Tis the Season for Collaboration

It’s December Lovers….Whew Chile. 2020 has been a A L O T!!!! Even though this has been a tough year, I will say the love and support from my friends has been amazing. It’s amazing on how this journey of blogging, I have made some amazing friends. One of which is Jessica (@missjae1908 on Instagram) who is one half of The Brunch Beat. We met on Snapchat and shared our love of skincare, clothing, and all things blerd. It’s been a match made in friendship ever since.

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Sometime back, Jess did something called the 12 Days of Masks during the Holidays. She would pick a mask, try it out on Snapchat and show the results. I loved the idea so much that I asked could I participate with her and we started sharing it on Instagram. This year, we wanted to really share and promote it, and get yall involved too!!! Starting this Sunday, on Instagram we are going to pick a mask a day and share our results. The best part is if you decide to try one out with us, just use the hashtag #12daysofmasks and tag us (@styleoversize & @missjae1908) and we will share!! Tis the season to share, and this is a just a cute and fun way to share with you all.

Jibri Loungewear

Now of course it wouldn’t be a collaboration without a mini photo shoot. Like I said, we share a love for a lot of things so I was excited when Jess decided to get a piece from Jibir. I have been a fan of Jibri for years and have several pieces which I love and shared on the blog. When Jibri dropped a grey loungewear set, I just had to have it, and Jess loved it as well so we were like let’s shoot it together! Of course we are going to put our own spin on the set. Since this was loungewear, we both said we were going to wear sneakers. Now of course we could have dressed it up and wore some cute shoes, but these days I am gravitating towards my sneakers and flats, no heels of any kind.

Jibri Loungewear

I wanted to go classic 90’s style with my set, and paired it with one of my favorite sneakers the Air Max 95 Essential. I have loved this sneaker and I am happy that Nike is re-releasing them in the classic colorways as well as new combo’s. I am wearing a kids size 7 (which works for a woman’s 8.5) and this is canvas & leather combo sneaker. The Jibri set is a Size 2, but I could have sized down to a 1 since it’s on the slouchier side and stretchy. The great thing about Jibri is that you can get this customized, so if you have your measurements and need certain things (ie more length in the legs or shorter, she can work with you). I am leaning towards getting the black and if I do, it will get the smaller size. I wanted to keep the palette simple, so I wore my white moto from Eloquii, and this greyish blue & white headwrap from the Wrap Life. Also, I was able to get my hands on a Kashmir VIII Clutch. I have been eyeing them for a while, and happy that I pulled the trigger and got the customized mixtape bag. The clutch is a great size to hold all the essentials- wallet, keys, phone, mask, wipes and sanitizer.

Kashmir VIII Clutch
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Jess wore her Jibri set (her’s is a size 4, but could have worn a 3) with a Woman Within denim jacket adorned with her favorite pins. Her hat is from Old Navy, and her sunnies are from Forever 21. Her sneaker of choice was the Nike Space Hippie. Let me tell you about these sneakers. First of all they are super comfortable. Like walking on clouds comfy. Second, they are made with recyclable materials which makes them sustainable which is awesome as well. I have a pair in neutral, and they are great. Added bonus, just found out that Grey is one of the Pantone Colors of 2021!!! So excited that my favorite color is going to be the focus for the upcoming year. Also, since I already have a lot of grey, I am in style!!!!! LOL

Are you excited for our collab??? Let me know if there is a skincare product you are interested in me trying?

Muah Lovers!!!

Holy Curves

I could not let Women's month go by without shouting out dope women that are doing some things. Over the last several months, I have made it my mission to incorporate more black owned, and women owned businesses on my blog. There are so many people doing dope things that it is enough room at the table for all of us. One brand that I want to share with my lovers is Kay Dupree. I first met her online on twitter and became hella cool tweeting every Thursday about Scandal. From there we met IRL and just hit it off. She is fellow Bronx gal, smart, funny, and has a cool line for plus size gals. 

For example, this sweatshirt. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love graphic tee's. On any good day you will catch me in a tee, blazer and jeans. So when I checked out Kay's website, and saw this cutie of a sweatshirt I had to get it. I'm always buying tee's, if you can see my drawer you would shake your head, so I decided to get a sweatshirt. With Spring slowly creeping into these NYC streets, I feel this a great layer to wear as we transition into warmer weather. It's soft, warm, and of course it let's these people know, these curves out here are not to be played with. They should be praised. I am wearing a 1X (I wear 18/20 in tops) and its still roomy, so you can definitely stick your size. 

I have been experimenting more these days with mixing different prints or different color combo's. One print I have been incorporating more these days is camo. These pants are oldies from goodies from Lane Bryant, but they do have a newer version out now. I love how the ease of joggers and these are great for gals on the go. 

So for all the sneakerheads out there, they know that today is Air Max Day. It's a celebration of all things Air Max, and I am sharing my favorite, the Air Max 95. I have own these in soo many colors since they dropped 23 years ago, With all the different colors I have own over the years I will always come back to the original colorways- especially the neons. I am wearing a 6.5 in kids since I wear 8-8.5 in womens. That is the great thing when you wear shoes smaller than a woman's 9, you can wear kids sneaker and save you some money. 

I love the mix of color and print with this look. Adding the metallic bomber added just the right finishing touches to this look. The bomber I'm wearing is sold out, but there are some great options from Simply Be, and the upcoming Hunter for Target collection that definitely fit into the athleisure aesthetic. Lovers, let me know what you think???