MP STYLE GUIDE RSSTag Archives: plus size blog
MP Street Style: Annie Laurie, NYC
The Madison Plus team was running through the heart of New York City’s garment center to the Rafaella Spring 2011 press event when we were stopped in our tracks at Annie Laurie’s wonderful fall look! Her use of gray, the color of the season, with an over-sized grandfather cardigan, tights, and suede boots uses a [...]
MP Fresh Face: Carah Hood, Atlanta
Why plus size modeling? I have always been told that I should be a model by family, friends and even strangers. It was not until about a year ago that I really started getting into it. I began doing photo shoots with a good friend who is an aspiring photographer and found my new passion. [...]
MP Spotlight: Putting On The Ritz
The crisp fall air, leaves changing colour, pumpkins showing up at the market. This all means that Halloween is just around the corner. That of course also means that its time to start deciding on your costume for this year. If your a fan of the new HBO show Boardwalk Empire this is the perfect Halloween costume for [...]
MP Spotlight: Take Me To Wonderland
The crisp fall air, leaves changing colour, pumpkins showing up at the market. This all means that Halloween is just around the corner. That of course also means that its time to start deciding on your costume for this year. If you want to be swept up into the magical world of wonderland with the Mad Hatter, [...]
MP Spotlight: Who Ya Gonna Call?
The crisp fall air, leaves changing colour, pumpkins showing up at the market. This all means that Halloween is just around the corner. That of course also means that its time to start deciding on your costume for this year. I spent many hours of my youth watching Ghostbusters and helping my brothers develop an effective “Proton [...]
MP Fresh Face: Marina
Why did you decide to pursue a career in the modeling industry? Growing up in Russia I never associated myself with models. But I noticed that I was photogenic. When I moved to United States I realized I can be whoever I wanted to be. I was in love with fashion and I [...]
Gaultier Does Size Diversity Right
Jean Paul Gaultier’s Spring 2011 so far has been the most size diverse runway show for the season, not only did he have Crystal Renn walk the runway he also included Marquita Pring and The Gossip lead singer Beth Ditto. Gaultier was inspired by Joan Jett, the models were rocking black wigs, bold jewelry and Doc Martens. [...]
Shop the Look: Beth Ditto’s Evans Dress
Beth Ditto recently launched her new Evans Collection looking stunning in a her very own floral dress! The dress works well for her pear shape as it comes in at the waist with the help of a thick black belt to define her waist. She has the perfect ladylike silhouette with the punk rock twist [...]
MP Blogger Looks: Sakina
At the YFF Bloggers Conference at Re/Dress NYC, we had the pleasure of running into the Parisian blogger of Saks in the City, Sakina! We immediately loved Sakina’s look that had a feminine yet rocker edge to it. The statement necklace paired with a basic white tee and then glammed up with a sequin skirt [...]
Fall 2010 Makeup Trends: Color
Color was certainly not forgotten at Gaspard Yurkievich, Balenciaga (where Pat MacGrath colored brows with gorgeous greens and oranges), and Miu Miu where the eyes were painted with swipes of orange and purple. How to get this look at home: Colors are great to give an outfit a little kick during the day. Instead of using [...]
MP Blogger Look: Amelia Pontes
Amelia Pontes, the Boston based blogger of Sound Bites, was another attendee of the YFF Conference. Amelia’s style perfectly emphasizes the lady-like chic trend that is happening right now. Eyelet is a perfect fabric for summer and in a black dress it is great for a night on the town. For the upcoming fall, we [...]
Fall 2010 Makeup Trends: Color or No Color
Color or no color at all, makeup for Fall 2010 was certainly original. This season, designers allowed makeup artists to spread their wings and be bold. Even with all that “uniqueness”some definite trends did emerge. Ladies prepare to groom as eyebrows seemed to take the spotlight. Artists at Valentino,Prada, and Marni did everything with dark [...]
Lunch Date With Plus Models
I love taking vacations, who doesn’t. This one was based around visiting my husbands family and going to a wedding, so I thought I needed a vacation within a vacation after all that action. My husband and I headed out to Holland after the wedding which is only a hour flight away, we visited Amsterdam, Delft [...]
