I'm wearing a different pair of Dr Scholls booties, but that first pair you posted was my second choice. Cuteness!

I get a lot of plus size clothes via Like Twice (full disclosure, that is a referral link so you get $10 credit for creating an account and I get $10 if you place an order). They're a re-sale site that accepts only "higher end" brands (Gap and nicer ok, Old Navy not ok, eg) and I've been happy with both prices and…

Agreed. I finally read that BCO just now and Piglio Griglio is my new favorite thing of all time, def. better than being allergic to crunchy.

Yes! I have recently discovered Boden and love it. Also, their sizing seems to be pretty generous. I normally wear a US 16-20 (depending on brand) and the three Boden dresses I own are all a 16 (pretty sure US 16 as a UK 16 would be even smaller) and fit perfectly.

I know I'm reading this super late but just had to comment on the wonderfulness of Piglio Griglio.

I ran up on the kerb just reading this. However, I still appreciate your candour in sharing your comment.

Woops, thanks for catching.

If these young, hot little girls on campus have a firearm, I wonder how many men will want to assault them.

First snort-laugh of the day!

Yeah, for the first few read-throughs I thought she was accused of stabbing Barbies who had been mutilated. And I've had coffee!

I don't read so many magazines so they're not around the house, so my part in this campaign (I have a five year old daughter) is just walking around the house naked, hair/fat/cellulite and all.

But it is the freaking Venus de Milo so she gets a pass right?

Isn't it awesome? I read about it in like Smithsonian Magazine when I was about 12 and made my parents take me as I am a nut of a morbid geek.

That kinda made my day.

What if she is that slender naturally? My comment specifically mentioned unnatural means like photoshop and corsets.

Thanks, I was all confused like "I swear I read this two weeks ago". I remember the sad organs now. Made me remember this skeleton I saw at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia that was basically this:

Exactly, I saw these pictures and thought "Who cares if it's a corset or Photoshop or whatever, her waist doesn't need to be that unnaturally tiny".

Yeah, I didn't look at the pub date before I downloaded it but I could definitely tell it wasn't recent. Thanks for the rec!

YES x1000000000000000000000000000000000000. I love both of those so much. I also think that Kleypas's Hathaway series would be a good choice - there's a fair bit of action and the heroes are not stereotypical "Oh, another duke" heroes (two of them are Romany and one is a veteran with flashbacks).

I'm reading Katherine right now! Really enjoying it. I was afraid starting out that it might be a little old-school heaving bosoms but the historical side of it is really enjoyable for someone who stops reading books with glaring historical inaccuracy. Have you read anything else of Seton's that you'd recommend?