Introducing The Fresh Face Of SWAK Designs

•Finding the Right Fit Your Favorite Plus Size Retailer
I went into my closet the other day and realized that it’s almost time for the new spring fashions to hit the stores. Now I have to admit, while I sometimes still worry about looking too big, I have always celebrated the end of the winter wardrobe. I have just never been comfortable hidden under ten layers of clothing and locked inside heavy woolen fabrics. Every year, around the end of January, I start pining to feel the air against my bare arms and the sun warming my face. I count the days...

•Lingerie for the Plus Size Woman
There is a sentence I repeat several times a day. I say it to myself, I offer it to my friends and coworkers, and I remind others of its veracity constantly. That sentence is, “Beautiful women come in all shapes and sizes.” Owning that idea wasn’t always easy – it took some work, and it takes work to help others get there, too. It’s as simple as reminding them that a mere hundred years ago, all the burlesque queens had curves. Sometimes, that conversation takes on a life of its own and veers...

•Selecting Great Plus Size Shirts
Are you tired of searching for plus size shirts in the stores? You can stop that endless search of yours because the answer is in front of you. The plus size shirts are now available easily on a large number of online websites. Everybody knows that it gets frustrating when you are not able to find what you are actually looking for. But do not stress on this little fact too much and stop worrying as the solution for every problem is present on the internet. All you need to do is to select which...

•The Versatility of the Sweater For Plus Size Gals
The plus size woman is definitely one of the most creative dressers (and shoppers) in the fashion world today. Putting together a wardrobe with great accent pieces to compliment a fuller figure, as well as all the basics every woman needs, is definitely a challenge at times. Finding everything from bathing suits to wedding gowns is simply more challenging for the plus size woman. But there are those few items that simply seem to be tailor made for the plus size world – take, for instance, the...

•Designing For The Plus Size Woman
Although the fashion world has been built around the idea of “the thinner the better” for the last few decades, there has definitely been a huge revolution, over the last few years especially, to include the other half of the population – the 50% of us who fall into the size 16 and over, full-figured world. There have been many contributions to this revolution, of course, not the smallest of which is the change in the fashion industry itself. Two summers ago, runway officials in Spain...

•Getting Ready For Spring Battling My Personal Enemy
Spring is here and it’s time to leave that cold, dark winter season behind us and step into the warm, bright season of spring. Spring is a time for change and renewal. We all know how hard change can be sometimes for all of us. It’s a time to peel off those wintery layers we subconsciously hide behind and show our true inner beauty. I don’t know about you but, generally in the wintery cold weather, all I want to do is hibernate and cuddle up on the couch with a warm cup of tea. Although doing...

•Make Yourself a Priority
As women, we face some pretty tough to-do lists! We often end up on the bottom of our priority list; prioritizing everyone and everything before we “treat” ourselves to the basics of a healthy, beautiful life. (And I don’t mean the “fun” stuff, like a pedicure – I’m talking about eating healthy, looking great, and even taking a good walk or a yoga class.) But what are we to do differently? The to-do list is endless, and day after day, so many truly important things just don’t seem to happen....