Take An Extra 10% OFF Sale Merchandise at Butterfly Collection

I have introduced you to Claire from Butterfly Collection previous so I will just share a brief descripton about their mission "to help busty women feel great about their curves and to give them a beautiful collection of bras to support them."

Butterfly Collection.ca is the go to Canadian online store for beautiful bras in sizes that can't be found in a standard department store's lingerie section.  Every woman deserves to feel good in her undergarments.  It really is surprising how much better you feel when you are wearing the proper size; you sit up straighter, your clothes look better and you walk with confidence,  who doesn't want that.

If you are unsure of what size you need, Claire has created the Bra School: an online in depth tutorial with pictures to show you exactly how to measure yourself.  If you are still unsure about the measurements, Claire will also do a an online bra fitting with you via Skype.  She can help you get the right size and the right bra for you. I love this idea, a bra fitting in the comfort of your own home.

Okay, I just went off on a tangent... so the reason I bring Butterfly Collection up again is that they are having a clearance sale and Claire is offering an additional 10% off to all PlusSizeFashion readers if they use CODE: PSFTREAT at the checkout.

I was of course curious to see what was being offered and I thought there were some great deals to be had.  Not every size is available but I did try to pick a few examples that had a variety of sizes available.

Hurry get shopping before your size is gone!

Plum Wired Bra PS Reg. $82, Now $39 and with additional 10% Off the final price is $35.10

Sizes available 40G, 42G, 42H

Cheeky Lace Brief Plum Reg $40, Now $15 and with additional 10% Off the final price is $13.50

Sizes XL and 2XL

Keira Bra Reg. $69, Now $33 and with additional 10% Off the final price is $29.70

Embroidered Bra Black Reg. $66, Now $33 and with additional 10% Off the final price is $29.70

Grenier Xtreme Comfort Bra Reg. $59, Now $28 and with additional 10% Off the final price is $25.20

Passion Wired Bra PS Reg. $130, Now $50 and with additional 10% Off the final price is $45

Sizes available 40G, 42G, 40H, 42H

Oh and if the sale and extra discount wasn't enough incentive, at Butterfly Collection SHIPPING is FREE!

Happy Shopping!
Sherri

The British are coming, the British are coming!

I am quite sure you are familiar with ASOS.  They are one of the most popular British sites that offer plus size clothing but have you visited M&Co. or Style369?

There are quite a few new British shops showing up on the plus size fashion scene and so I thought I would do a quick round-up of information (taken from their website) to introduce you to them and to hopefully expand your shopping options to be more international.

A couple things to note when shopping these UK sites:

• UK sizing is different than ours.  Most sites provide a size conversion chart so be sure to make sure you are ordering the correct size.
• Pricing appears in £ GDP – British Pounds, so I always have my trusty currency exchange site up ready to calculate the cost of my new find.
• Duty and import charges may apply.

So let’s get shopping, in no specific order….

Style 369

"Dedicated entirely to fashion, Style369.com is an online-only fashion store, devoted to delivering the perfect fit for style-conscious size 14-26 woman."
Shipping: 8 days
Cost: £7.50 ($11.80)

British Invasion - Style 369 by plussizefashion featuring knee boots

Evans
“Evans has special expertise in designing, fitting and styling the latest fashions to flatter the curvy woman.”
Shipping: 8 days
Cost: £7.50 ($11.80)

British Invasion - Evans by plussizefashion featuring black wedge sandals

New Look

New Look describes their customer as “They love to bag a bargain and get a real thrill from finding that killer fashion item. They want clothes that are bang-on trend but that also fit their style and life.” Hey, that’s me!
Shipping: 5-7days
Cost: £7.50 ($11.80)

British Invasion - New Look by plussizefashion featuring blouses

M&Co.

“M&Co is one of the largest, privately-owned fashion retailers in the UK and has been selling quality clothing for more than 50 years.”

Shipping: 10-14
Cost: £15($23.60)

British Invasion - M&Co by plussizefashion on polyvore.com

Yours Clothing
"Incorporating the most influential catwalk to high street trends, Yours Clothing offers the best attire for daywear to evening." Yours Clothing actually shows the prices in $'s so there is no need to do the exchange.

Shipping: 5-7days
Cost: $16 for up to 12 items, $2 for any extra items

British Invasion - Yours Clothing by plussizefashion featuring a black pencil skirt

ASOS
“Aimed at fashion forward twenty somethings globally” but don’t let that scare you off.  They do have something for everyone.  To find the plus size section look for “Curve” under the Women section.
Shipping: 10-14
Cost: £6+($9.44)

British Invasion - ASOS by plussizefashion featuring a skinny bow belt

As you have also probably noticed, the clothing is great but I actually believe the accessories totally rock – from jewellery to shoes.  I think I spent more time exploring the accessories than anything else.  Make sure you don’t miss them.

*Currency exchange rate was calculated as of Feb 16, 2011

Cheerio and happy shopping!
Sherri

A late addition... you may have noticed that Simply Be was missing.  This was because they don't ship to Canada bbbuuuuuttttt I have thought of a way we can have access to their clothes, yeah!

If you shop the Simple Be USA website and have it shipped to your myusa.com account.  (MyUSA it is a service that will provide you with a US shipping address, phone number and will even process your order with a US credit card if needed. They consolidate your order and then ship it to you.)

Yes, you would be paying for shipping from your MYUSA account BUT shipping is FREE from Simply Be to the USA so in the end it actually works out about the same.

Simply Be 
"Simply Be has the ambition to succeed in the US market bringing all of our trendy and fabulous clothes, gorgeous accessories, curve-embracing intimates and stunning footwear to you."Shipping: 7-10days to the US, so add on more time to be forwarded to Canada.
Cost: FREE to the US but additional cost based on MyUSA.com charges.

samples coming soon.

The Cinderella Project Needs Your Gowns and I Challenge You!

Heather MacKenzie, Co-Founder of The Cinderella Project contacted me asking if I could share their message and ask for your help.

The Cinderella Project collects donations of new and used formal wear to provide an opportunity for at-risk youth in their community to have something fabulous to wear when they celebrate the milestone of high school graduation.  Each year the organization holds a "Boutique Day" - a special day when Cinderellas and Cinderfellas (referred to the organization by teachers, principals or social workers) are pampered and fussed over.

On Boutique Day, with the assistance of a "fairy godmother or godfather" each grad will have an opportunity to pick out a gown, suit, tuxedo, shoes, purse and accessories.  They also have their hair and make-up done and receive a gift bag of personal toiletries.

Why do they desperately need help from the Plus Size community?
Each year they are challenged by not having enough plus size gowns.  Every year over half of the girls are size 14+, most being size 18-26.  Remember back to this time in your life, many of us were so self conscious and not really comfortable with our body.  I can't imagine what I might feel if I showed up on Boutique Day and there wasn't anything that fit me.  I think it would be devastating.  These girls need to feel proud and confident for their achievement.

So how can you help?
The organization is based out of Vancouver, BC.  They have a few drop off locations throughout the city.  For those of us not in Vancouver you can also ship any donations to:

The Cinderella Project

315 Mathers Avenue
West Vancouver, BC

V7S 1H2

A charitable tax receipt is available to anyone who ships their donations to The Cinderella Project, you just need to email the shipping invoice or include it within the parcel.  Dry cleaning receipts will also be accepted for a charitable tax receipt.

What are they looking for:

• Women's stylish grad dress - specifically plus size dresses and very small sizes (0-2)
• Evening bags
• Evening wraps
• Gloves - elbow and opera length, (particularly white, cream and black)
• Women's new or gently used strappy party shoes - all colours
• Jewelry - Sparkly clip earrings and plain chains in gold and silver tones for pendants; sparkly earring and necklaces, tiaras, hair jewelry, headbands, clips etc

With Boutique Day fast approaching they need to receive donations by the end of this month so you need to clean out your closets fast and send them off.

I CHALLENGE YOU!
Lets support these young plus size women.  If you don't have a gown or accessories to donate I challenge you to make a $5 PayPal donation!  Yes, they do accept PayPal donations.  I know we are asked constantly to donate here or there so that is why I am asking for only $5 - that is a coffee (well a Starbucks coffee :)  I have 610 followers right now on Facebook, imagine if each one of us donated $5?  That would be $3,050!  Think about how many brand new plus size dresses that would help them buy. (I have already sent my $5 donation, it is super easy.)

You don't have a PayPal account?  Not a problem, when you click on their donation button it will take you to PayPal, on the bottom right corner you will see text Don't have a PayPal account? Click on this and you can use Paypal as a guest and make a donation with a credit card.

I CHALLENGE STORE OWNERS!

If you carry gowns and/or dresses or accessories that are applicable please please please make a donation, send a new dress to The Cinderella Project.  You also get a charitable tax receipt for the cost of the dress.  If you do make a donation please let me know and I will be sure to let EVERYONE know!

Lets make sure this year these girls have oodles and oodles of dresses to choose from and don't have to settle for the only one that fits!

I encourage you to learn more about the great things this organization is doing www.thecinderellaproject.com, For more info send an email to info@thecinderellaproject.com or call 604-603-9155.

Happy Donating!

Sherri