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Dear Readers,

When I first started Style IT, I thought it was appropriate and professional to be a more private author. As my writing style and my blog have naturally evolved, I have found it important to reveal more about myself and my professional life.

When preparing for my third season at New York Fashion Week, I came to a solid realization - I had let the pressures of being in that atmosphere cripple me emotionally until I had resigned to being a wallflower in my own professional environment. From my desire to turn these feelings around, On The Plus Side: A Fuller Figured Fashion Week Experience, a mini documentary about being a plus sized woman at New York Fashion Week was born.

As I put the project together, I realized that I was not the only woman to experience these emotions. No matter your size, there is something about your body you wish was different, and we should be helping each other instead of hurting one another. So many larger women do not realize there are affordable, fashionable options for all size ranges.

I've been fortunate to receive the support of some incredible sponsors. I am proud to wear their products over the next 8 days and help empower other plus size women.

On The Plus Side: A Fuller Figured Fashion Week Experience is sponsored
by:

Kipling - Amanda Jaron - Silhouettes - Old Navy - Lane Bryant -
Kitten Couture - B & Lu - IGIGI - Bliss NY PR - NARS - Shiva Hair Care - Pro
Silk Hair Appliances - Sun Sauce - Kathryn Kerrigan - Fig Leaves - Barefoot Tess

Videos, spreads of my outfits and beauty products and in depth reviews, not to mention Fashion Week coverage will be uploaded daily. If you don't want to miss out on the fun, subscribe to updates via email or RSS.

Check back tomorrow for more of On The Plus Side!

My legs!

"Is your husband a professional athlete, Mrs. Temple?" my mom's OB asked her after delivering me. My dad loves that story because I inherited his big thighs.

In elementary school, I was teased and called "thunder thighs" to my face.
Most of the time I would laugh it off, but it made my quite self-conscious.

Now, I love weight training and getting my legs even stronger. It's empowering. I'm strong on the inside and out, and I have learned not to hate anything about my body.

Every woman has it in them to change what they don't like with hard work in the gym, self-acceptance, and positive thoughts. I have days where I have indulged a bit too much, forgot to apply self-tanner, or skipped a workout and don't feel fabulous, but I just tell myself tomorrow is a new start.