On November 1st 2012, the Black Weblog Awards, that honors and recognizes the best of the best African American-run blogs, announced their 2012 winners. Among those, my fashion blog, The Curvy Fashionista, was nominated and took home the popular vote for Best Plus Size Blog! Last year, in 2012, The Curvy Fashionista won “Judges…
I have been holding this in, not being able to share until a date was confirmed, and now I can! A few weeks back, I did a taping on a national talk show! And Guess what? It is on RICKY LAKE! I am going to be on RICKY LAKE !!!!! YES! I am geeking out…
On Thursday, September 27th, I was featured and interviewed in the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog! The Curvy Fashionista: Marie Denee on Plus-Size Fashion and Leather Peplum While a majority of the fashion industry praises stick-skinny bodies and size 0 garments, Marie Denee, better known as The Curvy Fashionista, empowers women of all sizes to…
You know, oftentimes you will hear xxx was the best ever, or xxx changed my life, and are quick to brush it off as that person being dramatic. However, there are truly times when something or someone impacts you, moves you, or reignites your drive. The latter is what happened to me while attending…
UK plus size designer, EVANS recently launched a tool to help shoppers shop for or by their shape. Evans reached out to me to participate base don my shape (I am a Heart according to their charts!) They had the four of us bloggers choose a look we love, based on our style and comfort level. I…