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This One or That One

Or the other one. Yes, once again I’m going to ask your opinion. It’s not like I can’t make up my own mind…or like I’m going to count up the votes and let the majority decide…but I do like reading the comments and sometimes someone has a thought I didn’t have and
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As If This Wasn’t Enough

Just in case you’re interested, there’s more Fashion Schlub out there in the world. The Schlub can also be found on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fashionschlub/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fashionschlub/ Lookbook: http://lookbook.nu/fashionschlub And as Bettye Rainwater Photography (wait! there’s an alter ego??) on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BettyeRainwaterPhotography/ WordPress: https://bettyerainwaterphotography.wordpress.com/ Zenfolio: http://bettyerainwaterphotography.zenfolio.com/ Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonflyvintage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bettyerainwaterphotography/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bettyerainwater/ I also do a blog at work, if you want to
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Stepping Outside of My Comfort Zone

Certainly in the past year I’ve gotten more comfortable with certain things I used to be horrified about – a little shorter hemlines, shorter sleeves, seeing myself in photographs. But this dress was a Big Leap for me. It’s WAY shorter than I’m comfortable with. I would never wear this length to
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Target Try-on

You may think I buy a LOT of clothes. I do not. I try ON a lot of clothes. I buy VERY few. And of those few, a certain percentage always gets returned. It must be nice to say, “Oh, I’m a size 6/8/12/whatever” and walk into almost any clothing store and
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Here I Am

I know I keep raving talking about The Curvy Con, but it is still high in my heart. There were a lot of wonderful things I experienced during that day, but…when it comes down to it (and on maybe sort of a selfish note), having spent most of my life as The
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My Week in Review: Week 15

The week started at THE CURVY CON (!!!). I still have some leftover excitement from it – in fact, i just realized this evening that I never really looked through my goody bag – I was so exhausted at the time I opened it to peek inside, went “OOH!” then set it aside
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Oldies but Goodies

Tonight was my first “evening at the beach” of the summer. It was still hot hot when I was getting ready to go out and I just wanted to be comfy and cool…so, not caring about schlubby/not-schlubby, I went with an old favorite. A Mossimo (Target) dress I’ve had about 10 (yes,
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Old Navy Mini Haul

I always loved Old Navy’s clothes and aesthetic…but since “going plus” (ha, I say that like it Just Happened. It DID Just Happen. In 1988.) and with me no longer able to find actual brick&mortar ON (Old Navy) stores with plus size sections for trying on, I’ve abstained from ON for quite
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When It Rains, It Pours: Part II

And here is the other denim dress (if you’re new here, see yesterday’s post). They’re actually both Tencel chambray, which is a lovely light super soft “denim” fabric. Interestingly, after *wearing* them both for the photo shoot, I thought this dress was the clear winner. It has a little more modest neckline,
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When It Rains It Pours, Part I

So, I’ve been wanting a denim/chambray dress forEVER. I’ve been coveting the Rachel Roy light wash tencel denim dress all season, but at $115 it was not for me. Last week Old Navy dot com was having a sale and their very VERY light wash denim tencel chambray dress was marked down so
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I Went to Curvy Con!!!

Excuse me, THE Curvy Con! That is a well-deserved “THE” because it was a FABULOUS event. Fabulous, magical, emotional…the adjectives could go on and on. For me, it was like seeing my Instagram feed come to life! So many of the women I admire in the plus-size community IN THE SAME ROOM AS
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My Week in Review: Week 14

The week started peacefully at an Open Garden Day in Locust Valley. Then took a bad turn when I drove past an old boyfriend’s house in the area, pulling up old big emotions. I had a couple-day sad after that but feel I am over the worst of it. Phew! Why do
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My Daughter is Stacey London

Well, at least she PLAYS her in our game of What Not to Wear. We go to a store and she gets to pick out several outfits that I have to try on, whether I like them or not…just to force myself to try things outside the box. It’s really kind of
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Facing My Fears

Oh. I’m not afraid of the rides. I LOVE the rides. The more spinny and upside-downy the better. What *I* have been afraid of for many years, SO many years, like since my 25-year-old daughter was little, is attempting to GO on the rides, for fear that the safety bar thing will
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Plus Size Vegan

That’s me. A plus-size vegan. Vegans are not all skinny (shocker). Yes, when I first converted, I lost about 15 pounds…but more than anything, I attribute that to just not knowing what all I could eat yet. Believe me, I found the vegan junk food. And the 15 eventually came back…and then
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I’m Not Just Fat

Although just recently I’ve started feeling a little differently, for most of my life, I’ve felt like People…people who don’t know me and are just seeing or being introduced to me for the first time…see Fat. Fat is the first basis they have by which to judge me. Depending on the circumstances
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If You Hate Feet Don’t Open This

aka Worst Blog Post Ever. My friend Jayne shoe-shamed me. I was lovely-proper-British-accent-shamed into shoe shopping. My idea of hell is having to crochet and go shoe shopping. HELL. But she had a point…I wear my cheaply-made Payless (I still love you, Payless, for your inexpensive vegan shoe selection, but let’s be
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My Favorite Bloggers

Just one letter away from Vloggers, but… Plus Size Fat Girl Flow – Yup, Carissa is also a favorite blogger. She’s a favorite everything. Body positivity, yup. Fashion hauls, yup. Shopping recommendations, AMEN. This is Ashley Rose – Ashley Rose is LOVELY. She has a classic casual style that is so appealing.
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My Week in Review: Week 13

Ooh, Fashion Schlub is a teenager at 13 weeks! This week was sort of all over the place for me. I keep meaning to NOT MAKE ANY PLANS NEXT WEEK because I’m exhausted but the next thing I know I have something going on every night. This week I’m REALLY trying to
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Thinking Outside the Size Box

I have a friend who once asked me, when I was having so much trying to find something that fit, why I keep shopping at “Jr.” stores. It’s not that I shop just at junior stores, cuz I don’t…I shop EVERYWHERE. I’ll try ANYTHING to find Just the Right Thing. Jr stores, “mature”
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