OneStopPlus.com presents Belle Epoque - 1st Plus Fashion Show during NYFW

When I first got word that there would be a plus size fashion show produced during New York Fashion Week I was elated. This was the first of its kind and a huge statement which was long overdue for the Fatosphere. I immediately used my media gal powers and got a ticket.

Like all curvy divas we've been to a ton of "plus size" fashion shows and left more than disappointed - more like disgusted. Although we all were a bit worried at first, OneStopPlus.com did us proud!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVERYTHING was ... UBER BELLA! From the hair and makeup, which fit the spring trends for NYFW - nude and natural, models - most from Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in NY, the venue - which was a perfect shade of all white, and of course the guests.

Even the show title was based around being beautiful. Belle Epoque - French for Beautiful Era, and what a perfect title for our first plus fashion show during NYFW.

Plus models Toccara, Lizzie Miller and Emme were featured in the show. Uber fab celebrity curvy divas such as Gabby Sidibe, Whitney Thompson (from ANTM), Gabi Gregg (MTV TJ), and Nikki Blonsky (actress and singer from the movie Hairspray) along with Kaycee Stroh (of High School Musical) Caroline Manzo (Real Housewives of New Jersey), and AJ Buckley Skateland (CSI: New York, Supernatural) were there to share this monumental experience with me.

 

Check out some of the photos from the show!

 

Whitney Thompson from ANTM

(uber fab dress by Adrianna Papell)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus Model veteran Emme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Showing not only curves but haute fashions too, the show featured long blouses, maxi dresses, and flowy dresses in the perfect shades of pinks, corals, and purples. The producers were pleased with the support of the show stating that: "62% of American women are over plus size, they want to dress with style, so this catwalk is more than right." (Amen to that!)

Check out a few of my fav looks from the show! (which seems like almost all looks, LOL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This last look is my absolute favorite - it's so me! My only issue is that I cannot find any of these garments on the OneStopPlus.com site! What is up with that?

If you were at the show and shared this amazing experience with me, or you hated the production beyond belief, or you wish you had of gone - SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS BY COMMENTING BELOW!

(photo credit - OneStopPlus and Associated Press)

Plus-size Only Runway Show during NYFW

I really thought I knew every possible website for plus clothing until I received an email just a few minutes ago. The email was a press release for the first ever plus-size only runway show during New York Fashion Week.

OneStopPlus.com is the a premiere online destination for curvy women that will be producing the show on September 15th at The Atrium in Frederick P. Rose Hall, at the Lincoln Center. The show will feature prominent models Lizzie Miller, and Tocarra Jones. Plus-size icon Emme, who is the brand ambassador for OneStopPlus.com, will be hosting the red carpet.

"The recent confluence of events and energy within the plus-size movement makes this the perfect time for OneStopPlus.com to debut at New York Fashion Week," says Stephanie Sobel, President of OneStopPlus.com. "Top plus-size models like Crystal Renn and Lizzie Miller in Italian Vogue, French Elle, Glamour, Marie Claire, and others, validate that this is the magic moment for plus sizes."

Of course you know I plan to attend the event which is affectionately titled Belle Epoque, the Golden Age. For better or for worse we've made a huge step in exposing what's really in our Fatosphere.

Watch Fox's interview with president of OneStopPlus.com, Stephanie Sobel.

Will you be attending the show?