I love Manolo for the Big Girl’s new feature, which is called “The Daily Kick.” Each day, they highlight their favorite pair of shoes, available on sale until at least size 10 (and sometimes bigger), and so far they’ve featured flats, wedges, heels, and sandals in a variety of textures or colors. While I would prefer it if they highlighted only or mostly wide-width shoes, simply because plus people quite often require them, it’s fun to read their commentary and details on each and every shoe pair. So fun!
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I stumbled upon a good post over at Manolo for the Big Girl today, and I wanted to share it with you. To sum up what I found particularly interesting, Twistie posted commentary on an MSN article that discussed what type of potential savings we would be facing if no one were of above-average weight. And there are mentions of Big Macs, thin people’s foods of choice, and even plus-size fashion is mentioned. I was super unimpressed with this piece… read The Value of a Weighty Person and let me know what you think.