tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85462348170303220562024-02-06T21:26:21.853-08:00Thick Threads!Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-52222580699874234972015-07-02T03:26:00.000-07:002015-07-02T04:49:50.905-07:00First Ever Plus-Size Flea market in Vienna!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What's the date? What's the date? No, I mean the YEAR!<br />
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What? The last time I blogged was in February? MY GOD! HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN ASLEEP?
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Actually, I have been a super nerdy and hardcore student this semester and I did NOTHING but study and work. SO, here we are; it's the first week of Summer break, and lo and behold, she's back! </span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">The First ever Plus-Size Flea market in Vienna! WOO! Yes. </span></u></b><br />
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Finally, there's some movement within the small plus-size community in Vienna! </div>
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A long awaited Plus-Size flea market is on the rise t<span style="font-family: inherit;">hanks to the wonderful artist <a href="http://www.veronikamerklein.com/" target="_blank">Veronika Merklein</a> and the bright and beautiful artist and writer <a href="http://venusinecht.com/" target="_blank">Rhea Krcmarova</a>, who are the organizers behind the event. </span>We will be selling, trading and gifting wonderful fatshion items. Other things to expect are <span style="font-family: inherit;">neat conversations, style tips, snacks and body positivity galore! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are still looking for participants and shoppers so, please come and join us! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you're interested in participating as a seller, trader or gifter, please sign up via email </span>by July 4th, <span style="font-family: inherit;">at: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">rhea@venusinecht.com</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">Also, check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1616337991985281/" target="_blank">Facebook event</a> for further information.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;"><i>Please disregard the guest list. There was an issue with the Facebook event. We accidentally created a private event first, and with Facebook not allowing us to change it to a public event, we had to create a new public event, hence the low number of participants in the new public event. Facebook; what a sham! </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px;"><b><u>Where:</u></b> </span></span><span style="color: #141823; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">Atelier 15 - Dankwartgasse 1/ Ecke Markgraf-Rüdiger-Straße 1150 Wien</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;"><b style="text-decoration: underline;">When:</b> Sunday, July 5th, from 2 - 5 PM</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;"><b><u>Der aller aller erste Wiener Plus-Size Flohmarkt findet diesen Sonntag statt! </u></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">Endlich tut sich etwas im Bereich der Plus-Size Community in Wien. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">Es wird tolle Fatshionartikel zum kaufen, tauschen und verschenken geben, sowie Fatshion-Tips, Gespräche und Körperzufriedenheit überall! Also kommt und macht mit! Wir freuen uns auf euch. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;"><b><u>Wo:</u></b> Atelier 15 - Dankwartgasse 1/ Ecke Markgraf-Rüdiger-Straße 1150 Wien</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;"><b><u>Wann:</u></b> Sonntag, 5. Juli. 14-17 h</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">Von den Austellerinnen wird gebeten sich per email, bis 4. Juli, anzumelden: </span></span>@<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">rhea@venusinecht.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.7600002288818px;">Wir freuen uns auf euch! </span><br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-70041542066957028232015-02-22T06:08:00.003-08:002015-02-23T05:37:36.315-08:00Last days of Winter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The last days of Winter are upon us, and I am here to reflect on some of them.<br />
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I spent the past few weeks traveling around a little bit. I was invited on a trip to Paris, which was an amazing gift and a wonderful experience. Afterwhich I went to Munich, Germany to relax and enjoy the views and food.<br />
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Paris was marvelous. Everything is presented in such a classic way. It has not lost the charm it has always had. Of course, there were a lot of memorial places and posters for the Charlie Hebdo tragedy that had happened recently, which was quite sobering to see. The incident that happened shook-up the French nation as well as the world, which resulted in soldiers marching around the city in groups of three with their machine guns in hand. It made me feel a little uneasy to say the least.<br />
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Thanks to the wonderful Ulli Lust, author and artist of award-winning graphic novels like "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Today-Last-Rest-Your-Life/dp/160699557X" target="_blank">Today is the last day of the rest of your life</a>" and "<a href="http://www.amazon.de/Flughunde-Graphic-Novel-suhrkamp-taschenbuch/dp/3518464264/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1424610370&sr=8-2&keywords=Flughunde" target="_blank">Flughunde</a>", we got to see some really nice restaurants and little hidden away treasures of Paris. It was a wonderful experience.<br />
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Needless to say, I almost died in every vintage boutique we entered. Including <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/MamzElle-Swing/145356318826647" target="_blank">Mamz'Elle Swing's</a>, Where I left part of my heart hanging somewhere in a corner of the boutique. It is filled with adorable, original, vintage fashion from the 1920's to the 1960's everything your heart desires. It is officially my favorite place in Paris. Forget sightseeing! Go to Mamz'Elle Swings and get yourself some vintage drapery! The blogpost with the original 1940's Forever Young by Puritan dress I took home with me is coming up!<br />
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Next stop was Munich. Wonderful big city, where I went on leisurely walks with my family, checking out nice stores along with good German food and beer. Which is where I found my now favorite piece of outerwear. This green parka by <a href="http://www.milestone-jackets.com/en/home.html" target="_blank">Milestone</a>, which I try to wear every chance I get.<br />
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Biggest Beer Stein in the world. If Munich doesn't have it, noone does!</div>
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But for now, it's back to Vienna to tackle on the working world! See you guys soon!<br />
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PS: Check out <a href="http://electrocomics.blogspot.de/2015/02/angouleme-2015.html" target="_blank">Ulli's blog</a> for her report on the trip and other news.<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-33031836478575873052014-12-21T03:57:00.001-08:002014-12-21T04:36:48.275-08:00A simple act of kindness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Some of you might have noticed that I was missing. You might have had your share of thoughts about how I was out fighting crime with my ninja brigade, swinging off of buildings and kicking serious ass, because as you all know, that is my night job. I know, these things obviously come to mind when you think of Anita from Thick Threads and missing in action. And, of course you are all right about all of that, but let's just leave that behind for now. I mean, who wants to talk about work on their day off, am I right?<br />
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Aside from the fact that I have been busy doing, well, we just went over that. I have been keeping up with your blogs and getting inspired by all of you. So I thought I should get a little update up in this blog!<br />
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Alright. I'm not going to say much. I do have an anecdote about this post which I would like to share with you now:<br />
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On the day I took these pictures I was headed to the National Library and on my way there, I decided to get some coffee at a local bakery. As I was standing in line, out of nowhere, a woman came up to me and she said something that I'm likely to remember for a while. As she came up to me I didn't even notice her, she was, as I assume having not seen her, as fast as a lightnight bolt, wearing a smile on her face and slightly leaning in to where I was stainding while saying "Excuse me miss, it's really none of my business but, you look beautiful." That was it. She had left as quickly as she had appeared. She was gone before I could really thank her. It was such a small act of kindness, but it really made me smile for the rest of the day. It actually made a difference in the way I think about people who seem to be looking at me for longer than usually acceptable by todays social standards. So who ever you are, phantom of the bakery who gives out compliments, I thank you!<br />
For an added bonus to the story: It was my birthday. I kid you not! It was my birthday. How is that for a random compliment from a stranger on a day like your birthday? There should be more acts of kindness like this one, and I am all good and ready to return the good deed to as many people as I can.<br />
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So go out and make someones day, week, month or year. You never know how much something so small and simple can mean to a stranger on the street.<br />
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I'm here to report the hightlights of Fashion Week Vienna. Late, but still, better than never.<br />
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I didn't attend all of fashion week, so I got some of the information from other media sites who reported on it. I attended the fashion week on Sunday, the last day of Fashion week, because I was in Berlin, German the entire week and only got back in time to catch the last day of shows. If you would like a more in-depth report, check out my article in <a href="http://www.thelocal.at/20140922/viennas-fashion-week-turns-a-few-heads">The Local</a>.<br />
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It was really interesting to see how fashion in Vienna has changed and grown since the last time I attended the Fashion Week here (Like three years ago, I think...) The people are more fashion conscious when it comes to local brands and designers, and the locals are actually one of the top designers on the runway, which didn't used to be the case. Vienna seems to be making a spot for itself on the fashion map.<br />
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First I'd like to say, as I've said in many posts before, that I love Vivienne Westwood's designs and creations, the woman is a rock star, what can I say? She's not only creative in the fields of art and fashion, but she is a pretty sweet role model and awesome woman in general. Of course I can't afford anything by Westwood, which is a total bummer, but I do like buying things that bare a resemblence to her things. Like for instance this skirt I bought from ASOS Curve last winter. You guys can imagine how fast I clicked on the "Shut up and take my money" button after seeing this, extremely similar to Westwoods skirts, pencil skirt. It has a built in lining to flatter the curves a little better and it is quite comfortable all around. I paired it with this white top which I bought on my trip to NYC this summer (post will be up soonish about that as well!) at Fashion to Figure. It was my first time at Fashion to Figure as the store doesn't exist in europe, and I got this gorgeous baby on sale! The pleather collar and the black detail look so good againsz the matte effect pearl color. I matched it all up with some black booties and got a rollin' to the shows feelin' not too shabby, not too shabby at all.<br />
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browsing the </span><a href="http://www.onestopplus.com/Plus-Size-Tops-and-Tees.aspx?DeptId=11543" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">OneStopPlus</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> website, which is how I've been wearing it over the summer. The outfit still has a
nice pulled together vintage look, but it is more casual and every-day
appropriate. <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">I am always excited about fall though, both fashion wise and weather wise because I love layering my outfits, wearing boots and<span style="line-height: 20.82666778564453px;"> <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">completing the outfit with a nice trench coat. ( like this </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;"><a href="http://www.laredoute.com/la-redoute-en-plus-showerproof-trench-coat/prod-324390937-687214.aspx" style="cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20.82666778564453px;" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">grey trench</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;"> from </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; line-height: 20.82666778564453px;"><a href="http://www.laredoute.com/plus-sizes-coats-outwears/cat-607.aspx" style="cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit;" target="_blank">La Redoute</a> for example. I've been eyeing it lately.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">) </span></span>Nevertheless, I do want the
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I am back to give you the scoop on an item I have been <i>intensively </i>testing for the last few weeks.<br />
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I am talking about these <a href="http://www.thighsociety.ca/" target="_blank">Thigh Society</a> Shorts.<br />
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Now, I am not new to your anti-chafing products. I have tested anything and everything from baby powder, to deodorant, to the ever popular Glide Stick and the Monistat Anti-chafing cream, the list goes on. Some of them being helpful, but what they all had in common was that they work for a limited amount of time before having to reapply, and if you are like me and constantly on the go, you might find yourself annoyed with the oncomming blaze of fireworks coming from your thighs. Unfortunaltely, there is not always time for constant reapplication of products.<br />
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In this case I naturally need a phsysical "protecting wall" of sorts for my thighs. Which is really hard to find, considering the high summer temperatures and wanting to stay cool, comfortable and dry within it all. Which is where Thigh Society comes in. They look like shapewear, or bike shorts, but they are absolutely not!<br />
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I was seriously taken aback with the comfort of the shorts when I tried them on, not expecting how light the fabric ist. My skin could breathe through the fabric like nothing I have ever felt before. It is really astonishing how breathable the fabric is, unlike the feeling of suffocation while wearing bike shorts. I didn't feel extra hot and perspired during my adventures in the wailing hot sun while wearing these shorts. They don't press down, or into your body and I think I even forgot I was wearing them at some point! They don't roll up or down and are just the best anti-chafing shorts I have ever worn!<br />
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The technology in the creation of the shorts is intended for the sole purpose of keeping you comfortable during high temperatures. The fabric soaks up any sweat you might have, then extracts it and keeps you dry throughout the day! That is, the whole entire day! They are wonderful for every occasion. I was testing the beige pair and it was pretty invisible under all of my light dresses and skirts.<br />
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I highly recommend this product from Thigh Society! I can't praise them enough. They ship world wide so buy extra pairs for your friends and family members! These need to be a thing! No more sweating and feeling like you are about to pass out under your shapewear this summer!<br />
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I want to thank <a href="http://www.thighsociety.ca/" target="_blank">Thigh Society</a> for letting me test their wonderful product, and I hope you will test it as well!<br />
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This was an unpaid review of the product, and my honest opinion.<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-50757592203806117572014-05-05T11:25:00.004-07:002014-05-05T11:25:56.851-07:00A Heated Review: Part 2 of 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You might remember me rambling on in <a href="http://thickthreads.blogspot.co.at/2014/04/post-1-of-2.html" target="_blank">a recent post</a> about a company whose showroom I visited not too long ago, and ended up being kind of screwed over by them. Well I decided to post the dresses they sent me anyway, because the brands aren't at fault for the websites snobbyness, and I actually really liked the dresses and wanted to share them with you.<br />
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This dress by the brand "Buffalo" is absolutely adorable! It has this lovely vintage flare that doesn't scream "retro" but is leaning more towards the "timeless beauty" category. The tailoring is cut straight down but is therefore pretty wide and oversized, so I would recommend wearing a belt with it and even sizing down a little. The fabric is actually lighter than it looks making this dress really perfect for those sunny spring days. I really fell in love with it. Here is a <a href="https://www.otto.de/p/buffalo-druckkleid-364339222/#variationId=364338533" target="_blank">link</a> to the dress if you are interested. It is a link to the company I worked with, I guess I do have them to thank for having the opportunity to try out and review these pretty dresses.<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-49552437851973603722014-05-03T11:27:00.002-07:002014-05-03T12:12:08.274-07:00Street Styler Isabella <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In one of my recent <a href="http://thickthreads.blogspot.co.at/2014/04/german-book-review-venus-in-echt.html" target="_blank">post</a>s I wrote about a reading that was held at a plus-size boutique in Vienna called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/storstore" target="_blank">Stor></a><br />
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While there, I met a few stylish ladies who I asked to be part of my on-going Street Style project on this blog. I was really happy they agreed to be part of it. I am very happy to introduce to you the second of the two lovely ladies that I am sharing with you, her name is Isabella.<br />
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I noticed her elegantly flaunting that prada bag of hers, and upon approaching her I noticed her sporting Prada glasses as well! The outfit was put together very nicely; a truly timeless and classy look.<br />
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I'm very happy the ladies agreed to be part of the Thick Threads Street Stylers! I included information about where she found her cute things at the bottom of the picture.<br />
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Dress: Jake's from Peek and Cloppenburg, Cardi: Betty Barclay. Bag: Prada - from the designer outlet in Parndorf</div>
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Big thanks to Isabella and<a href="http://thickthreads.blogspot.co.at/2014/04/street-styler-dagmar.html" target="_blank"> Dagmar!</a><br />
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I was recently, well not so recently, actually a few months ago, I was invited to a showroom hosted by a well known fashion Catalogue by the name of OTTO. Maybe you have heard of it. They are mostly online now, but they still like to call themselves the 'Catalogue' because they where "the" place to order stylish clothes from back in the 90s!<br />
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Well I went to scope out the scene and saw some pretty dresses to feature on the blog, so I ordered some things and went on my marry way. They did tell us that we had to send the items back after we took pictures in them. Which is really strange, because usually fashion sites offer something for free or even some cash in return for a review or an advertisement from me and most bloggers in general, it's just how things go down, usually. But I thought, well I can do a review it is good content for the site, but I do find this kind of advertising a little shady, as you will see in the explanation below.<br />
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First of all They asked me to do this for free, and by<i> this</i> I mean: find a location, style the outfit, find a photographer, edit the photos, write a post, include a link, and then, get this, go to the post office, stand in line and pay for the return shipping! what?! yes you read that correctly! They wanted me to pay for the return shipping, You can imagine the email I wrote them about this. There was no mention of this at the showroom by the way, which is why this company has left a very very sour taste in mouth, and I would not want to work with them again.<br />
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However, the dresses I had were really pretty (which I wore and sent back, so...someone; an unsuspecting customer, who will pay full price for the already worn and a little stretched out item, which is really just kind of weird and shady, right?) I wanted to feature them, because the designers and fashion brands of the dresses have nothing to do with the attitude of the websites and catalogues who are selling them.<br />
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I actually really liked this dress and was thinking about buying it, before remembereing that I didn't even get a discount for the website, and would have to order it in full price, even though I did them a favor...yeah so that is not going to happen. Too bad though because I really love the color of this dress and the way the back of it looks with the cut out back and the zipper, plus the little ruffles/tassles are really fun, it is a fun dress, so who knows, I might order it from a different website one day. However, if you would really like to have it, here is the <a href="https://www.otto.de/p/siena-studio-minikleid-minikleid-361218434/#variationId=361220120" target="_blank">link</a> to the dress.<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-85695425083752790962014-04-17T09:00:00.003-07:002014-04-17T09:01:40.297-07:00Street Styler Dagmar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In my <a href="http://thickthreads.blogspot.co.at/2014/04/german-book-review-venus-in-echt.html" target="_blank">last post</a> I wrote about a reading that was held at a plus-size boutique in Vienna called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/storstore" target="_blank">Stor></a><br />
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While there I met a few stylish ladies who I asked to be part of my on-going Street Style project on this blog. I was really happy they agreed to be part of it, the first of the two that I am going to present is Dagmar.<br />
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I noticed Dagmar because of her stylish outfit, i love the golden print on her dress and the accessories she wore with it!<br />
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Thank you for being part of my street stylers Dagmar! Information about where to find the items are at the bottom of the photo.<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-16602282293409431332014-04-14T05:07:00.001-07:002014-04-14T08:09:20.995-07:00German Book Review: Venus in Echt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am reviewing a great book that was written by my friend and a wonderful first time Author Rhea Krcmarova. The book is about a plus-size heroine who jumps into an analysis of single life adventures, gathering experience about relationships and love for herself and her body. The Book is only available in German but I am including a English review below if you are interested.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Rhea Krcmarova, die Autorin des Buches, hielt eine Lesung in der kleinen Plus-Size-Boutique "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/storstore" target="_blank">Stor</a>" im 8. Wiener Bezirk. Zur Jubiläumsfeier des Geschäfts wurde Rhea als Gast des Abends eingeladen. Das Publikum war gemischt mit Menschen verschiedener Körpergrößen, von denen manche sich vielleicht nicht wirklich mit dem Thema "body positivity" beschäftigt haben, nicht weil es sie nicht interessiert, sondern weil sie sich vielleicht nie davon wirklich angesprochen fühlten. Ich war so gespannt auf die Reaktionen des Publikums. Rhea setzte sich hin, und fing an zu lesen, ein Kapitel, in dem sich die Protagonistin zum ersten mal im positivem Licht sieht, und ihren Körper im Spiegel bewundernd anschaut und studiert. Meine Augen rasten durch die Leute, die Leute genossen es, manche mit überraschter Gestik, so, als hätte die Idee sie erst jetzt erreicht, das dicke Frauen ihre Körper doch lieben konnen. Ich war so froh! und so stolz auf Rhea und ihr Buch. So ein Buch braucht man schon lange in Österreich, da das Thema "Körperzufriedenheit" hier irgendwie ein Tabu ist, vor allem bei dicken Frauen. Am Ende des Kapitels gab es einen großen Applaus für Rhea ,und alle schienen ein bisschen besser drauf zu sein, vielleicht lag es am Sekt, den tollen Snacks und Mode vom Stor, oder aber auch an der positiven Geschichte einer Plus-Size Frau, die ein neues, schönes Bild von sich entdeckt, in einem wunderbar geschrieben Roman.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Venus in Echt ist eine unglaublich, lustige, abenteuerliche und gleichzeitig seriöse Geschichte. In dem Buch kommen sehr viele Situationen vor, die man sich als dicke Frau sicher schon mal gedacht hat, oder als Frau überhaupt, das Tolle daran ist, dass das Buch nicht nur für dicke Frauen geschrieben ist, sondern für wirklich jeden, egal ob Frau oder Mann, dick oder dünn. Ich kann dieses Buch sehr stark weiterempfehlen! Und ich hoffe, dass sich einige von euch dieses Buch kaufen und weiterempfehlen.</span></span><br />
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The plus size boutique "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/storstore" target="_blank">stor</a>" celebrated their one year anniversary recently, where my friend and first time author Rhea Krcmarova read from her book "Venus in Echt" translates to: Venus in real-life. Rhea was the guest of honor and I was very excited about the reading. The crowd was a mixture of people of all sizes, some of whom may have never been aquainted with the "body positivity" subject. Not neccessarily because it doesn't interest them, but because they may have never had to deal with it, so I really wanted to see peoples reactions to the book, as I had already read it and know that it is all kinds of body Positive awesomeness. Rhea was introduced, sat down and started reading. The Chapter she read from was one where the protagonist starts noticing the beautiful traits of her body while standing infront of a mirror admiring herself, my eyes scanned through the crowd. The people were enjoying it! smiles on their faces, some with surprised facial expressions, as if the idea of a fat woman feeling content with her body being a "thing" just hit them for the first time. I was so happy and proud of Rhea. A book like this is really important in the Austrian culture, because the subject "body satisfaction" is kind of a taboo here, especially with fat women, and books like these are rare in the German language. At the end of the chapter Rhea got a huge applause from the crowd who all seemed to be in a great mood, maybe it was the sparkling wine, the tasty snacks, the fashion in the "stor" or maybe, just maybe it was because of the Positive story of a Fat woman, who found a new and beautiful way of looking and appreciating her body in a wonderfully written Novel.<br />
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The Book is a great, funny, adventurous and serious book all at the same time. There are a lot of situations in the book that come close to home, so to speak, being a fat woman, or a woman of any size really. That is the great thing about this book, it is a great story for anyone no matter what gender or size you are. This book is currently only available in German, but Rhea is hoping to have it translated into the English language soon. So if you know anyone who would like this book and also speaks German, then please share it! I absolutely recommend it!<br />
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Rhea also has a Blog in which she further engages her self within the topic of Body Positivity: <a href="http://venusinecht.com/" target="_blank">Venus in Echt</a><br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-57304049108047100352014-03-31T11:35:00.001-07:002014-04-03T00:59:35.791-07:00Manon Baptiste with Navabi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I recently had the opportunity to be part of a blogger project for the Plus Size clothing website<a href="http://www.navabi.de/" target="_blank"> Navabi</a>. The project was called "The Lemon Experience" and Navabi decided to surprise a few fashion bloggers with a couple of "secret packages" adding up some suspense of what is to come next for the website, and later on surprising us with an item from the designer label Manon Baptiste.<br />
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<a href="http://www.navabi.de/search?searchfor=manon+baptiste&searchfor_hidden=Artikel+suchen..." target="_blank">Manon Baptiste's </a>clothing line is really impressive, their clothes are very beautiful and the cut and fit appear to be specifically tailored for fuller and curvier figures. The sizing was cut a little bigger, so I ended up ordering one size smaller than usual, I would suggest checking the size chart and measuring yourself before ordering.<br />
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I chose<a href="http://www.navabi.de/kleider-manon-baptiste-langes-jersey-kleid-rot-7569-2300.html" target="_blank"> this dress </a>because this particular color is so vibrant and captivating, I don't have anything in this color in my closet, and a dress this long, in this color is just mesmerizing. It comes in black as well but I, personally, just had to have it in this wonderful red. I also really love the sleeve length. The material is stretchy and hangs down sort of like a drape, which makes the fabric swing back and forth, adding charm and elegance to your steps as you walk.<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-91421735863933716582014-02-19T02:55:00.001-08:002014-04-01T07:38:44.098-07:00Ode to my Readers.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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About two years ago, I was working at an incredibly unmotivating job at a furniture store in the textile department. The thing is, I really liked giving people advice and helping them find what they're looking for, I even had customers come back asking for me, wanting further assistance from me, bless their hearts, but the job was still very monotonous. However, as a student you take what you get, and I was happy with what I had. One day, while being extremely sick of putting up with weird people and having conversations about plastic tablecloths, this woman came up to me and asked me for some assistance, after which she asked if I happen to have a blog. To which I was stunned! She said she recognized me from the blog and said that she liked reading it for inspiration.<br />
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She absolutely made my day that day and I was sooo happy that people actually look at my blog, that I told my co-workers about it, who reacted in their usual manner when I talked about something that wasn't work related "that's great, have you refolded the towels in the front section yet?" Very anti climatic, but it totally didn't even bother me this time! I happily refolded the towels and was happy for like, well totally still am happy about it today! It didn't fade.<br />
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She has been a reader of the blog ever since and after seeing the gorgeous <a href="http://thickthreads.blogspot.co.at/" target="_blank">Powerfit dress</a> from <a href="http://www.evansmode.de/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=34082&storeId=13070&productId=12791067&langId=-3&categoryId=&parent_category_rn=&searchTerm=EV07D13QMUL&resultCount=1&geoip=home" target="_blank">Scarlett & Jo </a>on my last post, she had to have it, as did we all after seeing that dress for the first time! She sent me a picture of herself wearing it and I couldn't be happier to feature her on this blog post! Afterall, it is a beautiful girl in a beautiful dress!<br />
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I want to say Thank you to Stefania for sharing these photos with me and for sticking with my blog and thank you to all of my readers who have stuck by my blog, even during low tide times, when life behind the scenes of blogging and fashion got the best of me! I appreciate every click on the blog and every comment you leave, you are what keeps me going! so Thank you!<br />
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If you would like to be featured on my blog, just send me a message, I would be happy to feature you!<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-20648887647045103492014-01-04T10:55:00.002-08:002014-04-01T07:40:38.492-07:00Power Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope you entered the new year with a lot of happyness and wisdom!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I'm going to introduce the <a href="http://www.evans.co.uk/en/evuk/product/clothing-250468/scarlett-jo-2267558/scarlett-jo-monochrome-jacquard-powerfit-dress-2415293?bi=25&ps=24" target="_blank">Powerfit dress</a> by <a href="http://www.evans.co.uk/en/evuk/category/clothing-250468/scarlett-jo-2267558?geoip=noredirect#pageSize=24&catalogId=33054&viewAllFlag=false&sort_field=Relevance&langId=-1&beginIndex=25&storeId=12553&parent_categoryId=209427&categoryId=1360010" target="_blank">Scarlett & Jo</a>.</span></div>
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-13195693525066573142013-12-23T15:54:00.000-08:002014-04-01T07:44:00.445-07:00Holiday Plum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I come to you on this late night filled with holiday spirit and angels singing and probably too much eggnog or glühwein or punsch or just plain old whiskey, whatever the equivalent of a holiday drink is where you're from, because, let's face it. The holidays are sometimes THE excuse to drink, along with other reasons like annoying relatives and other things like the fact that fish just tastes better with wine, it just does, don't argue with me just pass me the bottle. Right, what was I saying...alcohol, relatives, ah yes! the holidays!<br />
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Well, a little while ago, the wonderful people at <a href="http://www.evans.co.uk/en/evuk/category/clothing-250468/scarlett-jo-2267558?geoip=noredirect" target="_blank">Scarlett & Jo</a> sent me a lovely little package with two lovely dresses inside. One was a sort of fairytale dress and the other was the ever famous powerfit dress, which we will talk about in the next post! I absolutely fell in love with both the dresses, so much so that one of them is my number one dress choice this holiday season.<br />
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It is playful, fancy, dreamy and gorgeous enough to impress that cousin of yours who always seems to one-up you with everything at every family event, well not this time. This dress will help distract your relatives from asking about your work and love life, concentrating their glance and attention on the dress and how good you look in it. Throw on a pair of sparkly heels to match the tree in the room and you're set! I love the collar detail on the front, and the strings on the sides allowing you to create your own wasteline, however loose or tight you want it. I absolutely love the color and the sheer sleeves and top layer of the dress, it really does look like something from a fairytale.<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-54130468364851988552013-11-30T06:09:00.001-08:002014-04-01T07:49:31.688-07:00Likoli, the cat, the graphics, the shirt.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I recently reviewed a product from a graphics T-shirt online shop called <a href="http://www.likoli.de/fun-shirts/" target="_blank">Likoli</a>.<br />
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The owner, who I assume is a cat, emailed me introducing him/herself as a cat, which I thought was cool, and a little scary, after all, cats <i>are </i>kind of taking over the internet. We think they're cute with all their wanting to haz our cheezburgerz, but they have already gained access to typing without thumbs! we should be afraid of what else they are capable of! Or not? probably not if they are selling us cool T-shirts like these.<br />
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I recieved the shirt really fast, the shipping was practically instant, obviously with the help of their newly developed cat technology engineering.<br />
The fit of the shirt was great, the cotton feels soft, stretchy and comfortable. Most importantly it was very true to size, even the length is acceptable. Their sizing goes up to 3XL in a basic girlie T-shirt fit, and they also have a "odette" fit which goes up to a size XL.<br />
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Thank you very much to the humans and cats working at <a href="http://www.likoli.de/fun-shirts/" target="_blank">Likoli</a> for making this review possible!<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-73077285155519963752013-11-09T07:49:00.001-08:002013-11-09T07:58:04.772-08:00Hey fellow four eyes! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you are a glasses wearer, then this post is for you. I for one, am one to wear glasses, not because of fashion, well yes, they have to look nice, but <a href="http://www.glassesusa.com/" target="_blank">glasses</a> are more or less a necessity for me, otherwise I find myself having a conversation with a mannequin or walking into poles, which can be fun, but you know, you can only do it ever so often, and in the age of youtube it's just not great for your future career. </div>
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I have come to a point where I'd rather wear <a href="http://www.glassesusa.com/" target="_blank">eyeglasses</a> than contact lenses, I feel more sophisticated and smart, but im sure this is one of those "rushes of feeling grown up" moments everyone gets sometime during their mid-twenties, along with using long and complicating words in your daily vocabulary like "insidious" for discribing food and having an opinion about cheese and wine regions, but nontheless, I like glasses.</div>
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Another thing I seem to do is buy <a href="http://www.glassesusa.com/" target="_blank">eyeglasses frames</a> from the internet world, which is a great way to shop, simple, easy, you can do it on the go...which you probably shouldn't, because it's like choosing a new face for yourself, but theoretically speaking you could. There is one problem with that though.</div>
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See, I speak from experience here, the first time I ever bought <a href="http://www.glassesusa.com/" target="_blank">prescription glasses</a> online I did it while drinking some alcoholic beverages at home with a friend, and we both decided that these babies would be perfect for my everyday use as a person who would like and expect to be taken seriously...you can imagine my change of opinion upon recieving them in the mail, yeah, but just for good times sakes, I kept 'em, I mean, it could have been worse, amiright? I guess I see them as a reminder, to not drink and buy things from the internet.<br />
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Anywho, Of course I went back to the internet sober and in the right state of mind...as right as it can be, considering I am me, I bought this really nice pair, which I am very happy with, which do give me the feeling of being a sophisticated adult, as I am of course. Now if you are wondering where to get some glasses like this, you should check out <a href="http://www.glassesusa.com/">GlassesUSA.com</a>, why them you ask? Well, it just so happens that they were kind enough to give you, my readers, a <b>10% dicount</b> on any order of prescription glasses! <b>With the code:</b> <b>Blog10 </b><br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-38852165978121203462013-11-04T11:10:00.003-08:002013-11-04T11:12:44.266-08:00FashionCamp Vienna 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The good old <a href="http://fashioncampvienna.com/" target="_blank">Vienna FashionCamp</a> was held again this year, and I, the slacker that I am, did not miss it this time. I went, I saw and I crafted!<br />
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It is a really fun workshop made by bloggers for bloggers, with a wide range of shared information, networking opportunities, learning, and crafting. I met a lot of really interessting people, some bloggers even came all the way from other countries to be part of it. There was a DIY table sponsored by the great people from <a href="http://de.dawanda.com/" target="_blank">DaWanda</a>, and some presentations about various topics, to help bloggers find their way in different aspects of the blogging world. From goodie bags to sparkling wine to Nivea sponsored skin control, a good time was had all around. I'm very glad to have been a part of it again this year. I hope it will be held for many more years to come!<br />
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It is okay to be fat, you are not ruining the world by being a fat person. It is your body, your life and your health. It is important to remember that health and weight are two different things, no matter how hard society is trying to tell you otherwise. You have every right to be fat, and feel good about yourself, Just like every other person on this planet. You should not feel ashamed of your existence, not even for a second. You shouldn't feel pressured to explain your size to people. Your body is yours, it enables you to do so many things, it has gotten you so far in life and it's fine the way it is. It's the reason the people around you who love you, love you, it's you, and the people who don't love you because of it, are better left out of your life anyway. You have to stop living in the future where "your future skinny girl" lives, and start having fun with the body you have now. You won't be young forever and time flies by faster than you'd like. There isn't a "thin people only" VIP card for the adventures that are waiting for you in life, and you shouldn't let opportunities pass by because you are waiting to lose a few pounds first. You can do that and even more, with the body you have now. </div>
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Haters are going to hate, but that's all they are, is haters, and you can't let negative people make decisions about your life and body for you. You are in control of your body and your mind, enabling you to do great things in life. Don't hold yourself back, but push yourself forward, outside of your comfort zone, that's where the adventures begin.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Shoes: <a href="http://www.zalando.at/" target="_blank">Zalando</a>, Bowler hat: H&M, Bag: Oasap, leggings: H&M, Top: Truly by Part Two, Necklace: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nakit-Sa-Ru%C4%8Dna-izrada-nakita/205474356276185?directed_target_id=0" target="_blank">Nakit Sa </a></span></div>
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I have been having a really busy summer as most of you know, and therefore have not had time to post a whole lot.<br />
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So let's talk about summer. It's been a killer in Vienna this year. It was soooo hot, so hot. So I wanted nothing on my feet besides sandals! Sandals are the love of my feet this summer. The breeze, the comfort, the cuteness! My favorite pair this summer are these sandals by Tamaris, which I ordered from <a href="http://www.zalando.at/" target="_blank">Zalando</a> a few weeks ago. It was my first time ordering from them. I was short on sandals and I didn't have time to go from shop to shop and browse, so <a href="http://www.zalando.at/" target="_blank">Zalando</a> was a good option, it really helped me out and I'm only saying this because it really made me love online shopping even more. It was nice getting some shopping done at the end of the day when all the stores are closed. They have a huge variety on shoes and free shipping as wells as free returns. Unfortunately, I think they only ship to European countries.<br />
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I get a lot of stares when wearing shorts though, probably because my legs are really white. due to the fact that the sun repels me in every way possible, it's kind of like when you put a fork in the microwave, and you just see sparks flying everywhere...yeah, that's my legs under the sun, just a whole lot of sparks. Anyway, I have learned to like my legs the way they are. They get me places and they do an amazing job doing it too, I don't mind the way they look. They're legs. Most people have them. We should all be used to it by now, C'mon people, let's get with the times!<br />
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This was also my first time wearing a super sheer shirt. I was a little nervous about wearing it outside, in public, where there are people...and bears!..who would probably just be glad that I wasn't wearing fur. I snapped out of it pretty fast though and just enjoyed going out and feelin' the breeze, man! and feeling a little sexy too. I really love this top, It felt good both confidence wise, and temperature wise :)<br />
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What have you been wearing this summer? I'd love to hear about your summer go-to pieces, over coming your fears with fashion and so on!<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-41178143270545791212013-07-29T11:10:00.002-07:002013-07-30T00:25:03.072-07:00No Chub Rub, No Problem.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm very sorry for the non posting that has been happening on this site. I've got a lot of stuff to take care of, and unfortunately blogging has slipped to the back burner for now, but I have been very active on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThickThreads" target="_blank">facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/anitariott/" target="_blank">twitter</a> accounts so please keep checking there for updates and interesting conversations.<br />
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As some of you who follow my<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=540538712660119&set=a.191110310936296.47178.146561705391157&type=1" target="_blank"> facebook page</a> might already know, I have been testing a anti-chub rub product called <a href="http://www.bandelettes.com/" target="_blank">Bandelettes</a>.<br />
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There is nothing worse than feeling over layered and suffocated with bike shorts under a skirt or dress in the hot hot summer heat. Or leaving little crumbs of baby powder behind as you walk, it might be helpful if you get lost in the woods, but it probably isn't very stylish in the city or very comfortable in the heat, so lets just leave the navigation to our maps and smartphones.<br />
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This is where Bandelettes come in, they only go around your upper thigh and are made out of thin lace so your skin can breathe. They are a few inches wider than the top of knee highs and they have a silicone lining on the top and bottom to prevent slipping. They are prettey much invisible underneath your clothes and even if they aren't, they look sexy and fun.<br />
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I did have a slight problem with the sizing when I orderd them. The actual size for my thighs was too small, even though I measured my thighs correctly a few times before sending in my order, but the nice people at Bandelettes were kind enough to send me a bigger pair to test out, which ended up fitting really well. I wore them all day with minor - to no complaints. Just once after having them on all day, the lace stretched out around my leg causing my skin to peek out from between the lace which caused uncomfortable rubbing, but a super quick adjustment fixed the problem completely and I could go on like it never happened. I guess another sort of non lacey fabric could prevent that, but lace is sexy and we love that. The best part is, they ship to Austria! well pretty much everywhere in Europe! Hurrah for that!<br />
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I do love this product and I think it is a great idea, and I do recommend it to anyone who seeks chub rub relief this summer. I will definitely wear mine whenever I get the chance.<br />
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The company wanted me to inform all international buyers to please check their countries customs office to find out what and if there are any additional costs with the shipping, because import duties and taxes are not included in the item price or shipping cost. HINT: It would be a good idea to order them one at a time instead of a few at once.<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://www.bandelettes.com/" target="_blank">Bandelettes</a> for letting me test and review this product! Make sure to get a pair of your own.<br />
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-79242867071150690762013-05-26T06:49:00.000-07:002013-08-20T13:29:16.404-07:00Health At Every Size Workshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi there!! I've been so busy the past few weeks. I have been back from Berlin for a few weeks now, but as soon as I got back I had exams to take and then travel again the weekend after that and then more University stuff...PHEW!<br />
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As many of you know, I was invited to participate in a Health at Every Size workshop in berlin earlier this month. It was a great experience and I learned a lot of interesting facts.<br />
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Most importantly it's about seperating weight from health. Fat doesn't mean unhealthy or that fat people have a higher mortality rate. There is no way to tell how healthy a person is just by looking at how fat they are. </div>
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Angela Meadows from <a href="http://www.neverdietagain.co.uk/" target="_blank">Never Diet Again </a>showed us a lot of facts and studies to back that theory up. Fitness is much more imortant to health than being over weight. A person who is over weight or obese and is also fit has the same exact mortality rate as a thin person who is fit, according to almost all epidemiologic studies. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3041737/" target="_blank">Here is a more detailed article written by Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramore for the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. </a></div>
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Of course it is possible to be very unhealthy if you are over weight as well, but that is only linked to overweight and unfit people (an of course many other health related issues), which is the same for thin and unfit people. Thin people who are unfit have as big of a health risk as overweight people who are unfit, which proves that health should not be measured by our weight. </div>
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Diets are a short term weightloss for the majority of people and the yo-yo affect they bring with them is unhealthier than being fat and fit. Our bodies are made to protect us. When we eat, our bodies store the fat cells we consume through food for later use, and it releases them depending on our level of activity and energy needed. When we diet, our bodies panic, because the food we eat isn't enough to keep up with the energy we use up. Our body keeps the fat cells locked up because it is protecting us from collapsing. This causes malnourishment and kills our intuitive feel for hunger and food. So when we stop dieting and get back to normal life, the fat cells are released and we gain our weight back way faster than we should, which is so hard on the body and doing this over and over and over again will really wear our body down and kill our immune system, which causes other more serious health problems.</div>
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Accepting your body and learning to eat healthy while listening to your body and keeping up with joyful movement is so much healthier for your body AND your mind. It is hard to jump right into it and do it. I myself am still struggling with this. But HAES has started a really strong movement and it is helping women and men of all shapes and sizes all around the world find acceptance for their bodies as well as helping us learn to live a more healthy life style. With Science! YES! It is helping people learn to treat their body with respect once again. Discrimination can no longer hide behind the "health issue".</div>
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During the workshop we also made posters in awareness of "No Diet Day" along with some other fun projects that have helped me learn more about the importance of HAES. </div>
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I am very grateful to have been a part of the workshop. The people I met there where so wonderful, intelligent and inspiring. I hope to attend more workshops like this, so that I can spread the message better and more clearly and hopfully get a few more HAES supporters along the way! Of course this is not everything. There is so much more to it. This is just a short introduction, you will see a lot more posts about HAES on this blog. </div>
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Thanks to the EC-Grundtvig program and to <a href="http://www.dicker-verein.de/" target="_blank">Dicker Verein</a> for making the workshop possible! </div>
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Thick Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341533114619474096noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546234817030322056.post-87010590030311015372013-04-24T04:06:00.001-07:002013-04-27T05:28:38.885-07:00Galaxia (and a small Giveaway *closed*)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's finally spring time and the sun is shining for the most part. The rain comes and goes, but most importantly everyone is in a better mood. Thank the universe! The winter was so long, I was getting more sick of the grumpy people than of the gray weather. </div>
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So in honor of our gorgeous Planet, and her perfect atmosphere, for which we are extremely lucky. The only true home we have, a place we have to take care of because there is no one else who can do it for us. I think...well there is no scientific evidence of anyone else out there, yet. ;) Here are my galaxy leggings and some other stuff :) (these photos where taken a few weeks ago. Thankfully the snow pictured here has melted away by now.)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I was given some tickets to Giveaway. They are for the very funny comedienne <a href="http://stadtsaal.com/spielplan/fskgayletufts.html" target="_blank">Gayle Tufts</a>, performing in Vienna on the 27th of April. So if you are in Vienna during this time and would like to win some tickets, please leave a comment below! Thanks! :) </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Ich habe Tickets für die sehr lustige Kabaretistin <a href="http://stadtsaal.com/spielplan/fskgayletufts.html" target="_blank">Gayle Tufts</a> zum verlosen! Falls Ihr in Wien am 27. April seits und Interesse habt, dann hinterlässt bitte einen Kommentar unten! Danke! :) </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Congrats to the two ladies who entered the Giveaway! Have fun at the show! :) Mia and Anja! </span></b></div>
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I was recently invited to attend a new plus size store opening party in Vienna! How cool is that? You know how I always talk about there not being enough plus size stores, or fashion variety in vienna for full figured women? Well there is a +1 now on the very short list of stores, which is very cool.<br />
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I rummaged a little through the crowd, met up with some friends and met a few new friends, one of them being the store owner Gabriele Wally. Gabriele was very happy to talk to me about the store. She said the reason she opened her own store in vienna was because there just wheren't any around, or atleast none with good serious fashion for full figured women, so she opened up her own. It was finally time for vienna to get on the body acceptance plus size fashion bandwagon! How great is that? Finally some progress! :) It's just too bad that the sizes stop at 52/22/24 but it is hard for small shops to get everything in every size, however Gabriele did say it might change later on, the store is still very new and she can only offer so much. So let's see how it goes!<br />
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p.s. I met a very kind blogger/journalist at the event, she reported about the event in german. <a href="http://www.woman.at/mywoman/scharfodersuess/stories/822511/" target="_blank">Here is the link</a> for those who are interested. </div>
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