I never thought crop tops would become a staple in my wardrobe. For the longest time, they represented everything I thought I wasn't supposed to wear. Crop tops were for confident people. Crop tops were for thin people. Crop tops were for people with flat stomachs. At least, that's what I told myself. As a plus-size woman, I spent years learning how to dress in ways that minimized my body. Every fashion article seemed to focus on hiding, slimming, elongating, and disguising.

Last summer I went to Jamaica. Like many vacations, I spent weeks planning what I would pack. But unlike many of my previous trips, I made a decision before I left... I was going to wear the swimsuits I actually wanted to wear. Not the ones that hid the most. Not the ones that made me look the smallest. The ones I liked. So I packed a different swimsuit for every day of the trip. Some were bikinis. Some were bright colors. Some showed more skin than I would have ever been com

Can we all agree that finding good plus-size activewear is unnecessarily difficult? Because at this point, I have opinions. Lots of them. The goal of workout clothes is pretty simple. They should stay where you put them. Apparently, that's asking too much. Let's start with leggings. They're either too tight, too loose, too short, or they slowly begin their descent toward your knees the second you start moving. If they're not sliding down...They're rolling down. And there is n

There are very few places capable of destroying your confidence faster than a dressing room. And...I think dressing room designers need to answer for their crimes. First, there's the lighting. Who decided fluorescent lighting was the best way to evaluate clothing? I have yet to meet a single human being who looks better under dressing room lighting. The lighting somehow highlights things you didn't even know existed. Suddenly you're noticing shadows, creases, and angles that

The Pink Power Suit I recently bought this gorgeous pink set from Torrid, and let me tell you...I feel like an absolute boss in it. Now, according to traditional fashion advice, it probably isn't the most "flattering" outfit I own. It's not cut to hug every curve. It doesn't cinch my waist to perfection. It isn't trying to create the illusion of a smaller body. And honestly? That's exactly why I love it. For so long, I shopped with one goal in mind: finding clothes that made