How To Wear Your Fresh Produce Plus Size #Fashion

Rural Mom in Fresh Produce Boardwalk Dress in Baja print

When it comes to fashion, I’m way out of my comfort zone.  In fact, that’s what I generally gravitate towards- comfort- selecting all-purpose wash-n-wear go-everywhere clothing that can take me from the garden to soccer practice and back home again to fix supper and wrap-up the daily chores.

As a tall, plus-size woman, I’ve always felt a little bit like the awkward tree trunk in the crowd.  So, I tend to select casual wear in dark neutrals like navy, black, brown and denim blue.  This camouflage tactic ousts the guess-work out of getting dressed and fabricates my closet into one big mix and match (that looks a litltle bit like the racks in a Navy surplus store.) 

What happens then when I stumble across a company with bright, attractive, comfy fashions that epitomizes everything I love in a clothing company including a super kitschy name that makes me smile nearly as much as their clever fashions do?

I totally freak out and crawl back in the recesses of my dark analogous color wheel closet and think, there’s no flipp’n way I can pull off corals and bright blues.  (I mean, have you ever seen a turquoise tree trunk outside of a Dr. Seuss tale?) 

Rural Mom in Fresh Produce Boardwalk Dress in Baja print (also wearing Kalso Earth Shoes)

Then I come to my senses and remember that part of my commitment to bliss this year is to wrench myself out of the decade-long time warp I’m frozen in.

And I realize that the Cobalt blue of the plus-size Fresh Produce Boardwalk Dress in Baja print that I’m gawking at on the computer screen makes me feel like smiling, skipping, and taking a long, breezy trip through the Caribbean!

However, the dress comes in darker shades of black and navy and maybe those would suit my body size better… and oh my, do you see what path I’m tripping down again?  This is when it’s time to call out the big-guns, an intervention of mega-proportion to help the fashion-challenged overcome the hurdles of dark fabric abyss.  The clarity that will only come with the aid of good (and fashionable) friends.

Rural Mom in Fresh Produce Boardwalk Dress in Baja print (also wearing Kalso Earth Shoes)

 

Since I couldn’t rely on my four-legged or fine feathered friends to do more than nudge in on my photo shoot, I had to rely on three of the classiest, honest, and genuine women I know to set me straight.

Overwhelmingly, and not surprisingly, with no coercing on my part, in tandem they chose the Cabolt blue plus-size Fresh Produce Boardwalk Dress in Baja print. 

So, thanks to Grace, Melanie, and Pam, three gems I count as dear friends, I soon found myself smiling, skipping, and rejoicing around my farm while making travel wardrobe plans.  Though I may not make it to the Caribbean this year, on my first stop of Dallas, I will certainly be glowing (and comfy!) in my new resort wear.

Rural Mom in Fresh Produce Boardwalk Dress in Baja print
Paired with a black cable knit sweater, I have the best of both my old and new fashion!

I’ve certainly clarified that I am not a fashionista, but as an avid sewing buff, I certainly recognize quality workmanship and well-structured design.  Primarily made in the U.S.A., Fresh Produce’s vibrant, flattering and stylish fashions offer comfortable fabrics along with fabulous fit.

If you’d like to add some light to your wardrobe and spring to your step, check out Fresh Produce women’s and women’s-plus fashions at http://freshproduceclothes.com

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Want to win some Fresh Produce?  Of course you do! So, head over to my dear friend Grace’s blog  as she is hosting a Spring Fashionista Event which includes a lovely Fresh Produce Prize Package that includes the Fresh Produce Boardwalk Dress in Baja print!

Thanks to Fresh Produce for offering a quality garment to help facilitate this fashion learning experience.  All thoughts, opinions, and fashion-neurosis are that of Rural Mom.

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Barb Webb. Founder and Editor of Rural Mom, is an the author of "Getting Laid" and "Getting Baked". A sustainable living expert nesting in Appalachian Kentucky, when she’s not chasing chickens around the farm or engaging in mock Jedi battles, she’s making tea and writing about country living and artisan culture.
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Comments

    • Daisy B
    • February 27, 2013
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    I love this blue dress and the black sweater! It looks great on you!

    • Grace Hodgin
    • February 27, 2013
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    You look as great as I knew you would in that dress. Love the combined fashion accents.

    • shelleysallofmeblog
    • February 27, 2013
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    You look so happy in this cute little dress! I am so happy that you are adding some color to your wardrobe.
    I have family who really needs to add more color to their outfits, too and they will just adore this dress.

    • Laurel@ Let's Go on a Picnic!
    • February 27, 2013
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    Blue is actually a really good color on you, especially paired with the black.

    • Pam
    • February 27, 2013
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    I knew you would look great in that color. It looks so good on you!

    • Melanie
    • February 27, 2013
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    What a great outfit; LOVE the color on you it fits perfect and super cute pups you have there. Thanks for sharing; this was so much fun to read. Safe travels and a fun trip

    • Ella Ava
    • May 18, 2013
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    Nice outfit!!! excellent Quality fabric…the dress is comfortable with complete matching..
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