Garnerstyle NYC Meet

On my last day in NYC, I had a meet up.  I want thank everyone who came. You guys took time out of your day to hang out with me. I truly appreciate it! Also, special thanks to Park South Hotel, their rooftop bar has a breathtaking view and they were amazingly accommodating to my guests. I had an excellent stay.  I'm just mad I didn't spend more time at the bar while I was there. LOL.  The finale show of Full Figured Fashion Week was the same day as my meet and greet, so I spent most of the day in this look. Just know that I felt super fancy and even though I felt tucked, I was still comfortable. 

Style Notes: This look is actually two pieces. A lot of people thought it was a jumpsuit, but it's not. This is kind of a good thing for powder room purposes.  This look was made out of a beautiful delicate silk. As a habitually clumsy person, I was super careful wearing this.  I didn't want anything to rip or tear. With delicate fabrics like this you want to be super careful of how you handle yourself in. I got a size 2 in the top and a size 3 in the bottom.  Be sure to look at the size chart when ordering JIBRI. 

Top & Bottom - JIBRI (sold out), Shoes - Lane Bryant (sold out) , Lips - Girl About Town, Clutch - Aldo

Outfit Photo Credit: Lydia Hudgens

Special thanks to Glinnesa Gailliard for the fantastic event photos. 

Swooning in NYC

When I saw this dress it was definitely love at first site. It's from the Demestiks line, which I always stay up on what he has coming out new.  I wore this on my second day in NYC. It it's extremely comfortable lightweight and easy to move in.   On the second day, I attended a line viewing by ModaMix (sold via Macys) and a party by Eloquii, so I was literally in this dress for 8 hours comfortably.  The print is gorgeous and got compliments all day. I actually can't wait to wear this again, but probably a little more casually with sandals and a day time bag.  

Style Notes:  I got this dress in a 1x/2x in a custom length. This dress has no stretch in the fabric, but has elastic in the waist.  I've worn these shoes before, but in case you don't remember, you want to size up in ASOS shoes.  I bought a 12. 

 Dress - c/o Demestiks, Belt - Michael Kors (sold-out), Shoes - ASOS, Lip - MAC Girl About Town, Bracelet - c/o Lane Bryant, Clutch - Kate Spade

Photo Credit: Lydia Hudgens

New York Stripes

 

First off, let me thank everyone for their patience with me getting the information on the looks I wore during Full Figured Fashion Week.  I like to give out all the information on where to find and the fit all at once. I will posting all week, so please look out. Anyways, this is what I spent my first day in.  It was comfortable and a perfect first day starting look.  For the first day, I got to check out some new things coming out from Just My Size and new plus designer, Ply Apparel.  Let's just say I am excited about both and I will definitely be letting yall know more about them soon. Since this is a travel post, I definitely want to rave about the Kate Spade tote bag.  It's my absolute favorite to carry while traveling and perfect for jet setting.  It's large, carries easy on the shoulder, and the opening makes it easy to find things.  

Style Notes: The largest this dress goes up to is a XXL.  On top it fits about a standard 16 or small 18.  It was a little snug on top for me, but I made it work. It is sheer lace with  no give or stretch. The waist is a 1 inch stripe of black elastic.  If you really like this and just want the skirt portion it would be really easy to cut the top portion off.  I think the elastic would work for most plus size waist sizes. I may do this to mine, eventually. 

Nail Notes - I tried the stiletto (a short version) for the first time. They take some getting used to an they make hard for me to type fast.  This was my first type doing acrylic nails.  I usually wear natural nails that are short.  I may only do these every once in a while for special things.  I do, however, love how the nail color looks longer lengths.

Dress - Etsy, Belt - OneStopPlus (similar) , Lip - Candy Yum Yum, Nail - OPI Taupeless Beach, Bag - Kate Spade

Photo Credit: Lydia Hudgens

Milan Mode

I was a little nervous about this skirt.  The print sort of reminded me of a comforter, but I loved the silhouette and wanted to try. I saw that there was a matching top, which looked really cute on the model.  I just wasn't sure that the whole head to toe floral print was for me. I purchased a size 20 in the skirt.  It pretty much fit great, except the waist was a little big.  I would tell you to size down at least one size in this skirt.  I've mentioned this before, but Asos runs big for the most part. 

Side note:  I'm headed out for NYC on Wednesday for FFFWeek. I hope to see you guys there. I am having a small event, where you come and have a cocktail with me.  You can find the details here (look at the flyer at the end of the post). See you there. 

Top: ASOS, Skirt - ASOS, Clutch - 6pm, Shoes - 6pm (similar), Lip - MAC Milan Mode, Necklace - TJMaxx (in-store)

Fluff N Go

I posted this hair yesterday on Instagram.  A couple of you had questions. It's actually my hair, I think it was just hard to see in yesterday's photo.  All I did was a quick brush out of my curls and added a bit of moisturizer.  I always forget about wearing my hair this way. For me, it's an easy way to get another hair style out of my hair after my girls have gone fuzzy.  

Style Notes:  I recommended this look a while ago on my Facebook page. I hate that waited so long to post this look, because the dress is temporarily sold out.  Sometimes it's best to keep tabs on the Facebook page just because I tend to post a lot of things that I like and probably will buy.  It can also keep you ahead of the "sold out" curve.  I've said this before, but eShakti is really good about restocking items. It happened with the gray skirt I wore on the Vegas post, so if you're interested in this look just check back. I think they figure out what to re-stock just by you clicking on the link. In the meantime, here's something similar. I also put in the original Instagram photo, because I really love my lipstick and sometimes it's hard to get the photos to pick up lighter colors. 

Dress (2 Pieces) - eShakti, Bag - c/o Ora Delphne, Sandals - Zappos (similar), Lipstick - MAC Flamingo

ooh la la

It feels so good to be back to civilization again.  It got real out in the wilderness.  It was a beautiful place, but I love my comforts of soft beds, no bugs, and conditioned air. It also feels nice to just get dressed.  I re-intiated myself back into my world by slipping on this super cute, but comfy maxi dress.  I wore it in a more casual manner, but this could definitely be dressed with different bag, belt, and accessories. I bought this dress in a size 20.  

Did you catch that flyer on the end there? I'll be in NYC from the June 18th - June 22nd for FFFWeek.  I usually pop in and out of NYC, but this time I wanted to put something together so that I could have a drink or two with my readers. It's super informal.  Just stop by.  The bar does have limited capacity, so come early.  Hope to see you there and please know that I totally didn't mean to match my flyer. HA! 

Dress - ASOS, Bag - Kate Spade (similar), Sunnies - Moi, Shoes - Calvin Klein (similar), Lip - Candy Yum Yum, Shapewear - Avenue

I'm About That Life

So in the first pic I feel like I could pull off that I'm about that life.  HA! This is a definite break for my usual dressed up looks.  Don't be surprised in you see me in the airport in this very look.  I'm always looking for something to wear to the airport that doesn't look like I just rolled out of the bed, but is comfortable at the same time.  I love this outfit. It's comfy, casual, and chic.  

Style Note:  I purchased these pants in a 4.  They have a relaxed design.  There is stretch in the waist pant, but none in the actual fabric.  

Note:  I'll be volunteering at a kids camp (yall pray for me lol I'll be out in the wilderness) and will be a less responsive than usual. You may want to hold emails and questions until Monday.

Top - c/o Madison Plus, Pants - Torrid, Shoes - Lane Bryant, Clutch - Aldo, Sunnies - Boss (similar), Necklace - J.Crew (similar), Lip - MAC (similar is Lady Danger)

Celebrity Style Capture: Khloe Kardashian

So both Khloe and Kim Kardashian wore this looked and I loved it on both of them.  I think I loved it slightly more on Khloe. Khloe has definitely been turning up on her style lately. I knew I wanted to dupe this look because of her. I know sometimes white can be a little intimidating to wear, but I will say that the skirt portion of this skirt is layered like 3 times.  You definitely can't see through it and it does pull you in. I love that the skirt is super long and nicely fitted at the knee.  So many pencil skirts are all weirdly big at the knee part.   I do have on a couple pieces a shapewear with this. Yes, I said a couple.  This is bodycon look, so I definitely like to look (as some of my readers say) snatched. HA!

Style Notes:  I purchased this as a set from ByGrisel.  I received and shared (and other bloggers) the announcement of the model turned designer's new line.  Needless to say the line literally sold out in like two days.  So the pieces I linked are similar, but not the actual set.  I must say really good things about this crop/skirt combo. It's really nice and the pricing was like under $50 (I think).  I purchased a 3X in this.  I'm hoping that ByGrisel will restock soon. Also, I linked a similar pair of shoes from Asos.  I wear an 11, but I size up one to their 12 in their shoes. 

Top:  Custom-Plus (similar), Skirt - Custom-Plus (similar), Clutch - FashiontoFigure, Shoes - Calvin Klein (similar), Necklace - Nordstrom (similar), Lip - Hourglass Ballet, Shapewear - Avenue & HookedUp Shapewear