Comments for A Celebration of Curves http://acelebrationofcurves.com Plus size women's clothes, plus size fashion, plus size style Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:46:23 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Confronting The Wall of Mirrors by Corinna http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2009/03/31/confronting-the-wall-of-mirrors/comment-page-1/#comment-2642 Corinna Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:46:23 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2009/03/31/confronting-the-wall-of-mirrors/#comment-2642 @Samina - Thank you so much for your comment! You have a great website for your dance classes and it sounds like you are a very supportive teacher. Your students are lucky to have you! @Samina – Thank you so much for your comment! You have a great website for your dance classes and it sounds like you are a very supportive teacher. Your students are lucky to have you!

]]> Comment on Confronting The Wall of Mirrors by Samina http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2009/03/31/confronting-the-wall-of-mirrors/comment-page-1/#comment-2641 Samina Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:06:50 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2009/03/31/confronting-the-wall-of-mirrors/#comment-2641 It is a shame that there continue to be dance teachers willing to put that so-called-ideal body-image ahead of the enjoyment of a dance student. (On a positive note, i know many ballet teachers who would not dream of doing such things to a child, or an adult). I am a bellydance teacher myself, and am so pleased you have discovered this dance form, which glorifies the female form in all it's various shapes and sizes. I had a similar experience as a young ballerina, after 10 years of studying and training, to be told that i am a lovely dancer, but with my body-shape, it was not going to be a career for me. After several years of not dancing (a teenage pout, i believe), i discovered bellydance and have never looked back. I now teach and perform on a regular basis, and no one has ever suggested to me that my body shape is anything other than perfectly suited to the form. :) That early disappointment has focussed my passion to ensure that no student in my class ever feels that their body will stop them from enjoying dance. It is such a wonderful thing to see a young teenage girl embrace her body, just as it is, and focus on what her body can do, and see the beauty in her movements. Even more delightful is seeing an adult overcome years of thinking she is "not good enough" to dance, to see her look in that wall of mirrors and know that she is absolutely divine. No doubt, you are the prettiest falling leaf in that class. Congratulations to you. :) It is a shame that there continue to be dance teachers willing to put that so-called-ideal body-image ahead of the enjoyment of a dance student. (On a positive note, i know many ballet teachers who would not dream of doing such things to a child, or an adult).

I am a bellydance teacher myself, and am so pleased you have discovered this dance form, which glorifies the female form in all it’s various shapes and sizes.

I had a similar experience as a young ballerina, after 10 years of studying and training, to be told that i am a lovely dancer, but with my body-shape, it was not going to be a career for me.

After several years of not dancing (a teenage pout, i believe), i discovered bellydance and have never looked back. I now teach and perform on a regular basis, and no one has ever suggested to me that my body shape is anything other than perfectly suited to the form. :)

That early disappointment has focussed my passion to ensure that no student in my class ever feels that their body will stop them from enjoying dance. It is such a wonderful thing to see a young teenage girl embrace her body, just as it is, and focus on what her body can do, and see the beauty in her movements.

Even more delightful is seeing an adult overcome years of thinking she is “not good enough” to dance, to see her look in that wall of mirrors and know that she is absolutely divine.

No doubt, you are the prettiest falling leaf in that class. Congratulations to you. :)

]]> Comment on Respectfully tell the Ladies “Get Plump” by Nina http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2008/03/14/respectfully-tell-the-ladies-get-plump/comment-page-1/#comment-2639 Nina Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:06:34 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2008/03/14/respectfully-tell-the-ladies-get-plump/#comment-2639 Thanks so much for this post! I've been looking for the first poster for a while :) The date on the first poster is 1891, the fin-de-siecle heyday of the very curvy woman. Most of the great beauties of the period were tall and extremely curvy, especially after corseting. By the 1920s women were expected to be thin, with almost boyish figures. Women bound down their breasts and started starving themselves to look good in the mostly corsetless clothing of the flapper era. It all changed very quickly. Thanks so much for this post! I’ve been looking for the first poster for a while :)

The date on the first poster is 1891, the fin-de-siecle heyday of the very curvy woman. Most of the great beauties of the period were tall and extremely curvy, especially after corseting.

By the 1920s women were expected to be thin, with almost boyish figures. Women bound down their breasts and started starving themselves to look good in the mostly corsetless clothing of the flapper era. It all changed very quickly.

]]> Comment on Indian Tunic Collage: Summer of Love 2009 by Links a la’ Mode: 15th May | The Musings of Ondo Lady http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2009/05/12/indian-tunic-collage-summer-of-love-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2637 Links a la’ Mode: 15th May | The Musings of Ondo Lady Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:01:38 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2009/05/12/indian-tunic-collage-summer-of-love-2009/#comment-2637 [...] A Celebration of Curves travels back to Woodstock with a Summer of Love [...] [...] A Celebration of Curves travels back to Woodstock with a Summer of Love [...]

]]> Comment on Plus Size Bras – Playtex and Me by Jenny Allen http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2010/08/02/plus-size-bras-playtex-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2605 Jenny Allen Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:48:28 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/?p=1107#comment-2605 If the fit of your undergarments is questionable, your overall appearance is, too. What a difference a good bra fitting makes! Corinna proves it. :-) If the fit of your undergarments is questionable, your overall appearance is, too. What a difference a good bra fitting makes! Corinna proves it. :-)

]]> Comment on A review of the One Stop Plus Fashion Show by Lisa Plus Size http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2010/09/20/a-review-of-the-one-stop-plus-fashion-show/comment-page-1/#comment-2589 Lisa Plus Size Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:43:05 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/?p=1138#comment-2589 I understand what you mean about loving/hating these fashion shows all at once. But I enjoy hearing about the new style trends. I'm glad you were able to attend the event, thanks for your review of the show. I understand what you mean about loving/hating these fashion shows all at once. But I enjoy hearing about the new style trends. I’m glad you were able to attend the event, thanks for your review of the show.

]]> Comment on Plus Size Bras – Playtex and Me by The Curvy Goddess http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2010/08/02/plus-size-bras-playtex-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2587 The Curvy Goddess Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:53:43 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/?p=1107#comment-2587 OMG! You are so entertaining. The video was informative and I need to stock on some bras. Your vid totally convinced me to shop Playtex! Thanks. OMG! You are so entertaining. The video was informative and I need to stock on some bras. Your vid totally convinced me to shop Playtex!

Thanks.

]]> Comment on A review of the One Stop Plus Fashion Show by Plus Size Dorita http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2010/09/20/a-review-of-the-one-stop-plus-fashion-show/comment-page-1/#comment-2586 Plus Size Dorita Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:19:39 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/?p=1138#comment-2586 I am really excited to check out the new collection, especially the formal evening wear. I am really excited to check out the new collection, especially the formal evening wear.

]]> Comment on A review of the One Stop Plus Fashion Show by Lisa Plus Size http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2010/09/20/a-review-of-the-one-stop-plus-fashion-show/comment-page-1/#comment-2585 Lisa Plus Size Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:17:42 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/?p=1138#comment-2585 I feel this way too: "I have a love/hate relationship with fashion week. " I love to see the new styles, but there are some things that irk me too. I feel this way too:

“I have a love/hate relationship with fashion week. ”

I love to see the new styles, but there are some things that irk me too.

]]> Comment on A review of the One Stop Plus Fashion Show by Sabrina http://acelebrationofcurves.com/2010/09/20/a-review-of-the-one-stop-plus-fashion-show/comment-page-1/#comment-2584 Sabrina Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:09:10 +0000 http://acelebrationofcurves.com/?p=1138#comment-2584 Looks like they we're trying a impulsive marketing strategy and they failed to focus on the fashion show they market. That was a bit embarrassing. Looks like they we’re trying a impulsive marketing strategy and they failed to focus on the fashion show they market. That was a bit embarrassing.

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