#jeansdujour - A Girls' Night Out wearing Addition Elle Skinny Jeans!

Hey Guys!

It's #jeansdujour time again, and this time I am showing you what I wore for a night out on the town with my girls! I think this is one of my favourite #jeansdujour outfits so far! When I go out for a fun night out, I usually like to wear something a bit sexy, showing just enough but not too much! Skinny jeans are perfect for this. I just pair them with a fitted top (this one's nice cause it has a bit of a shine factor as well - bling, if you will...). I think these are also my favourite plus size fashion jeans that I've tried from Addition Elle this season (if not, then they're definitely in the top three!). They actually fit like a skinny jean and are fitted all the way from the thigh to the ankle, but they're really comfortable! I got a lot of compliments on this outfit while I was out, so that made me feel even more awesome than I already did after getting ready. What do you think?

Jeans - c/o Addition Elle/Top - Forever 21+/Shoes - Rainbow/Bracelet - Store on 6th and 36th in NYC

What do you all wear out on the town when you're going out with your friends?

#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!



Plus Size Denim, Addition Elle and #jeansdujour!

Hey Everyone!
So I was recently contacted by Addition Elle to see if I'd like to work with them on a project. It's called #jeansdujour and it's all about denim. You all know how much I love jeans, so of course I said yes! Denim is such an important wardrobe staple, it can be dressed up or down, and there are so many different colours and styles. Addition Elle will be launching some amazing designer denim collections in the Fall, so you'll be able to get designer brands of denim, like Pashu by Parasuco, Second Denim Yoga Jeans, Levi's, Love & Legend, Buffalo David Bitton, Foxy Jeans, Apple Bottoms, Angels Denim, Silver, DKNY Jeans, Suko Jeans, and Makers of True Originals, in their stores and online. This is a very exciting development, and I hope you'll follow along for my coverage of the launch and the different brands over the next few months. I can't wait to try out all these jeans!

For my first #jeansdujour post, I thought I would give you guys a little walk down memory lane, and show you how jeans came into popularity and how they have become an important part of North American and global pop culture. I'll give you a brief look at denim in fashion history so you can see the different eras and styles, and where we've come from. It's always fun to incorporate a little nostalgia into your looks as well, so I hope this post will give you some fashion inspiration!

In the 1930s, Western films were popularized and this facilitated the emergence of denim into mainstream fashion and pop culture. The cowboy figure was a symbol of North American culture, one which people began drawing all kinds of inspiration from, a phenomenon which continues to today.

In the 40s, not much denim was made as a result of the war, but some American soldiers would wear denim while they were off duty, which led to the internation popularization of jeans.

In the 1950s, the American rebel figure emerged. James Dean appeared in a pair of Lee jeans in the 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause and fashion has never been the same. This was the beginning of the widespread popularization of denim. Here's the iconic picture that started it all:

In the 1960s, more women began to wear jeans and trousers, the bohemian/hippie style was born in the latter half of the decade, as well as the mod fashion we know and love which developed during the first half of the 60s.

The first half of the 60s...

The second half of the 60s...

In the 1970s a new cut of jean became popular - the bellbottom.

In the 1980s, there was a  designer denim boom, with brands like Calvin Klein and Guess? launching multi-million dollar ad campaigns with supermodels like Claudia Schiffer. The rises tended to be high, and the washes light to medium. Designers started branching out and using denim fabric to make jackets, shirts, skirts, and dresses. Denim became a very important part of North American culture.

In the 1990s the grunge style became popular, and teenagers everywhere started cutting up their jeans for a more raggedy look. Plaid was everywhere.

This style was reflected in the extremely popular TV show Beverley Hills 90210, which aired from 1990 to 2000. This show served as fashion inspiration for many teens in its time.

After 2000, really "anything goes" (embellishments, whiskering, a variety of washes, rises, styles, etc.) and designers feel free to work with denim in a variety of different ways. Everyone from pop stars to royalty feel comfortable wearing jeans in the public eye, and they become a "casual friday" staple in offices all over North America. Celebrities begin their own denim lines (Nelly with Apple Bottoms, Victoria Beckham, and P. Diddy with Sean John, amongst others).

Denim has come a long way over the past 80 years, and we continally revisit some of the awesome styles. There are so many different and beautiful ways to wear denim, and I hope we continue to find new and unique ways to design and wear denim!

Make sure you check out Addition Elle for the most up to date plus size denim fashion. Their new designer collections and in-house brands are really amazing! Also check out my Pinterest board for denim styling inspiration!

Check out my Pinterest board here