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A Day In the Life of a Tall Woman

September 6, 2012 in Body Image, Fashion, People, Self

Ever felt uncomfortable about your appearance? Your weight, your hair, your skin? What about your height? I am a tall woman. Not ‘out of this world’ tall, but 6ft 1inch.  I’m curvy as well, but for now I’m leaving that out and focusing on my height. As a teacher, I like to dress in a manner that allows me to stretch when I’m writing on the board without flashing my midriff. This is tough because finding shirts/tops that are LONG enough for my torso is a mission in itself. “Why not try plus size, Maree?” I hear you say. Because [...]

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Materialistic? Drowning in Fashion Excess?

August 8, 2012 in Fashion, Finance, Human Rights, Lifestyle, Money, News, People, Self, Society, Style

Are you materialistic? Drowning in fashion excess? Here lies the cure. I have stayed in touch with some of my former students after they have left school. I have done this with the aid of Facebook, and recently noticed something that interested me . One of these students, a bright and thoughtful young woman was taking part in an activity called ‘Project 333’.  I was intrigued and through chatting with her, I found out that ‘Project 333’ is exactly the kind of experiment our society needs. For 3 months, you may wear 33 pieces of clothing, which includes shoes, hats, [...]

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No size 14? Why I’m calling bullshit on Kookai

April 24, 2012 in Body, Body Image, Fashion, Health, Style

So late last Thursday night I took myself clothes shopping. Like 90% of the female population, I’m sure. I was searching for a leather jacket. Nothing too fancy just something that fits, and is stylish – you know that effortless look we all strive for but only sometimes obtain. I went into a few stores I love; Sportsgirl, Review and so on till I made my way into Kookai. This is where my shopping experience went downhill and fast. I love Kookai, always have. I have many of their fruity coloured tops which I wear to work as I love a burst [...]

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Where To Shop For Plus Size Fashion

April 14, 2012 in Body, Fashion, Style

News outlets were all a-buzz this week with the report that clothing stores just don’t stock clothes to meet the demand of their larger customers (and by larger, apparently they mean over a size 16 which is actually an average sized Australian woman). In response, we at KiKi & Tea thought we’d help out by asking a friend of ours, “fatshion” blogger Bek M, to tell us just where you can find clothes for 16+. Bek writes: Once upon a time, the only places I could look for clothes above a size 16 was Big W. The clothes were usually tent-like, polyester [...]

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Style: 5 Tips For Wearing Stripes

April 5, 2012 in Fashion, Style

Without a doubt one of the hottest fashions at the moment is stripes, especially in white with blue or black and in horizontal stripes. By applying some techniques from my artistic training, I promise I won’t lead you astray. Follow these and wear your stripes with confidence. Here are my top 5 tips for wearing stripes: 1. Horizontal stripes aren’t only for the skinny Think you can’t wear horizontal stripes because you’ve always been told they make you look larger? Worried you can’t wear recent stripes because they’re all horizontal? Throw that idea out the window right now! Horiztonal stripes [...]

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10 Reasons To Op Shop

March 6, 2012 in Fashion, Home, Money

Today’s guest post from Bek M: Today’s guest post (KiKi & Tea’s first!) brought to you by Bek Op shopping (Opportunity shopping, or thrifting if you don’t live in Australia), is one of my favourite things to do. I sometimes run across disbelievers in my social travels, so I thought I’d give you 10 point a run down of why op shopping is so great. 1. Ethical and environmentally friendly Being ethical and kind to the environment is so “in” right now, but we’ve been doing it for years. Buying clothes at op shops cuts out the worry of whether [...]

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