Category: Outfit Ideas

Prints are Hot for Summer


We’re definitely deep into summer now guys! It’ll be fall before we know it! So before we have to dig out the heavy artillery aka boots and other winter attire, let’s see what’s trending. During the spring, I created several fashion boards for the trends then. Now that we’re in the warmer months, take a look below at the Polyvore board and the details after.

 

 

 

 

Plus Size Fashion Trends

 

Yes, PRINTED PANTS!

 Ladies, don’t be afraid of prints…let your curves shine in skinny jeans. I’m in love with every single pair of pants in this post! Favorite thing about these styles, they’re versatile for the summer season and beyond. Cropped pants lend themselves to the warmer months but can also be worn in the fall and winter by pairing them with tall boots. Plus, they’re cropped so your legs get air when it’s blazing hot outside.

*Key thing to remember about summer wardrobe items: the material is thinner.

The Details

(costs and where to buy)

1. Grey Rose Skinny Jeans ~ $55 ~ Torrid

2. Ikat Sophia Skinny Jeans ~ $30 ~ Torrid

3. Fuzzi ~ Tribal Print Wide Leg Pants ~ $147 ~ Saks Fifth Avenue

4. T-bags Los Angeles ~ Cropped Pants ~ $190 ~ Saks Fifth Avenue

5. Lafayette 148 New York ~ Cropped Bleeker Pants ~ $398 ~  Saks Fifth Avenue

6. Cabbage Rose Ankle Zip Stiletto Jeans ~ $30 ~ Torrid

7. Tribal Soft Knit Pant ~ $60 ~ Lane Bryant

8. Lafayette 148 New York ~ Stretch Cropped Pants ~ $398 ~ Saks Fifth Avenue

9. Tripp NYC Tiger Skinny Jeans ~ $52 ~ Torrid

HAPPY SHOPPING!

Friday Fashion Faves: Designer Edition

It’s the weekend, time to to get your sleep in! That is literally ALL I want to do…sleep! We all know that’s not going to happen. Stopping by the post office to ship the fabulous Julep Maven prize, Iron Man 3 and shopping is on my agenda for the weekend. Not to shabby if I do say so myself. Speaking of shopping, I’ve been eyeing a certain pair of Kors sneakers lately.

 

THIS pair of Michael Kors sneakers to be exact. Priced at $195 on MichaelKors. 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s rare that I’ll get shoes from anywhere other than DSW because they have ev-e-ry-thing and it’s priced way way below suggested retail pricing. But this pair of sneaks need to be in my closet as soon as possible…they’ll go with practically anything and last through the seasons. While I was surfing the MK site, I noticed tons of other things and you know he does curvy sizes too!

 

Here are all of my current favorites from Michael Kors…ENJOY!

 

 

(remember to find more info on the items below…simply click the pic)

 

 

 

 

Well, that was fun. That won’t help my shopping addiction AT ALL.

 

Chicks Dig The Long Ball

This chick digs it!

 

It’s no secret around here that I’m a girl who loves her sports. Being a sports fan has its ups and downs but of course when you love your team, you stand by your team. You go to the games, watch them on TV and cheer them on…even go into your home teams stadium and cheer for the opposing team (in my case.) This happens every sports season and baseball season is no different. You can hear me screaming and yelling at the TV or a streaming internet connection. Yep, I’m *that* girl.

 

So when I heard my favorite MLB team the Atlanta Braves were coming to Detroit to play the Tigers, I couldn’t wait to get tickets! Of course, once the tickets went on sale there were snatched up pretty quickly. Not a problem when  StubHub exists, thank you StubHub! Now my only problem is, what does a girl wear to a baseball game in Michigan during an extended winter in April.

 

 

 

 

Take Me Out

 

 

 

 

 

Ahhh, I happened to work my fashion magic! The game will start off with the sun shining but it will quickly do a 180 and turn chilly as the night time air rolls into the downtown part of the city. As the weather will change from sunny to semi-cold, I went with a warm quilted sweater jacket. The team tee paired with skinny jeans is ALWAYS a hit no matter what you’re doing (plus I want to be comfortable sitting for 3-4 hours outside.) Add some comfy and stylish Nike Jordan kicks and a crossbody (hands-free) bag and VOILA!

 

I am ready for some baseball!!

 

 

Plus Size Trend Alert: Florals & Stripes

What’s trending in the world of fashion these days? Fashion is a fickle fickle world and what’s popular today may not be popular next month. No worries my curvy sweets, if it’s in style…you can wear it! Fashion trends are all about confidence. Don’t be scurred to wear a bright color or a horizontal stripe, be ready to be bold! We have these curves to be different…say it loud…I’m curvy and I’m proud!

 

(Reminder: clicking the collages take you to Polyvore, then see where to buy each item!)

 

Spring Florals

 

Spring Florals by curvesandcoffee featuring red valentino

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Stripes

 

Spring Stripes by curvesandcoffee featuring a bodycon dress

While it may not feel like spring OR summer just yet, I stuck with styles that can be worn today with added warm coverage if you need it. Stay tuned for more style trends that are ready to be worn!

Fast and Fashionable: NAIAS 2013

naias audi

Welcome to the weekend stylish sweets!

I’m going to need a few e-cuddles this weekend.

For an entire week my mind was freaking insane! My laptop crashed and it kept crashing (hence why this post is a few days later than I expected) it took a little over a full day to get it fixed by yours truly. Good to know I can remember how to get myself out of a random tech jam. Before I could even finish this sentence, it crashed again *sigh* Just hope this doesn’t mean I’ll be in the market for a new laptop soon…fingers crossed. Besides that glitch in the matrix (literally) I got a chance to take in the sights of the auto show.

 
 

Thanks to WXYZ Detroit (Channel 7) and the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) I was able to attend an Industry Preview before the doors opened to the public. Can you imagine? A sneak peek at all the cars and exhibits while everything is fresh and new OH and still intact! This was perfect timing for me to break out my Christmas gift, test drive it and snap some amazing shots! Ok, LOTS of amazing shots! You can see all the snap happy pics I took right on my Facebook page that you already liked, you did like it already, right?! Curves And Coffee on Facebook

With all the photos of shiny new cars, I decided to try a fashion experiment  All is fair in love, cars and fashion! The pics came out so well that the true colors of the cars popped out at you immediately. That of course, only meant one thing, focus in on the great styles that would match the vehicles. Take a stroll through NAIAS with a fashion and style obsessed curvy shopaholic.

 
 
Weekend errands in an emerald Fiat!
(Pantone would be so proud)
 
 
 
 
Weekend Warrior
 
 
 
 
 
Zooming around town on date night in a Corvette!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date night
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crazy colors hugging the curves in a Camaro!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mix & Match It




 
 
 




 
 
Have fun at the party in the SRT!
 
 
 
 
Party
 
 
 
 
 
Feeling luxurious in a Lincoln!
 
 
 
 
 
Luxurious
 
 
 
 
 
Fun Times in a Fiat!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Play Date!




 
 
 
 
Ahh that was fun! It was like shopping at the mall and shopping for cars all at the same time! As with everything, all items featured in my Polyvore sets are for those with dangerous curves. Don’t be scared to experiment with color, as you can see, I had lots of fun mixing and matching bright colors in all the outfits. Just gotta find something you like and put your foot on the pedal and accelerate!




New Years Eve 2013

Welcome to the weekend stylish sweets!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday or whatever your beliefs may allow you to celebrate.  My day was perfectly spent in Snoopy pajamas with my family!  My mother loved her gifts from our favorite store (Coach) and she surprised me with Coach goodies and a new Canon Powershot camera *insert me doing the running man*!  I desperately needed a new camera and cannot wait to use it and show you guys the pics (once I get a memory card) minor details for a photoshoot.  There’s a perfect photo op coming up soon! New Years Eve!

10…9…8…7…6…wait, what am I going to wear?!

I swear I’m not a procrastinator! OK, maybe I I I put things off, sometimes.  Not all of the time but just some of the time. Yea, let’s go with that.

Three days before New Years Eve and I don’t have anything to wear!  Totally reminds me of NYE two years ago when friends and I vacationed in Georgia. Took me two weeks to find an all black outfit for an “All Black NYE Bash”.  What are the odds that I’d struggle to find something black?!  I found the shoes first that year and that’s probably where I went wrong.  Starting from the bottom is always going to be a task.  Funny thing, I did the same thing this year…whomp whomp.  When you see that perfect pair of shoes, you just HAVE to buy them, HAVE to! It’s Shopping 101!

Here are the shoes I have picked to step into the new year.  First tweeted by Nordstrom then purchased by me (after an exhausting web search of course!) They are none other than Nine West and if you go to their site instead of Nords…..they’re ONLY $69 instead of $149. Shhh, don’t tell Nordstrom that. Oh hello new sparkly shoes!

Hooked on shoes. twitpic.com/bpz9iu bit.ly/RkDIXu
— Nordstrom (@Nordstrom) December 28, 2012

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Purchase them here ~~~> Sparkle On My Sweets

Available in tons of other colors too!  I just ordered them…fingers crossed they’re here in time! If not…my plan today will be calling EVERY store within a 50 mile radius and have them put on hold!

Now, time to figure out what’s going to go WITH these shoes. Since I spent $$$ on shoes, I’m more than likely gonna grab things that are already in my possession. Soooo…all the items below are as close as possible to what I have in my closet give or take a couple items. The item choices that I don’t own, come from stores online that can be easily bought with a quick trip to the mall so no worries on my short time limit.

NYE 2013 Blog: Curves and Coffee

What do you think?  I’m simply going to dinner and dancing…nothing fancy. Well, that is, if these shoes arrive or I’ll be sitting at home watching the ball drop.  Which isn’t a bad idea now that I think about it!  I can sit in my pajamas with these heels on and sip bubbly without freezing!! Also, won’t have hurting toesies at the end of the night.

Hmm…..

Color of the Season: Oxblood!

I had this whole post typed out about how lovely this would be and how great that should be, then I deleted it.  Wanna know why?  Because “oxblood” is just a weird freaking name for a color!!!  Yes, it sounds exotic but it also sounds quite gross!  Nevertheless, “OXBLOOD” is this fall’s color trend.

Get on the train!

Polyvore has contests that you can enter if you create a “set” i.e. an outfit board designed around whatever the group or site comes up with.  I recently entered two sets (which weren’t winners by the way) but I found and fell in love with a certain item of clothing.

This leather skirt from Miu Miu is available on Net-A-Porter for a mere $1,650

Totally worth it!

Of course this cute skirt doesn’t come in curvy sizes and it’s pretty much sold out in regular sizes.  As I always say…this is ONLY a piece of style inspiration. All you need to do is look around.

Here’s the same skirt and one very close to that style that I found from Sonsi.
The plaid skirt is only $38…how do you like those red apples?!
Jeans, jeggings, leggings or whatever you want to call them…I love them!
Levi’s in “winetasting”
$47.99

Here are several outfit ideas via Polyvore
(95% of the items are for our curves)

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These are the sets I entered for several Polyvore contests: Camel and Oxblood…first time participating and it was a blast!
Camel for Fall
Fall Flair
Oxblood Good!

Burgundy, wine, red, oxblood, plum…whatever you want to call it, just be sure it’s in your closet somewhere.  If it’s not in your closet…add it to your face…in the form of lips, eyes or jewels!  Yes, I’m forcing you to go out and buy something trendy LOL it’s just a color 😉

Going For Gold Accessories

The Olympics are over and all that’s left is the medal count!  USA won a total of 104 medals which hurled them to the top!  Winning an astonishing 46 GOLD, 29 SILVER and 29 BRONZE medals over the worlds’ competition!

Wouldn’t it be nice to be golden?  OF COURSE! I figured out a way to take the easy way out (which doesn’t involve sweating or having your make up melt away.)  Well, it isn’t exactly rocket science…just wear something GOLD!

Accessorize It

Wrap Bracelets by Tory Burch $95 Nordstrom

 

 

 

Gold Watch by Anne Klein $65 Nordstrom

 

 

Nail It

 

 

Nicole Gold Texture $7 Target.com

 

 

 

Deborah Lippman Swagga Like Us $18

 

 



 

 

Essie Good as Gold $7.99

 

 

Sonia Kashuk $4

Both at Target.com

 

 

 

Wear It

 

Peplum Sequined Top $59

 



 

Dolce Vita Sandals $69 Zappos

 

 

 

Gold Belt $34 ASOS Curve

Good luck in going for wearing the gold ladies!!



London’s Calling! Patriotic Plus Size Olympic Style

It’s summer and it’s 2012 and that means, the Olympics are here!


After being in action for a full week now, I can say with confidence…I’ll never be an Olympian! LOL! Have you see these chicks arms?! Goodness!


Anywho…


Watching the Olympics has given me a little bit of USA fever! I woke up this morning looking for anything red, white or blue to show my love for this country. 


(Insert me belting out Star Spangled Banner in the middle of my apartment)


So after looking in my closet and realizing I don’t have that many American flag colored items, I wondered if anyone else had this issue.  That led me to a quick search. Here are a few things that you can wear to show your support without wearing a flag outside.  Who really wants to wear a flag as an outfit?  More power to you if that’s what you chose to wear today (if you’re actually a spectator in London!)


If you’re chilling here in the states like moi, watching previously recorded programming via NBC…here’s what we can wear:

Colored jeans! They’re EVERYWHERE! I mean EVERYWHERE! They look good on any body type too so don’t be afraid to wear a pair! For us curvy girls…find these at Saks!

 

 

James Jeans

$172

Courtesy of Salon Z at Saks

For your eyes…anything with a cat-eye shape is definitely “in” right now.  A cheap and uber chic way to add any color to your outfit…sunglasses!

 

Sunglasses from OldNavy.com 

White $4.97

For your feet…how about a super cute pair of Superga’s!! Classic style that can be worn even when you’re not feeling festive!

 

 

Superga 2750 Cotu Classic in Navy

$65 

Available at http://www.superga-usa.com/

 

 

 

But, you can still wear that flag if you want…