Pencil Me In

Aight, I need yall to settle a debate my friends and I have been having for over a year now.  We all know that I have an amazing body.  Ok.  So some of my friends feel like pencil skirts are inappropriate to wear to work.

Here are some pics of me in pencil skirt at work:

Okay...maybe not this pose...

So, what is the verdict, meth-heads?  Yea or nay?

Big Girls Need Love Too

Recently the plus-size blogosphere was abuzz over H&M launching their plus line.  Finally, another trendy, moderately priced retailer was doing something for the big girls.  This past weekend, I had friends visiting NYC so we decided to check out H&M+ ... well that was a huge fail.

• They gave us big girls a whole wall.  A wall yall.  Not a floor, not a section, but a wall.
• Even though the trends this season are colored pants, floral prints, neons, etc., the plus-size section was gray, navy, and black.  Now, all of these are nice colors for a gloomy winter day, but not Spring!
• All the clothes were shaped like a long flowy moo moo or beautiful cardboard box.  Well, my body is shaped like a coke bottle, I'd like my clothes to reflect that. 

Oh H&M, nice try.  But try again.

Ladies, what are some of your favorite plus-size retailers?