In The Thick Of It is a plus size fashion blog by queer femme Amanda Lee Stilwell based out Chicago, IL
Decided to check out two of my favorite murals today in Wicker Park – I love the art in Chicago! The lower one by our friend Laura Berger is so sweet and summery. Perfect for the bright and warm day we’re having today. I needed to keep my outfit easy to walk around. This tunic top is a great layering piece and these booties are my favorite AND they’re vegan!
OUTFIT DETAILS
Serene Tunic Top – Simply Be
Leggings – Torrid
Tank Top – Forever 21+
Silver Boots – BC Footwear
I visited NYC for my birthday and I just wanted to share a few of my favorite pieces that I wore.
Outfit 1
Black Wrap Maxi Dress – Eloquii
Shoes – Kork Ease
Bag – Valhalla Brooklyn
Earrings – Powers Handcrafted
Glasses – SEE Eyewear
Outfit 2
Black Jumpsuit – Torrid
Bag/Backpack – Steve Madden
Sandals – Sorel
Glasses – SEE Eyewear
Outfit 3
Crepe Geneva Dress – Universal Standard
Bag/Backpack – Steve Madden
Ankle Boots – Lucky Brand
Necklace – gift/unknown
Glasses – SEE Eyewear
Just a casual summer outfit. I’m obsessed with these legging pants from Torrid. Highly recommend these – they can really be dressed up or down and come in loads of colors and patterns
OUTIFT DETAILS
Black tulip top – old navy, xxl
Black and grey “all nighter” pant – Torrid, 18
Sandals – sorel
Necklace – from local boutique
Bag – Rebecca minkoff
Glasses – See Eyewear
My birthday is smack dab in the middle of the summer and when I was a kid, I just hated the fact that all my friends were away on vacation when my big day came around. It made for a lot of family filled birthday events – I guess it helps that I have FOUR siblings.
Keeping with the family theme for birthdays this year, I planned a trip to visit my sister in L.A. Usually when I visit, I stay on the west side (UCLA area) and stay with her and my lovely nieces and nephew. This time, I still spent lots of time with her, but S and I wanted to check out some stuff in other parts of L.A. We booked a gorgeous little airbnb in Silverlake – our hosts had two sweet pitbulls and a lovely patio area for us to hang out on. We spent a lot of time between Silverlake and hollywood.
Our trip was so fantastic – I want to share my favorites with you!
The best coffee in Silverlake was Dinosaur coffee by far – they had delicious almond milk lattes for S and I am an iced coffee or iced mocha girl and all were perfection. The pastries were also just to die for – the strawberry croissant just took me to a new level. I also loved my rice bowl from Sqirl – a hearty and filling breakfast at this hip brunch spot.
Of course no trip to LA is complete without a visit to Lucky Scent’s Scent Bar where I sampled lots of delicious perfumes and bought Kilian’s Imperial Tea which smells like sticking your nose into a big glass of iced tea (and it was my wedding day scent!) – perfect for a summer night.
There was record shopping at Amoeba Records and browsing for tchotchkes at Wacko/Soap Plant. My favorite dinner of the entire trip was the vegan mexican food at Gracias Madre. The patio was perfect and the food was unbelievably good (and with a hot queer chef to top that off!)
I also experienced the largest Forever 21 plus size section I’ve ever been in while at the Ontario Mills Mall – I highly recommend a trip if you’re anywhere in the area.
OH! Also I chopped off my hair! Fat girl pixie cut and silver toned 🙂
OUTFIT DETAILS
Gray hooded dress – 2x – Forever 21+
Birkenstocks
Necklace – Forever 21
Glasses – SEE eyewear
Bag – Rebecca Minkoff
White/Black shirt – 3x – Forever 21+
Black skinny jeans – 18 – Torrid
Silver sandals – Sam Edelman
Glasses – SEE eyewear
Bag – Rebecca Minkoff
In The Thick Of It 