Edit by Jeanne Beker for Addition-Elle

Written by Sarah aka DoubleXL on April 13th, 2013. Posted in Uncategorized

Greetings, Last november, Addition-Elle had announced in a private media screening that the fashion guru Jeanne Beker’s clothing line “Edit” would be collaborating with the Canadian plus size retailer to launch a  spring collection for 2013. During the screening we were able to see some simple that consist of tanks, tunics, cardigans and crop pants in ...

Confidence Monday: Love the Skin You’re In presented by PS Montreal

Written by Sarah aka DoubleXL on April 8th, 2013. Posted in Confidence 101, Uncategorized

This passed Saturday night at the Plaza Theatre, I found myself surrounded by friends, relatives and supporters of Yael Perez and Megan Mac Gregor, the entrepreneurs behind the upcoming business PS Montreal, for a very special occasion. These two ladies had been working for months on a fashion show dedicated to the celebration of curvy ...

Bra Maintenance 101

Written by Sarah aka DoubleXL on April 4th, 2013. Posted in Uncategorized

Greetings ladies, Being part of the Addition-Elle’s #BeAShowStopper campaign was great but it also reminded me how difficult plus-size lingerie (...or for that matter any lingerie?!?) can be to maintain in a good state. Let’s face it, finding good quality bras or sexy plus size lingerie is not cheap these days, so if like me, you’re hard ...

Confidence Monday: “You don’t dress like…”

Written by Sarah aka DoubleXL on April 1st, 2013. Posted in Confidence 101

Initially, I wanted to tell you all about how this outfit came together until someone felt the need to tell me after looking at it that they like the fact that I didn't dress like a typical Black girl...Euh?!?...*PAUSE* Was that suppose to be a compliment?!?!...I'll say this once and for all,  I could not ...

Black Expo Design 2013

Written by Sarah aka DoubleXL on March 29th, 2013. Posted in Uncategorized

Greetings, For the second year in a row, I made sure to attend the International Black Expo Design, where designers from Haiti, Africa and the United States came as a collective to showcase their collections. For their second edition, Black Expo Design occurred on three different days where two were dedicated to cocktail hours and runway shows ...

Confidence Monday: Queen Sized Update (March 2013)+ BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Written by Sarah aka DoubleXL on March 25th, 2013. Posted in Confidence 101

Greetings ladies, First of all, sorry for the late march “Queen Sized Update” post, because things have been kind of crazy in the past few weeks. I’m learning as I go how to make sure that I manage my time correctly for all the goals I’ve set for myself for 2013 and being able to do ...