[…] bit outside my comfort zone. I left with a dress, a blazer, a pair of jeans, and a pair of shoes. With the seasons changing, I decided to try Trunk Club again. I know many of you don’t live near one of the seven Trunk Club Clubhouses, so this time I tried the mail-order […]
[…] SAHM. I’m really excited, but am having a hard time finding nice work clothes. I am a size 18, 5’5” and an apple and all I seem to find are lowcut dresses and polyester pants. Do you know where I can find suits and work clothes like dresses and blouses for my size? […]
[…] trend.” The white tank top never truly goes out of style, but every few years the fashion world remembers it exists and suddenly it becomes the thing to wear. We grown women have likely owned one (or a dozen) over the years, but finding a really good white tank for women in 2026 is […]
As someone who is 5’3″ and has been a size 10-16 all her adult life, it has been hard to find petite suiting in my size. Hard, but not impossible. As a woman in her late 40s who is around a size 14/16 and feels fierce in a great pantsuit, and spent many, many […]
A reader recently reached out asking about finding suiting in size 18/20. She has an event coming up where she would like to wear a black suit but hasn’t found one that she likes that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Her email (personal details removed): “Hi Alison! I love your site. Thank […]
[…] I also offer personal styling. While I was a personal stylist and fashion consultant many years ago, I no longer offer this service. However, I do want to be able to suggest a personal stylist or styling service, and I only want to recommend that which I have tried and liked. I tried Fashivly, […]
[…] knew the brand’s bike shoes wouldn’t fit me and didn’t even order a pair. I have had wide and high volume all my life and am used to “standard” shoes not fitting my feet. I was on the hunt for the best wide width cycling shoes for women for my Peloton rides. When you […]
[…] the retailer has made a lot of changes in recent years, the best one being they stopped separating plus from Misses and now offer their selections up to size 30. Loving this inclusivity, I decided to do an Old Navy denim haul ordering 23 pairs of jeans to see if I could find a […]
