http://manolobig.com Fashion, Lifestyle, and Humor for the Plus Sized Woman. Fri, 16 May 2008 13:02:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Look, the simple and versatile pump by the name of Nanico, which usually sells for $235 or more, is on 40% sale at both Zappos and Shoes.com, at a savings of 94 American dollars!  (Francesca frets that the American dollar is not worth as much as it used to be, ... http://manolobig.com/2008/05/16/wide-width-brunomagli-on-sale/ Can you even imagine how unspeakably fab you would be in these robin egg glories? They are, of course, by il Maestro Manolo, from his new Pre-Fall collection. It is to sigh. Do you know what you really need to show these off to their best advantage, though? A yacht. Growing up we had ... http://manolobig.com/2008/05/15/oh-sweet-corn-niblets-someone-hold-me/ Francesca simply adores the relatable, homespun, theologically honest works of Anne Bradstreet, who moved to the Massachusetts colony from England as a newly-married teenager and vented her frustrations and faith into wonderful verse. Here is  a collection of Bradstreet's complete works. And here are  two  biographies of Mistress Bradstreet. Francesca has not ... http://manolobig.com/2008/05/15/francesca-recommends-poetry/ A reader from Portland, Oregon writes: Dear Francesca,  I am a poor working girl who saves her money to buy nice clothes. My wardrobe is not very big, but what it is in my closet is carefully chosen and sometimes hard-earned. Unfortunately, even the best-quality clothes wear out eventually. I have beautiful ... http://manolobig.com/2008/05/15/you-asked-for-it-saving-the-beautiful-clothes/ No.Share This http://manolobig.com/2008/05/14/a-word-about-the-yoox-sale/ I like Yoox. I have no idea how to pronounce it (in my head it rhymes with gadzooks though the internet says Yo-Ox) and the idea that an XXL is a 12 makes that weird vein in my head get all throbby until it looks like my forehead is pregnant ... http://manolobig.com/2008/05/13/big-i-mean-big-sale-at-yoox/ Velvet Goldmine. Anyone who has any interest in 70's glam has got to see this film. Unbelievably gorgeous, as all Todd Haynes films are wont to be, Velvet Goldmine stars Jonathon Rhys Meyers and traces the rise and mysterious fall of David Bowie-like sensation Brian Slade and his alter ego ... http://manolobig.com/2008/05/12/plumcakes-glammy-movies-glitter-no-not-that-glitter-edition/ When my mother was a new mom, my father started a tradition: breakfast in bed. Scrambled eggs, toast, crisp bacon, her inevitable strong fresh-brewed coffee, and a bowl of sliced strawberries dusted with sugar and doused in half and half. As the years went on and my brothers and I got ... http://manolobig.com/2008/05/11/food-friendly-may-mothers-day-memories/ Once upon a time in San Francisco, city of fog and whimsy, there was a restaurant - nay, a Mecca for burger lovers and fans of a now-obscure puppeteer and children's book illustrator known as Wolo - that showed how a humble foodstuff, when done with love, care and a ... http://manolobig.com/2008/05/10/food-friendly-may-of-hamburgers-and-hippos/ Francesca loves the wide-width Stewies! Especially when they are 20% off! Stitchup" in Charcoal (for kicking some corporate posteriors) or Scarlet (for kicking any posteriors). Happy shopping and happy weekend! xoxo, FrancescaShare This http://manolobig.com/2008/05/09/stuart-weitzman-for-the-weekend-4/