department.

Night: Festive Party Queen

If velvet were a person, I’d probably be in a semi-committed relationship with them.  They’re comfortable, classy, and forgiving- basically everything I want in a partner… err, dress. This lovely Tommy Hilfiger velvet dress is what we call a “one and done”. It doesn’t need any extra fanfare to shine like the top of the Chrysler building. So, I kept it simple. I pulled a little faux fur stole on and a paired it was an adorable pair of flats I already had.  Viola! Who’s ready to awkwardly explain to people you haven’t seen in years why you’re still single and wake up the next day to holiday cookies, screaming kids and a hangover? This girl.

Thank you, Macy’s, for sponsoring this post!

A Vintage Woman in a Modern World

When I received this skirt I just wanted so bad to style it in a way that wasn’t formal. Luckily the pieces just sort of came together in my head and the next thing I knew I had created a look I was proud of. Sure I create a lot of styles I think are good, but few do I step back and marvel at. This was such a bizarre mix of items that, when  jumbled together, worked in such a delightful way.

   The orange beret is from Amazon, a rare midnight ” I can’t sleep” find- and yes it comes with the netting.  The sweater is from Zara. It’s not plus, but I find their XXL to be fairly true to size. The distressed metallic skirt (on super sale right now!) from Macy’s I am I wearing accents the sequins in the sweater, and really makes them pop. To bring out even more color in the jumper I added a yellow neck scarf from Modcloth and a bright red lip from bite beauty.  For my final accessories I added one of my favorite bags from Min & Mon and the most amazing  wide fit booties (seriously the insole padding is amazing) from RWN by Rawan.