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Hi! I’m Sarah, a body-positive style blogger. I live in NYC with my husband and our adorable adopted dog #panthepup. I started Curvily over eight years ago when I realized how powerful seeing other stylish plus size babes living their lives happily could be – it literally changed my life and the way I felt about my own body. I wanted to be a part of that and hopefully help others too, so I made a Tumblr page to share my #OOTDs and have been posting ever since.

I’m super into the *community* aspect of the plus community – I absolutely love my community of reader babes here, and I also founded @newyorkcityplus for IRL community events (which will be happening again as soon as it is safe!)

I LOVE fashion, and am all about pushing the plus industry forward. I created the #plussizeplease movement in 2014 as a way for plus shoppers to directly express the demand for more and better options to brands, and I also do work behind the scenes as a consultant to help brands who want to expand their size range best serve plus size customers.

I also aim to be a resource for my readers, offering practical shopping tips, deal alerts, fit information, and features like my #inthefittingroom series to help people see how plus brands fit on a 5’4” plus size body with boobs and a belly. I chat with my readers in Instagram DMs a lot too, so feel free to reach out if you have a specific question or need help finding something!

 

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Your guide to the best plus fashion. Come shop with me #inthefittingroom Founder @newyorkcityplus
Sarah Chiwaya

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Your guide to the best plus fashion
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#plussizeplease

Don’t let weird, regressive ideas about women’ Don’t let weird, regressive ideas about women’s bodies keep you from wearing what you love. If some rando doesn’t like it, who cares?? As Kerry Washington said perfectly: “I don’t take criticism to heart from people I don’t admire or respect.” 🙌🏻 

And if you are having a hard time finding things you love to wear, you’re in the right place 💕 I’m all about helping plus babes find the best options on the market, and I have a lot of fun content coming up! Let me know if you are looking for anything in particular too! 

#bodypositivity
The perfect summer outfit ➡️ the perfect summe The perfect summer outfit ➡️ the perfect summer scent 🍍 @kajalperfumes debuted their latest fragrance Kajal Kolada last week, and I can confirm it is the perfect juicy summer perfume: Inspired by a piña colada, and enticingly sweet without being cloying or basic. I can’t stop wearing it now! Swipe for more from the rooftop launch, including how a friend wore the same skirt I’m wearing as a dress 🥰 #kajalcolada #summerscents
Which look is your favorite? I always trust @lin Which look is your favorite? 

I always trust @lindseymedia to have the best emerging designers, so I had high expectations for the @tarababylon couture debut, and they were all met beautifully ✨ Often ornate beadwork like this is rendered in monochrome metallics, so this joyful explosion of color and pattern was a breath of fresh air, especially with how dull a lot of fashion has been lately. This presentation got me excited about fashion again and I love it. #newyorkfashion #tarababylon
My 2025 Linen Guide is here, and pretty much every My 2025 Linen Guide is here, and pretty much everything in it is on sale right now (including an extra 40% off the column dress in the first slide in a different print - this exact one is sold out but the other print is so good I might have to buy it too!) Head to CurvilyFashion dot com to read and let me know what your linen style is here - or if you are yet to discover it! Happy to answer any fit and sizing Qs too - I am such a linen convert and want to help you find the perfect piece for you. 

Plus size linen. Plus size summer style.
No fit check is safe 😁 P.S. I’m testing thi No fit check is safe 😁 

P.S. I’m testing this suit out for a story, so more info on that coming soon! The rest of my look is my go-to @paige_desorbo for @dsw denim hat, my trusty @lanebryant linen button down, and the comfiest @harimari flip flops 🧡

#plussizefashion #plussizeswim #fitcheck
A dress that makes me feel tall and statuesque des A dress that makes me feel tall and statuesque despite being 5’4” and a half?? Yes please! More about this @asos ARRANGE dress and deets on this new elevated line in my latest for @refinery29 💙 It had the prettiest shoulder detail too - swipe to see it up close. 

#plussizefashion #plussizewriter #asosarrange
Guess who got a clean bill of health at my post-op Guess who got a clean bill of health at my post-opp appointment? 🙋🏼‍♀️ I also learned that my ovarian cyst was even bigger than they initially thought (almost 13 cm by 12.12 by 8.6!!!), and that it had twisted my ovary not once, but twice! That’s right, DOUBLE OVARIAN TORSION 😩😩 

And I *still* waffled about whether to go the ER at first 🤦🏼‍♀️ Thankfully I listened to my body in time and I’m going to be okay now, but l am also going to be an even more vocal proponent of women ✨taking our pain seriously✨ because I could have lost my ovary (or my life) if I tried to grin and bear it like I do too often. I think as women we are socialized to do so, but that is garbage and we need to listen to our bodies and intuition about pain 💕 So this is my loving reminder to do just that! 

And THANK YOU for all the love and support and sweet messages and check ups from you babes! I noticed and appreciated each and every one of them, even if I was too loopy to reply to them all! But I’m about to be back to my usual posting soon, and I’m so excited to get back to normal again 🥰
Let’s talk Love Island USA! I’ve been watching Let’s talk Love Island USA! I’ve been watching for years (since UK series 4), but I’ve been especially locked in this season while I’ve been recovering from emergency surgery. I am beyond excited for our beautiful New York human ray of sunshine girlie #amayapapaya and I’m so happy that LOVE won Love Island (after a *really* weird season!) I’ve never seen fanfic made reality like #nicolandria and I hope nothing but the best for them! And I really want us all, as a society, to not hype up manipulative and abusive behaviors just because we think the person is hot. Swipe for more of my Threads and give me all your #loveislandusa takes in the comments 💕
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