Ya’ll gotta check out eShakti. Styles are almost as cute as Modcloth, but infinitely better because you can specify the sleeve length and skirt length you want, and sometimes even the neckline. You can also choose whether to order in standard sizing, or to order with custom measurements (great if you’re super short or…

I used to feel uncomfortable about it. But a few years ago I helped save a toddler who was darting into rush-hour traffic. Two moms and four kids had just come out of a restaurant, and as they were busy loading the kids into a van, one of the boys slipped from his mom’s grasp and ran straight toward the road, laughing…

Make sure they don’t have a wool allergy! I do and have been very sad and guilty when friends have made me scarves over the years that I can’t wear.

We’re in our mid-30s and both have a house full of stuff. His furniture has no value to him, sentimental or otherwise - was mostly from a place that sold secondhand hotel furniture. I have a ton of nice antiques from my grandmother, from the 1920’s through 1950’s, but all the furniture in need of refinishing or…

Me too with the bad skin. I’m 36 and don’t need lipstick yet, my lips are always pretty rosy and full, I’ve got nice dark eyelashes, and I’ve got deepset eyes so you can barely tell when I’m wearing eyeshadow. Plus I’m always running late for things so I rarely have a few extra minutes to pause and put colorful stuff…

I’m always so annoyed when guys do that. I’m a girl and have to work so damn hard to remember birthdays and such - and I still fail often. Because traditionally guys are allowed to be bad at it and girls are supposed to be so good at this crap, I’ve always felt insecure about it. I managed to ignore it for most of my…

Oh, and I should mention - I’m not getting any of the Lilly for Target stuff from Ebay right now, I’m too annoyed at all the resellers for snatching up everything in the store. But I am eagerly looking forward to the day that it starts hitting thrift stores - or the day that Lilly realizes how much demand there is and…

Yes, it’s the plus size dresses that are so expensive on Ebay. To be fair, though, it’s just one seller who is doing a “buy it now” option for $600, and no one seems to be biting. Most of the plus size dresses are going in auction for $50-$300.

When Lilly starts selling plus size clothing in boutiques, then I will start looking for it in thrift stores and at Marshalls. Until then, the only Lilly dresses available to me are the Target versions online.

I am surprised by all the folks connecting Lilly with Vera Bradley. I didn’t know that was a thing. I love wild prints and bright colors, so I’ve always loved Lilly - and Vera Neumann silk scarves, for that matter. But I have always thought Vera Bradley and VB knockoffs were supremely ugly and only for old ladies.

Nope, you can’t buy any plus size Lilly dresses on Target’s website. They all sold out within hours, yet Target insists on leaving them up on their website indefinitely. I’m not sure why, but it’s maddening.

Luckily, I’ve managed to forget the details of any specific time an older man creeped me out at a young age. I was tall (5’9” by the time I was 12) and curvy but had a baby face. I definitely remember feeling embarrassment when grown men would leer at my body when I went in to the corner store. I was angry because I…

I interned at Audubon’s government relations office in DC years ago, during college. I’m not sure how much help I was, but damn did I learn a lot that semester. The folks there were whip-smart, hilarious, passionate, and a little nuts. I have always been grateful for that experience, and amazed at how much Audubon…

Also, I should add: I know very well the difference between feeling like you "look great," and feeling like you "look great (for a curvy girl)." So I just want to clarify that you look amazing period.

I have always been tall and nicely proportioned. However, I went up from a size 12 to a size 18 over the last 6 years due to an accident (I wasn't able to walk for a year, and on lots of meds which made me gain weight). It hasn't bothered me too much till now, other than the lack of nice plus size clothes, because I…

My mom was a magician with the pink sponge rollers. The night before school pictures every fall, she would set our pin-straight hair in them, and tie on a mesh scarf to keep everything in place. The next morning, my sister and I would wake up with the most magnificent Breck Girl waves that would last all day (and…

My half sister is a Christian Scientist in her late forties, and I'm dreading the day when she dies of something perfectly treatable. I know it's coming, her health problems have been increasing over the last ten years. I love her very much, and it makes me so sad and angry to know that she's going to martyr herself…

Hey, don't knock Talbots! I'm defensive of them because it is the ONLY store that makes non-polyester basics for plus size folks. It's the only place that this curvy woman can actually go in-person and try on shift dresses, silk blouses, cotton sweaters, linen skirts, etc. Somehow they are the only retailer that…

My mom's favorite cousin got married when I was 17. It was months after my dad died of cancer, so my mom hadn't been very social and was really excited to get out of town, catch up with relatives, and do something fun.

Sigh... they have no plus size models because they don't make their clothes in plus sizes. I was excited when I saw the clothes are made in the US and some items are made with organic cotton. I'd love to shop someplace with good quality, stylish cute clothes and a funny advertising angle like this. But nope, I'm…