#Jeansdujour - How to Style your Jeans for Curvy Women

Hey Guys!

It's #jeansdujour time again, and for this post, I will be giving you some advice on how to style your plus size designer jeans! The key to styling denim jeans is to make sure you are balancing your lower and upper halves (if you're wearing fitted jeans, a looser top is recommended, and if you're wearing a relaxed cut, a fitted top is recommended). It is also SO important to make sure that you feel like you in whatever you're wearing. Style is such a key form of self-expression! You can tell the world how you're feeling, where you're going, and even who you are without ever saying a word.

I've created a few polyvore boards so you can see some fabulous outfit combinations using Addition Elle jeans as the wardrobe staple that they can be! Check out some of the looks below to see which look suits you most!

Romantic - Shades of pink, lavender, cream, and other pastels as well and light, gauzy fabrics abound. Florals are a go-to for you. You are a hopeless romantic.

Romantic by karenward featuring antique jewelry

Sexy - Damn Girl! You definitely like to turn some heads. You choose bold options that are likely to get you some attention.

Sexy by karenward featuring bootie boots

Hipster - You are the epitome of Geek Chic. You love thick framed glasses, whimsical prints and jewellery, and adore things that are a bit eccentric.

Hipster by karenward featuring a peplum jacket

Bohemian - You love long, flowy skirts and crochet anything. Big gold jewellery is your favourite, and you love headbands.

Bohemian by karenward featuring boho hair accessories

Trendsetter - You love to be fashion forward, and are right on top of all the latest trends in fashion.

Trendsetter by karenward featuring a lip stick

Punk - Black, leather, spikes - you love it all!

Punk by karenward featuring alexander mcqueen handbags

Preppy - You're a conservative dresser, who loves button down shirts, pastels, cardigans, and pearls.

Preppy by karenward featuring a cotton cardigan

Glam - If you were a Spice Girl, you'd be posh! You love things with a bit of shine, a lot of polish, and a subtle, sophisticated sexiness.

Glam by karenward featuring sport necklaces

So which of these sets resembles your own style? I'd wear all of it!!!

Plus Size Jeans That Fit (Our Lives) - The Versatility of Denim!

If you're a long-time Curvy Canadian reader, you already know how much I love denim and how often I wear it. For today's #jeansdujour post, I am going to show you how I live my life in denim!

Denim is a really great choice for a number of reasons, including its durability and its ability to be styled up or down depending on what you are wearing it to. A great pair of jeans is a hugely important style staple in any woman's wardrobe. Jeans can be worn virtually everywhere - from casual Friday at the office, to dancing the night away with your girlfriends, and everywhere in between. It's so important to make sure you have at least a few pairs of really great plus size jeans in your wardrobe. Check out a few of my denim looks from the past and you'll see what I mean:

Casual Looks

Second Denim Yoga Skinny Jeans - the most comfortable jeans you've ever worn - now sold at Addition Elle



Fun Looks

It's always fun to add a little something extra with coloured jeans... Evidently the girl next to me had the same idea!

Fashion-Forward Looks

Me at a Full Figured Fashion Week event with fellow blogger Nadia Aboulhosn, who is also rocking some skinny jeans

At the Addition Elle Blogger Styling Challenge last year with my model Zara Hemmings. I styled her in Apple Bottom Jeans, and they looked AMAZING

Casual Friday Approved

Perfect for a Night Out

We live our lives in denim, so it's important to have jeans that fit our bodies, our personalities, and our wardrobes really well, jeans that we feel comfortable and confident in! Make sure you check out my Pinterest board featuring #jeansdujour for my denim and styling recommendations, and check out T Plus Art's blog post about her Python Print Skinny Jeans from Addition Elle. She looks fantastic in them!



Lane Bryant's New T3 Technology Denim

Hey Guys,

Lane Bryant recently rolled out a new denim collection called T3 (the 3 Ts stand for Tighter Tummy Technology) and they kindly sent me a pair to review! I was super psyched to receive them, since Lane Bryant announced their release at their blogger conference during Full Figured Fashion Week, (which I wrote posts about here, here, here, and here).

I was amazed to find out that the waistband was elastic. You would never be able to tell just from looking at them! On the inside in the front, there is a stretchy black fabric to tame your wobbly bits (should you wish them to appear tamed). A lot of thought and effort has gone into the design of the jeans (trust me, I met the designer and he explained everything), and if you're like me and you have trouble with gaping at the back of the waist, you won't have that in these.

They are a lovely, dark wash, denim, and they are very comfortable. I am about 5'4", and the length of the jeans would be perfect for heels, but I would need to hem them if I wanted to wear flats. They have a nice stretch to them and they keep their shape really well in between washes. The rise of the jean is very high. I guess this helps keep the waist from gaping and with tummy-taming, and rise is totally an issue of preference. I kind of like the high rise because I don't already have a pair of high rise jeans, and it's kind of a fun style to wear with a tucked in blouse and a big belt.

Overall, I think the jeans are great, and they have quickly become a wardrobe staple. I would love to have pairs in different washes (or even black) and also in a lower-cut waist. I hope Lane Bryant continues working on stuff like this. T3 is fantastic. I think Lane Bryant will be sending me a couple of items from their new Cacique Body line (lotions, fragrances, etc) in the next month or so, so keep checking back for a review of that! Also - great news - Lane Bryant will begin shipping internationally in September, so you can get a pair of T3 even if you're not based out of the US!

Here are a couple of pictures of me wearing my Lane Bryant T3 jeans over the past couple of weeks. What do you think?

Jeans - Courtesy of Lane Bryant/Shoes - American Eagle from Payless/Purse - Costa Blanca/Camisole - Forever 21+/Crochet Vest - Dots/Necklace - Dollarama

Jeans - Courtesy of Lane Bryant/Top - Old Navy/Shoes - Target/Earrings and Purse - Thrifted