Thick Fit And Fabulous: 2015

Saturday, 3 October 2015

Adidas Superstar Review

Hi, all!

Its a lazy Saturday morning, the weather is amazing. We are still in spring season in South Africa heading for summer.

Thought id try blogging using my cell phone (Apple iPhone) just to see how successful it can be to use it. I am using the Google blogger app and this seems to be an option if one is really busy and need to blog on the go at real time situations.

This post is all about my recent purchase of Adidas Superstar sneakers. Oh, I love them - really who doesn't love these classic Adidas sneakers??? They are very comfortable and stylish: they go with all outfits you can think of. This is a brilliant design and the most recognisable as it is a vintage design.

What you need to be careful of is sizing - they run big!!! I am UK size 5 and I wish I had bought size 4 or size 4 and a half. My pair is a little big but ill deal with that maybe by using extra padding - I don't know. They are still wearable though without all this effort.

I bought my pair at Totalsports and they were R999.00 ($72,80 US dollars). I think thats a great price as they are made with leather and are vintage design that will spice up many outfits. Theres no way one cant get many wears from these classic sneakers.

I am so inlove with adidas different superstars sold - i have about 5 pairs including this one and if money grew on trees id have more (lol).

I cant wait to dress up and share a picture where they will be incoporated.

Go get a pair friends, if you dont have them already - you are missing out on FABULOSITY, big time!!!!

Until next time, love you all - Thulie!!!!

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Asos Curve Dress

Hey guys!!!

Its been really a long time, hope you all good.

This time I am not going make any drastic promises - all ill say is I am back again because I love blogging. I am not being lucky getting a full time photographer and also my work schedule is insane. Whenever I am off duty - I always need time for myself.

In the meantime, I though it would be best not to stress about a photographer and doing photo-shoots - all ill do right now is just blog about anything I like (product reviews) OR anything happening in my life at that time (maybe my weight loss program that just got kick-started with Herbalife products this month -

surely, a story for another day :)

I also have old pictures that I never posted but still love dearly - just like pics for todays blog post. I attended a wedding sometime ago and took lots of pictures but never wrote a post about these even though I posted some of these pictures on instagram.

Am sure you will fall in love again with me in these pictures (lol, you should and will) and the outfit I am wearing. The outfit is as bright as a spring morning - you will notice below. I wore a green Asos Curve Dress accessorised with South African beaded neckpiece and bangle & more.... Enjoy!!!

I still love hearing from you, so please leave behind a feedback note for me. Thanks....

This is me and my friend Avela who made me tag along for this wedding :)

Dress: Asos Curve

Bag: Chanel

Neckpiece & Bracelet: South African Flea Market

Heels: Zando

Sunglasses: Tom Ford

I hope you enjoyed viewing the pictures.

Really had a nice time on this day!!!

Ok, lets leave it here for now .... ill be back soon (review of Adidas superstar sneakers)

Love you all, Thulie!

Monday, 9 March 2015

CATW: An oldie but goodie...

Dear friends,

Thank you so much for the warm welcome back. It is always good to know that you are with me throughout this blogging journey. I really appreciate your support.

My post will be brief today as I am in a rush for work reports. This week's theme is OLDIE BUT GOODIE.

I am a dress person and as a result I have few bottoms, be it skirts or shorts and I hardly were them. Always, my first instinct is to wear a dress. So, last Friday I decided to wear one of my very old orange vest from Woollies with a recently purchased skirt from Fashion Express. At some point back in the day I used to exercise wearing this vest but on this day it just made sense for me to dust it up and wear it to work.

Looking at these pictures - my attire is not bad at all instead fun, fly and on point especially for casual Fridays. What are your views?

Skirt: Fashion Express
Vest: Woolworths
Vest (stripe): Thrifted
Hat: Mr Price
Sneakers: Shelf Life
Bag: Fossil
Earings: Truworths
Ring: Mr Price
Watch: Fossil

Please check my lovely friends from around the world how they have interpreted this weeks theme - OLDIE BUT GOODIE!!!

KATE from Australia – http://www.sparklesandlace.net/blog

OLIVIA from Singapore – http://curvesbecomeher.wordpress.com/

AISLYNN from Denmark – http://www.AislynnsWorld.com

NINA from California, USA -http://curvymod.blogspot.com/

JENNIFER from Germany – http://dressingthesecurves.blogspot.de/

ELIZABETH from - http://www.withwonderandwhimsy.com

STEPHANIE from Germany – http://www.dressitcurvy.de/

See You Soon :)

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Curves Around The World: About Me!!!

Dear friends!

It’s been a very long while since we last spoke. Things are looking bright, it is a brand new year...

Me and my mates from curves around the world (Kate, Aislynn, Nina, Olivia and Jen) decided to scout for new additional members for our group and we were lucky to get Elizabeth McGraw McGuffin of withwonderandwhimsy and Stephanie Pasche of dressitcurvy.

Since we have new members we decided to start afresh and introduce ourselves to you. That is the focus of this post today. It is meant to remind those who have been following us from a while back and allow new people who might come across this post and be potential followers moving forward to know who we really are and what we stand for.

I am Thulisa Lisa Mkhencele. I am 31years of age. I am black, beautiful and I am a Plus Sized lady. I am a health professional, an Epidemiologist for the National Institute of Communicable Disease in Johannesburg, South Africa.

I love myself very much. Also dressing up and being stylish even though I am a Plus Size lady gives me life and I strive for it. Yes being stylish is for everyone. Style is not usually associated with Plus Sized women but I am happy to say this day there is recognition given although it is minimal but it is there.

Before I stray, let me also mention that I am an advocate for Healthy lifestyle. As much as I have said I am fat, I do take good care of my health by eating healthy and exercise at least 3 – 4 times a week. I have been very lazy lately but I just have started a week ago again. Things are not easy, I must say. I will post some of the recipes and exercise videos/pictures of my workouts whenever I can – wait and see! There is more coming your way this year :)

If I may describe my style in few words I would say: Vintage Inspired, Androgynous and Eccentric. That is what you will get from my direction every time you visit my page or if you look at my previous outfit posts. I started blogging after being inspired by Chastity “GarnerStyle” and Lydia “StyleIsStyle”. I understood the importance of sharing personal positive life experiences because they both affected me and I needed to do the same for others.

Also, when I started plus size blogging in 2012 – I knew no one in South Africa who was a plus size blogger and who was sharing their life in social networks to inspire others and I needed to be the first one and I did make a mark regarding this: best decision ever!!!

I am just a simple lady, full of life and ready to make new friends – so, please stick around and give feedback as honest as you can – this will really assist in me writing about things that are of interest to both of us. Expect posts every Monday!!! Keep well.