Posted by Magidah Wear on Jun 16, 2010 in Body Positive
Just
discovered this blog. It's uplifting and depressing, happy and sad. Why
not share your story and post it here? The strength and power in our
community comes from sharing experiences and finding common ground.
What stories are written on you?
The Body Image Project
Posted by Magidah Wear on Jun 07, 2010 in Body Positive
Have you seen the new Lane Bryant ad? It's got people talking. Writing about it for Oprah.com, Karen Salmansohn
asks, "Does sexy have a size?". I'm excited to see people talking
about this, and even more excited to hear it talked about in a way that
isn't just saying that 'skinny is ugly and fat is sexy'. These black
and white presentations ALWAYS miss the point. Sexiness and size are
unrelated. Period. This is at the very core of what MagidahWear
stands far. What are your thoughts?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/homestyle/06/07/o.does.sexy.have.size/index.html?hpt=Mid
Posted by Magidah Wear on Apr 06, 2010 in Body Positive
I'm always
encouraged when I find indications that society is becoming more
accepting of curves, and that fashion and design houses are starting to
recognize that just because a girl is curvy doesn't mean she doesn't
want to look good. This idea that women come in all kinds of different
shapes and sizes is at the core...
of the MagidahWear design philosophy. That said, I'm really looking
forward to a time when we can talk about 'curves' without it being a
euphemism for 'large'. Just because a girl is curvy doesn't mean she's
plus-sized. We have plenty of customers buying our Lavish and Dazzling
sizes... these girls are curvy, but they aren't big. Plus is a size,
curvy is a shape. They aren't the same. Until that great Booty
Revolution happens, here's some lovely reading for your fashion-minding
pleasure! http://www.skorchblog.com/
What are you doing to further the Booty Revolution? Post on
our Booty Revolutionary page and tell us about it! http://www.magidahwear.com/bootyrevolutionary/
Posted by Magidah Wear on Jan 12, 2010 in Women in the World
Every successful business requires successful partnerships with vendors, and
without that, your business will fail. One of our most successful
ongoing vendor relationships is with our web hosting service, Acorn
Host. Their support has been exemplary, our uptime has been 100%, they
are locally and woman owned, and they
use green-sourced power. On top of all that, the owner of the company
describes herself as a 'happiness advocate' and a 'joy ninja'. How
could you not love this???
Acorn Host and it's owner, Emma McCreary, exemplify in many ways the same business ethos that we work towards here at MagidahWear.
If you're looking for a web host, I cannot recommend
Acorn Host highly enough!
Also, be sure to check out Emma's excellent blog, the
Tao of Prosperity
Posted by Magidah Wear on Jan 05, 2010 in Body Positive
MagidahWear is not about size, it's about shape. We reject the 'plus size' label,
because you don't have to be big to have curves. That said, we always appreciate it when a major media outlet reminds the world just how sexy curves really are, no matter what they call it.
http://models.com/v-magazine/v-size-2.html
http://www.vmagazine.com/page.php?pn=size
Just FYI, this shoot may be a little racy for the workplace, so exercise caution if you're in the office.
Posted by Magidah Wear on May 23, 2009 in Where I'm Going
Third time is the charm -- I will be performing tomorrow in the finals of the Belly Dancer of the Year competition!! The "naked dress" was mostly a hit, although one judge didn't like it because it looked like I was naked. That is what a mesh dress with a nude liner is supposed to do.....so I guess it worked a little too well. Thanks Emily!
www.bellydanceroftheyear.net