Confirmed: ASOS Fail

It's confirmed guys; my ASOS order is long gone :(  I received this email today:

Hello Ariana,

Thank you for your email, and I’m sorry to hear you’ve not received your order.

I have checked and can confirm that unfortunately the parcel has been lost with our carrier and I have processed a refund for your order as the items are now out of stock.

Please allow up to 10 working days for the funds to appear in your account.

For the inconvenience caused I am pleased to confirm that I have generated your own personal discount code. This expires on 01/12/2010. Unfortunately, the code is not able to be applied to any existing orders with ASOS and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

I hope this helps, but please get back in touch if you have any further questions.

All the best,

ASOS Customer Care

What does that mean, the package never even left the UK?? It's pretty sweet they're giving me a discount on top of my refund (full refund, not store credit), but I am definitely unhappy that this situation occurred in the first place. I want that goddamn tribal dress!!! And now I'm hesitant to order from ASOS again...which sucks! It's not right to have to second guess if you should order from somewhere, especially from the retailer which, in my opinion, has the best selection of plus clothes.

Silver lining: I now have $58 dollars to spend on something else!! I think I might have an idea of what I want...

The Evans Black Knee High Boots have been on my mind for a while now, and it seems I have the perfect opportunity to finally buy them. At £39.50, these would cost me about $63.60, so about $11 out of pocket for the difference plus shipping. Win!


Welcome to Shoejunkie, Anika, and Amanda of one of my favorite blogs, My Kids Might Be Martians! Check it out, she's hilarious!

City Chic rewind?

I could have sworn when I visited City Chic's pending US site a week or so ago, it was on the last few days of it's countdown. All of a sudden it's back in the double digits?? Did they push back the launch, or am I just delusional??

ASOS Fail

Guys, ASOS and I are in a fight. We had some great times together, and all of the sudden, it decided it wanted to cause a ruckus. I placed an order with ASOS on October 7th. On October 10th, I got my shipping confirmation, with a delivery date of October 19th. On October 26th, ASOS Customer Care told me that international orders sometimes have delays, so give it 'til the 29th.

It's now November 2nd and I still haven't received my package!! I want my tribal dress and booties and awesome bracelet!! This is so disappointing because ASOS is pretty much my favorite retailer and I don't want to have to think twice about ordering there again :(

Has anyone else had the same problem recently?? Did you ever get your package??

Koi/Coy Fish

I hope everyone had a great Halloween! I had so much fun visiting my alma mater for homecoming/halloween weekend. You'll see a pic of my homemade costume below ;)

I'm so behind on posts! This was my outfit on Thursday - I've been running around like crazy and didn't have time to post til now!

This vest from INC International Concepts Plus Size was a bit pricey but totally worth the money when I bought it last year. I've worn it everywhere from a bachelorette party to job interviews. This was my work outfit, and the first time I've work the vest open rather than buttoned. It's much more casual and I really like the way it looks! I thought it was going to hang too wide open and just look unflattering, but the tailoring of it gave shape even though it wasn't buttoned shut.


Though I live in leggings I generally don't do the leggings-as-pants thing by wearing them with shorter tops - I usually do a tunic that at LEAST will cover the bum. I was in a serious laundry emergency (aka, I havent done any in AGES), so I threw on these black ankle length leggings I picked up in JCPenney the other day. Surprisingly, I feel like my legs look rather good in this outfit! Yea, I may have some thunder thighs, but who cares? I love how the leggings look with flats, and I especially love the button up detail on the bottom of these. I like that it's on the back instead of the side, it's a little surprise for when you turn around ;)

I was running out the door so I kept it relatively simple with the accessories. My wrist is wrapped up in a combo of three bracelets. The beaded on is a long strand wrapped multiple times, and it has this cute shell loop closure. Then there's a leather band that looks like a belt buckle, and my favorite (though you can't really see it) is a gold chain link that's weaved with black leather - that's the three round snaps you see in the pic above.

My favorite though is this koi fish necklace. Isn't the detail on this gorgeous!

And of course the required Halloween pic:

 

We were a double rainbow!! "What does it meaaaaaaaaan?!" LOL! Excuse the bad quality, it was a BlackBerry pic. The top is a tunic from American Apparel that I sewed rainbow strips of fabric to. The Green E was a lazy bum and didn't make hers in time, so I improvised and sewed long strips of color to the neckline of her top. I actually like it better than mine! The tunic was uber short, but oh well, I had some fierce tights on! 

 

Cute right! I layered these awesome black textured tights over a bright pair of pink ones. I liked the tights so much I'm planning to wear them with a real outfit, not just with my costume!

Vest & Yellow top: INC International Concepts Plus via Macy's (No longer available)

Leggings: JCPenney

Bracelets: Aldo Accessories

Flats: Preview via Nordstrom Rack

Necklace: My sister's

Tights: JCPenney

Rainbow top (minus the rainbow): American Apparel

Polish: Love&Beauty Teal

If you haven't seen the Double Rainbow YouTube video yet, check it out below!

And welcome to a bunch of new friends!! Courtney of Loving The Reflection, DoADoubleTake of The Detoxification of a Fat Mind, Polly of It's Pure Happiness, L.Michelle of Musings of L. Michelle, Case of Frugal Fatshion Frenzy, Emily of WanderLust, and Joanne of Color Me Happy. So happy to have you :) 

E-Shatkiphobia

Ever since stumbling across E-Shakti's website a few months ago, I'm constantly tempted to order something. If you've never heard of E-Shakti, it's an online boutique that not only offers EVERY style  in sizes 0-26W (and there's hundreds), but allows you to give measurements and customize any garment you want. Love that dress but hate the neckline? Change it! Add sleeves for more coverage or change the length of a dress or skirt.

As a not only a plus but also a busty girl, I'm sure you can all see why E-Shakti is so tempting. There's nothing more annoying that finding and adorable piece of clothing only to have to put it back on the rack because of neckline that's too low for my girls or the chest is too tight. And sizing up hardly works, then you end up with a bust that fits and a waist that's drowning. Terrible!

I've been sorely tempted to order from E-Shakti, and their cute designs haven't helped me curb the urge at all. Take a look at a few of my favorites of the moment:

Buttoned shawl collar fleece knit dress - $54.95

I don't know why, but I love this yellow knit dress. The shape of the collar give it a retro, 80's feel in my opinion, the yellow is so happy, and it just looks COMFY! Add some tights, boots and a belt and this dress is my shit.

Wide banded waist sheath dress - $69.95

Here's a dress where I would take advantage of the customization options. I'd definitely add sleeves, either three-quarter or long ones, and I might even change the neckline to the "wide scoopneck" option. I figure with long sleeves it's ok to show a littttle cleave ;) But even on it's own, I love the black cummerbund, and the silhouette is so office chic.

Mother-of-pearl trim tunic - $52.95

Dresses are always my go-to section on any website, but I checked out E-Shakti's collection of top and tunics and once again I was not disappointed. I love everything about this tunic tank - the gathering on the neckline and small pleats on the bottom are adorable and the embellishment is extravagant enough without going overboard. Add the tie belt and the soft pretty color, and it's perfection.

Vintage style blouse - $44.95

This top is slowly melting my ice cold heart. I've always had a thing for Victorian/antique looking details and this top has just enough without making it look costume-y. The sleeve, the scallop detail, plus the cinched waist? Love. 

Graphic print wrap dress - $64.95

I love a graphic print, and this one doesn't disappoint. I especially like it because it looks like the V of the neckline looks high enough that I wouldn't even have to put a tank underneath for cleavage control (almost unheard of in my wardrobe). Paired with a bright belt or cardi, this would be super cute :)

Floral pin lace topped dress - $64.95

Last but not least, this gorgeous LBD with champagne lace top. I love, love, love this dress and seriously considered ordering it for a wedding I attended in early October. The lace top is is just so pretty, and the pleated cummerbund and pin detail just make it even more so. I love the skirt too, the gathers at the waist would be so flattering.

Now, all raving and lusting aside. I'm still hesitant to order. If I knew for sure the quality was top-notch and the clothes were what I imagined, I wouldn't think twice, especially when everything, including the LBD are under $100. But since I don't, I'd much rather spend it on something else I know will be worth the money (STILL lusting for that sequined cardi from Old Navy...next paycheck!)

Have you guys ever ordered from E-Shakti?? Were the clothes what you expected?

Love, fatties

I'm sure that by this point, most of you have read the highly offensive article by Maura Kelly on Marie Claire's site (if you haven't, here's the link), and are probably just as peeved as anyone else in the fatosphere. I planned to write a whole big post about it, but I'm pretty sure Jen Lancaster of Jennsylvania has said it all in her post "I've Got Your Counterpoint Right Here, Marie Claire." Check it out!

Whew, it's been a crazy weekend! My little sister turned 22 yesterday, so I went down to Delaware to visit her and celebrate the big 2-2. I like to pretend I'm still in college whenever possible :)

This was another outfit that did double duty for me. Above is how I wore it to work, and when I went out, I just took off the long sleeves and put on my rocker black slouch boots I just got from OneStopPlus.

This is my go-to, favorite green dress. I love the silhouette - high neck and drapey bottom, it does killer things for your curves. Paired with my favorite Flexees leggings to smooth everything out, this was the perfect outfit to go from work to play :)

On my feet are my Evans boots from last year, which you can see by the toes are absolutely worn to pieces. But I still love them! I also added a sparkly belt that I took off some dress or other, my black bracelet, black necklace, and big ring from New York & Company. Hope you guys like it!

And welcome to Thrifty Momma! She's a supermom, check out her blog!

Top: H&M
Dress: Macy's
Leggings: Flexees
Boots: Evans
Ring: New York & Co