Kitten with a Whip!
By Plumcake
I want to take off the belt and wear it with three strands of pearls or a scatter brooch to my grandma’s three-mimosa brunch.
I want to replace the “leather-like” belt with something of higher quality (you know, something that once had a mom and a dream) and wear it with seamed stockings and a 50’s handbag for a night of flirting with Inappropriate Men at a local rockabilly show.
I want to wake up at noon the next morning and sit in the dark eating greasy tacos and watching that scene in Pride and Prejudice where Colin Firth’s Mr. Darcy jumps into and subsequently comes out of the water over and over again until we faint from sheer Regency-era hotness with it only to regain conciousness three hours later and start the whole thing over again. (woo, is it warm in here?)
I think you get the picture.
Sizes are limited but the 41 (American 10/11) is still available!
July 24th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
get real. heavy or “big” girls can’t balance their weight in heels like that. they snap. a kitten heel is a better alternative.
i noticed that the other shoe you posted was also a super high heel. its nice to think that big girls can wear the heels but heels like that with a thin heel just make the big calves look bigger.
how about recommending some shoes with the kitten heel and the sturdier heel for the big girls to enjoy and balance on?
July 24th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Beg to differ, anonymous — I’ve seen plenty of plenty big girls on heels like that, though I can’t walk in ‘em myself. And I don’t necessarily think a slim heel make a big calf look bigger — or that it would be a bad thing if it did. What’s wrong with nice big calves? :)
I suspect our feet hurt more in sky-high heels than our smaller counterparts’, but there’s no reason we can’t enjoy them!
July 24th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I love those shoes, and would easily wear them- if only they went just a little bit bigger. My feet have been size 12 since seventh grade- and the choices have long been orthopedics or serious tranny shoes- mericifully the sizes are starting to go up. I would love love love more links to not only cute dresses like this one, but more cute shoes in big sizes.
Thanks, and I love the blog.
July 24th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Tracy m, 3 words…Zappos, Zappos, Zappos. I am an 11W and sometimes buy a 12M which are for some reason easier to find. They have many shoes in size 12, including great designer shoes. http://www.zappos.com. Also try Nordstroms on line. Happy hunting.
July 24th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
So cute! I love the neckline and way it looks like a shrug with a strapless dress. Too bad the shoes aren’t in my size…
July 24th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Big and Beautiful News:…
The Manolo inagurates a new specialized blog, Manolo for the Big Girl, with the Plumcake and the Francesca offering superfantastic advice. All the shoes they feature will be available in a size 10 larger at the time of posting…….
July 24th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
okay, well i didn’t mean to imply that big girls couldn’t wear the heels, its just that the heels aren’t really designed to handle large weight–especially spindly heels.
July 24th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
First of all, super hot dress.
Second of all, anonymous, get real and just get off this page if all you’re gonna do is tell us what we CAN’T do. Clearly, you’re in the wrong place. Fat girls the world round rock the stilettos and look mega hot doing it. I enjoy walking in 4-inch stilettos and haven’t had a heel snap on me yet! Big calves and all! Shocker!
July 25th, 2007 at 9:40 am
I got here from a Wendy link, and I think this website is GREAT, even though I am not close to being big.
Heck, I resent when society reduces me to my physicality as much as the next girl. Your suggestions and comments are reasonable, smart, and clever and I will def. keep reading. I know how it feels not to be able to find clothes to fit.
July 25th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Tracy — I second the Zappos recommendation. Also try Nordstroms (online), DesignerShoes.com, and BarefootTess.com; the last two don’t carry anything unless it runs up to at least a 12.
July 27th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
[...] Plumcake I want to wake up at noon the next morning and sit in the dark eating greasy tacos and watching that scene in Pride and Prejudice where Colin Firth’s Mr. Darcy jumps into and subsequently comes out of the water over and over again until we faint from sheer Regency-era hotness with it only to regain conciousness three hours later and start the whole thing over again. [...]
July 30th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
I know this is a little late for a comment, but I bought this dress this weekend. And let me tell you, it actually made me look thinner. I nearly cried. The belt isn’t that great, but you can get something else. Seriously, worth every penny.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:07 pm
[...] hard to bear that these Stella McCartney shoes are made of plants, instead of, to quote the lovely Plumcake, made of “something that once had a mom and a [...]
August 3rd, 2007 at 4:15 pm
[...] Plumcake I want to wake up at noon the next morning and sit in the dark eating greasy tacos and watching that scene in Pride and Prejudice where Colin Firth’s Mr. Darcy jumps into and subsequently comes out of the water over and over again until we faint from sheer Regency-era hotness with it only to regain conciousness three hours later and start the whole thing over again. [...]