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@bigtallbutchstyle
Hyper-femininity is a recurring theme within the wardrobes of many plus size women. Often, the babes in question genuinely prefer classically feminine wears (which is totally cool, of course). But for others, the sheer lack of masculine and androgyno
I’m in this.
Look at that Face
Recently Ursula and I won a look alike contest. Of course it helps that we had on similar hats and houndstooth neck accessories. Ursula is adorable in her cap, which we got at Target. Her little collar was from PetSmart, and her harness has black-eyed susans on it.
Peter Paul Rubens
Drunken Silenus
Netherlands (1616)
Oil on wood, 212 x 214.5 cm.
Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
I think we all need to take a moment to appreciate just how INCREDIBLY upset this painting and Ruben’s apparent love for it have made the curator at wga.hu:
In Greek mythology Silenus is a rural god, one of the retinue of Bacchus, a gay, fat old drunkard who was yet wise and had the gift of prophecy.
In Rubens’ painting he is shown drunkenly tottering, his belly swollen with meat and drink, and supported by a disparate collection of dotards, drunkards, blacks, children and young women. The careless inebriation of this bacchanal is expressed by a thicker touch that conveys the unwieldy weight of the drinkers’ gait.
The composition was originally conceived with half-length figures, but was later enlarged by Rubens himself. The painting hung in Rubens’ house.
Ha ha ha ha ha…my goodness. There is only a single Black man in this painting, but perhaps the incredible force with which he is pinching Silenus’s “gay, fat old drunk[ard]” ass* is enough to chagrin this curator into thinking there must be somehow more than one?
Apparently the thought of Rubens staring at this piece and smiling every morning while eating his breakfast sausage was just too much for some people.
As you may have noticed by now, Rubens adored drawing and painting Black people and included them in many, many of his paintings, as well as having done studies, portraits, sketches, and other works of art used for his workshop and apprentices. Many of his works he kept for himself in his personal collection.
*The pinch is actually an important part of the original story: Silenus is awakened from a drunken stupor and bound with his own garlands by nymphs and satyrs and made to sing a song of creation and the forces of nature for an important ceremonial dance.
We Need Submissions from Chubby/Fat Trans People!
We have had some wonderful submissions and we are looking for more from you amazing people!
You can submit HERE or tag your selfie/writing/other stuff with the tag: chubbytubbytrans.
You must identify as fat/chubby AND trans (including but not limited to agender, bigender, demigirl, demiguy, genderfluid, genderfuck, genderqueer, neutrois, non-binary, pangender, third gender, trigender, transgender, transsexual, mtf, ftm, etc.).
It is important to have a place where our chubby and fat trans (and other non-cis identified) bodies are celebrated for the beauty they hold. ((If you are not going to submit, please boost this so that other people can view this blog. It is helpful for me, it could be helpful for someone else!))
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I Can’t Believe I Own Red Pants
It is true, I do. Now, the pants photograph in a way that I don’t think catches the orange-y hue to the red, so keep that in mind. These pants are yet another in my collection of Tommy Hilfiger Chinos (I now own purple, black, brown, and red), and I fear that soon these Hilfiger pants will be no more. Fear not, I did find a pair of Brooks Brothers Chinos on clearance that work, so I suppose there are other options out there when it comes to pants, if only they weren’t so pricey.
I believe the shirt, the watch, the belt and the shoes are new to the blog, the watch and belt were post-Christmas clearance purchases, the shirt and the shoes were a birthday gift. I have colored laces that go with the shoes (purchased over a year ago, but never used because I could never find black dress shoes I liked), and I look forward to featuring them in an upcoming post. The tie is something I’ve had forever it feels like, and the hat has made an appearance here before. However, the dog hair on the hat has not (hopefully they will not make a repeat appearance in the blog).
The pants and shirt are from DXL.
The hat is from JC Penney clearance.
The tie is from thrift.
The belt is from Men’s Wearhouse.
The shoes are from After 6pm.
Tie bar from thrift, all other jewelry are gifts.
Halloween Outfit
Even though October has passed, every day really can be Halloween if you want it to. However, this photo set is from Halloween, and this is what I wore to work that day. I have no idea why my eyes are closed in the first photo, maybe I was thinking of all the reasons Halloween is my favorite holiday.
Glasses - these glasses are from Eye Buy Direct, they have great styles at even better prices. The glasses are not made of wood, but they did offer this same style (or one very much like it) in actual wood, at a higher price. I get a lot of compliments on them, too.
Shirt - the orange button down shirt is a Croft & Barrow shirt from Kohl’s. I have been appreciating orange more and more as a color I should add to my wardrobe, though I don’t have much of it yet.
Tie - the tie is a thrift find, as most of my ties are. I particularly like finding ones with unusual designs, even if it means I don’t have lots of opportunities to wear them. This tie has a label that says “Made exclusively for the Seattle Art Museum,” and I love the crow pattern on it, and think the yellow background is what makes the tie ‘pop.’ Another label tells me that the tie is 100% silk and hand made.
Sweater Jacket - this grey sweater jacket (is that even what you call them?) is a Dockers creation, by way of JC Penney. As an aside, I read yesterday that the current CEO of Penney has been focusing on plus size clothing as one avenue to increase revenue at their stores. I don’t know if that would include big & tall. If my current shopping trends are any indication, I’ve been less motivated to purchase from them online than I have in the past. For example, this winter season I wanted to add more sweaters to my wardrobe, and the selection at Penney’s website was small, surprisingly small. They do have good deals, though, and the Foundry line that they sell seems to be of good quality. I bought this particular piece a couple of years ago, though.
Pants - as I have mentioned before, I am in complete and utter love with the Tommy Hilfiger Academy Flat-Front Chinos, and this black pair is the third pair I’ve bought. I received a fourth pair, in a surprise color, in December, so stay tuned for a photo set with those pants soon. I despair about when I won’t be able to buy this style pant, and I so wish they would do a better job of keeping a variety of colors available in all the big & tall sizes. I get them from DXL, but I believe they are carried at some other department store websites.
Shoes - these are my black Born loafers that I found in thrift. I have another pair if black leather loafers that look very similar, from Cole Haan, so I don’t know why I pick one over the other when I decided to wear loafers.
Jewelry - the copper tie bar, with a wood-like pattern on it, comes from thrift. It is made by Francisco Rebajes. The black triangle earrings I’ve had forever, and the moon and star earrings I haven’t had quite as long, but I don’t remember where they came from.
It’s good to be back.
So tired of the erasure of fat masculine-presenting folks in fat community, queer community, & fat and queer community. So very very tired.
7th Anniversary Outfit (with special guest Mycroft Masada)
Here I am after a lovely day out with my partner on our 7th Anniversary in July. I am wearing a few new items, and other items that I don’t wear too often.
Shirt - the white shirt is a Jos. A Bank shirt that I found at thrift.
Suspenders - are English Laundry, and I bought them at Nordstorm Rack a few years ago on my birthday.
Tie - branded as a Washington National Cathedral tie, which I bought in thrift.
Pocket square - a thrifted gift from my partner.
Pants - black Tommy Hilfiger Academy Flat-Front Chinos, from DXL. You know these are my favorite pants, and now I own them in 3 different colors.
Shoes - black Dr. Martens, from Ross.
Jewelry - silver tie bar from thrift, silver ring is a gift from my mother’s collection, silver hoop earrings from overstock dot com, blue stud earring from Sewn in Denver.
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A Whale of a Good Outfit
I just wore this to work the other day, showing off 2 recent finds I’m excited about. How can you not love a whale tie, especially when it is accompanied by a whale tie tack. Both were recent finds, and it must be destiny for them to come together in my wardrobe.
Shirt - I’ve had this grey button-down shirt forever, and I still love it, even though I don’t wear it is much as I used to. The shirt is JC Penney’s St. John’s Bay brand.
Tie - I just bought this 2 weeks ago at our closest thrift shop, it’s an Endangered Species brand (I also think my otter tie is by them, too). I love that it features a variety of sea mammal life. In addition to these 2 animal ties, I have a few bear ties and a crow tie. I do enjoy a certain type of whimsical tie.
Tie Tack - I bought this last month at a cute boutique in Denver, Sewn. Not only does the store have wonderful things to lust for, it also has the best employee ever, Pearl the dog. I was in Denver for a wedding (of two of the most amazing people ever), and wore the tie tack the day I bought it, at the wedding. Who knew a few weeks later I’d find the perfect tie to go with it.
Jeans - these are a blue pair my partner found for me at our neighborhood thrift store, they’re the 626 Blue line from Casual Male XL.
Belt - the old stand-by, Levi’s black and brown reversible leather tie, from JC Penney.
Socks - Grey and Black check Gold Toe brand I purchased in a tiny spree when I visited their outlet store last October.
Shoes - Black Born leather loafers with a rust colored trim, found at the local thrift store.
Earrings - the silver hoop is from my partner, and the blue stud earrings were also picked up at Sewn.
Ring - silver with a vine pattern, from Overstock.com.
A Recent Church Outing with New Finds
This outfit has some interesting touches, hope you enjoy!
Shirt: this is a thrift find, a rather nondescript brand with a surprise I did not notice at purchase, a grease-like stain on the elbow area. I need to give it another serious soak and clean to see if I can get it out, otherwise I’ll be wearing this forever with the arms rolled up
Pants: I’ve had these pants forever, they’re olive Docker chinos. Love them almost as much as I love my Tommy Hilfiger chinos.
Tie: a recent purchase from thrift, it is from one of the Unicorn Tapestries on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and this tie is sold in their gift shop.
Tie bar: this is an amazing thrift shop find, a copper tie bar by Francisco Rebajes. I adore this and want to find ways to wear it every day.
Bracelet: my mother gifted me this silver celtic bracelet a long time ago, I’m guessing it came from QVC
Ring: a gift from my partner, who found it in thrift, with a different celtic design
Shoes: a recent thrift find, brown loafers from London Underground
We had a great day at #frederickpride #frederickpride2016 #pride2016 #queerlove
Latest Work Outfit
Here’s what I wore to work yesterday, showing off some new thrift store finds as I stand amongst my tomato plants.
Shirt -brown button-down Oak Hill shirt with a herringbone pattern, from Casual Male XL
Pants - these are some olive-colored Dockers chinos I got at JC Penney a long time ago
Tie - brown plaid tie from Banana Republic, purchased at thrift
Shoes -brown leather London Underground loafers, from thrift
Socks - brown plaid patterned dress socks from Gold Toe Outlet
Belt - brown leather reversible Levi belt, from JC Penney
Sunglasses - from Quaker’s rummage room sale during their Strawberry Festival
Tie bar - from my partner, purchased for them from a shop in CA, made of amber and sterling silver
Silver ring - with Celtic band, a gift from my my partner from thrift
Earrings - small silver hoop from my partner, silver crown stud from Gael Song catalog
1920′s themed outfit
I had the opportunity recently to dress up as if I were from the 1920′s. This is what I pulled together from what I already had in my wardrobe. As always, many of these items were either thrift or clearance.
Hat - from thrift. When I remembered I had this hat, I knew I was going to pull together something that felt like a respectable facsimile of what someone from the twenties would wear.
Shirt - from thrift. The brand isn’t one of note, so I can’t source where one might buy it at.
Vest - on sale from Casual Male XL from at least 6 years ago.
Tie & Tie Tack - the tie was from my partner’s collection, and the tie tack from thrift.
Ring - was my father’s high school class ring
Pocket watch - from thrift. This is the first time I’ve worn it.
Pants - My old favorite, the Tommy Hilfiger Chinos from Destination XL. Thinking of buying a third pair in black.
Shoes - Sonoma brand on clearance at Kohl’s.
Pictures, as always, taken by the lovely and talented Mycroft Masada.
Queer Prom MoCo MD spread the word
Are you a teen in Montgomery County Maryland and looking for a prom with your other LGBTQ friends? Then check out this calendar listing for A Time Traveler’s Ball. Get your affordable tickets here.
Please help get the word out, there’s only a few weeks left before the prom.
