Shaping the Plus Size Community and Beyond.

What does Fashion mean to me:  Self Expression, Feeling comfortable, and total disregard for the RULES!!

5 Must Haves? 

• 1. Secret Clinical Strength Deoderant Baby Powder Scent
• 2. A Long Weave with a Good Cut 
• 3. My Laptop and Blackberry
• 4. Flower Bomb and/or Hone Mori Perfume
• 5. Good Food Oxtail, Rice & Peas, Coleslaw with a side of Plantain and a Ting to wash it all down!!  uuuuuuuummmmmm my favourite!!

Favourite Clothing Designers: 

• Ralph Lauren: Prep Americana is my all time favourite classic look
• Jibri: I really love the way her clothes fit my body
• Betsy Johnson: Her Designs are so much FUN!!

Style Icons:

• Mary J Blige ( Mary’s hair and make up are always flawless)
• Sharon Stone
• My Friend YaYa ( she’s a true fashionista)
• I’m really loving Michelle Obama right now classic and timeless
• Beth Ditto ( she really just doesn’t give a f*@k)

Favourite clothing/jewellery stores/catalogs/websites?

• I have too many to list that’s why I started the blog but I would hve to say Winners is one of my favourite stores and I really love shopping on ebay

How are you shaping the plus size community? One Blog Post at a time!!

Photo credit: My girl Q / backdrop Q’s house

Hey everyone, I must say I really missed being able to upload SV and all of you sooo much.  Getting a strong enough connection in JA was challenging which left me unable to upload while I was away  I’m back now and will be using the rest of this week to upload some of the pictures and videos I took while I was away. 

Take a peek:

I’m going to the sunny island of Jamaica tommorow morning.  My flight leaves at 10:45 am est. 

My very close friend Tasha and her fiance Shean will be tying the knot on Sunday November 8, with the amazing Jamaican sunset as their back drop.  They have asked me to stand up for them as a bride’s maid.  This will be the second wedding I’ve participated in this year. 

Now onto the fun part.  JA is a place where the word inhabition does not exsist.  Being a Triple F is the only way to go down there.  The men like their women round like an english pound!!  (If you are of West Indian decent or have any  WI friends then you know exactly what I’m taking about)

I can hardly wait to get there … the great thing is I’m going to be taking SV right along with me .. which means you get to come too!!  That’s right Lola’s going to be blogging live from JAMAICA!! Yeeeh Yeeeh

Stay Tuned… I will be taking lots of pictures of me in all my different outfits and some of the locals with great street style.  I’m planning on getting an amazing tan that will carry me through winter … got to find a nude beach so I can avoid tan lines.  I only have one problem … tried on my animal print bathing suit that I got from Old Navy this morning and guess what … it’s too big.  Where am I going to get a bathing suit now … only God knows.  Wish me luck and check back for updates live from JA. 

I mentioned this a little while ago but FALL  is  MY FAVOURITE SEASON, if it could be like this all year round I wouldn’t mind at all. 

Lola’s 10 Must haves for fall are all amazing pieces to have and are great ways to update your exsisting wardrobe without seeming like a on-trend-junkie.  Ladies in my mind it’s not about being Fat it’s about being Fly!!!  Check Out Lola’s 10 favourite fall must haves:

1. Leather Jacket
2. Drop Dead Gorgeous Dress
3. Great Fitting pair of Jeans
4. Sexy Skirt
5. Staple Shirt
6. Tights
7. Tall Black Boots
8. Black Booties / Pumps
9. Big Bag
10. Knock Em Dead Neaklace

 Stay Tuned for the final product.  Lola will be putting an ensemble together that encompasses all of these things.

Wants and Wishes, all the things I want to someday have and some random things I wish for.

As many of you know work within the financial sector, looking professional at all times is very important.  I have been looking high and low for a money suit … you know that power suit that just makes you look like people need to know you!! Well ladies I think I’ve found it.  Kiyonna unveiled some new arrivals the other day and when I saw this suit I instantly fell in LOVE!!  OKAY this suit right here deserves a DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! Introducing the Kiyonna Signature Suit.  I got one word for you … BAD.  Check out the pleated detailing on the back of the pencil skirt.  I really hope the fit is on point.  I can so see myself in this ensemble with a great pair of heels and a string of white pearls with the matching earrings.  Are you all envisioning this with me?? 

Jacket $128 + Skirt $78 = $206 USD

Lola has to own this suit in fact I think I need two.  If the Kiyonna faries are listening I have 2 request:

1. I need this suit in my life.  Talk to the Igigi faries they’ll tell you what to do!!! Feel free to ship one up north at your earliest convinience.  Size 18/20 should do the trick.  (I know many of you are thinking that I’m taking this begging thing to far but really I’m just telling the universe what I need in my closet.  Don’t HATE lol!!!)
2. Please do me a favour and make this suit in another colour soon so I can have another gorgeous suit in a different colour.

Photo credit: kiyonna.com