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Heading picture for Promises of 2020 post. It features Chelsea in a bright pink dress, standing in front of a fountain, holding a glass of champagne, swinging her hair over her shoulder.

Challenges, Monthly, Personal

Promises For 2020

January 8, 2020

Let’s get Cher her number 1 for the decade! I am very serious about that….

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Hacked the #SaturdaySkirtSet to have a split-front

Hacked the #SaturdaySkirtSet to have a split-front a la Reformation for @FridayPatternCompany ! Blog post with how I did the hack is live on their blog, and it’s still easy enough to whip one up for dancing tonight 😉

Jacket: @able
Shirt: @AsheMusic
Skirt: Saturday Skirt hacked to have a split front, made in a 4X with my fave deadstock silk (Amour Vert) from @StonemountainFabric !

Image description: Chelsea, a fat white woman, is wearing black and white sunglasses, a black jacket and shirt, a red skirt with a slit in the front and a black bag. Her leg is showing in the slit, her hair is down, she is looking over the top of her glasses, and she is smirking. End image description.

Chasing away those Monday blues 💃 Sweater: @jc

Chasing away those Monday blues 💃

Sweater: @jcrew
Shirt: my beloved #BlommaTank by @ParadisePatterns
Skirt: #SaturdaySkirtSet by @FridayPatternCompany

Image description: Chelsea, a fat white woman, stands in front of a doorway in her bedroom. She is wearing a white cardigan over a purple tank top, which is tucked into a floral print blue skirt. Her arms are in the air, her pink hair is down, her eyes are closed and she is smiling. End image description.

One of my goals this year is to get a better sense

One of my goals this year is to get a better sense of my style (thanks to @elyseholladay and the Unfolding!) so I’m just popping things on that spark joy for me to see what I gravitate towards. Today it was playing disco while making my morning coffee, and a shirt that matched the vibe 💃

Top: @FridayPatterCompany #SaturdaySkirtSet in a deadstock floral silk from @StonemountainFabric
Jeans: @madewell and these are back in stock (vague shade about Madewell’s handling of plus sizes intended)

Image description: Chelsea, a fat white woman, stands in front of a cluttered background in a blue floral top tied at the waist and medium-dark blue jeans. She has her head thrown back in laughter and her hands are on her hips. End image description

Took absolutely 0 pictures of @phillyfrocktails as

Took absolutely 0 pictures of @phillyfrocktails aside from this one from the photo booth. I was accidentally on theme with my stars, what a happy coincidence! Also, this is an out of order #4WeeksOfHolidayStyle but whatevs, I’m running with it!

Dress: #AdrienneDress by @FridayPatternCompany in a deadstock star silk chiffon with a deadstock silk lining, both from @StonemountainFabric I made this dress in a 3X graded to a 4X at the waist. I followed absolutely none of the rules when cutting my silk chiffon and… do NOT recommend following in my footsteps, it was terrible! I made it work, but it was stressful when it didn’t need to be. Instead of using the facings I just cut out another front and back piece to line it since the silk chiffon is so see through and floaty!

Last night I frocktailed, this morning I got a bag

Last night I frocktailed, this morning I got a bagel in my comfiest me-made outfit for #4WeeksOfHolidayStyle week 2 prompt!

Jacket: my teddy fleece #TFSPoppyCoat by @MakeByTFS . I made it in a size 20 (2 sizes down from my measurements) with fleece from @BlackbirdFabrics ! I have plans for a fun full length purple one for this year 👀
Sweatshirt: #SeamworkSkipper by @Seamwork in a heavy fleece with minimal stretch; super cozy comfy! Made in a 2X I think?
Sweatpants: #SeamworkMel one of my deeeeep April 2020 makes, I think I made a 2X, I KNOW I used Blackbird Fabrics fleece!

Image description: Chelsea, a fat white woman, is wearing a black coat over a gray sweatshirt and purple sweatpants. Her pink hair is down and hanging over her face. She is wearing black and white sunglasses and looking down while smiling. She is holding a bag and an iced coffee in one hand, the other hand is in her jacket pocket. End image description.

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