San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order banning sodas, sports drinks, artificially flavored water and juice with added sweeteners on vending machines in public places. The executive order was issued few months ago, but the effect of its impact has started to be felt only last week.
Plus Size PoliticsThe biggest drama series ‘Huge’ had premiered on ABC Family last June 28, 2010. Airs Monday nights, 9PM, the new TV series is about a group of seven male and female teens who in their effort to gain acceptance, struggle to reduce pounds while at a summer camp. The awesome character of Willhelmina being played by Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky makes the story more interesting. Willhelmina is a rebellious girl who go against the rules at the fitness camp. She thinks weight loss is foolish. She is happy with her size and refuses to believe she is ugly just because she is fat. Is the airing of a plus show like ‘Huge’ indicates that acceptance of obesity in America is increasing?
Dynamic People, Plus Size Celebrities, Plus Size EventsYoung and most famous international model Crystal Renn wrote a short article in response to the negative comments of Designer Julien MacDonald on the plus industry. He called the plus size models a joke. On the other hand, Executive Producer of Full Figured Fashion Week had a few but loud words of Mr. MacDonald.
Dynamic People, Plus Size Celebrities, Plus Size PoliticsPlus Teen USA invites plus size teens all across America who are qualified to enter as delegates to the Plus Teen USA Pageant, a recession friendly, and internet based pageant. Delegates will positively represent plus size teens throughout their local communities as they compete for the title of Plus Teen USA, 2011. Deadline of entry is on September 1, 2011. Plus Teen USA is about embracing, celebrating, empowering, and transforming a plus size teen of today.
"Biz Buzz", Plus Size EventsPlus Teen USA Pageant, an exclusive pageant for plus size teens brings to you for the second time the 2010 pageant seasons featuring regional pageants in Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York in the entire month of July, and the National Pageant and Conference on October 23, 2010 in Arlington Texas.
"Biz Buzz", Plus Size Events, Plus Size FashionTo bombard the internet world with size positive messages, online plus size lingerie retailer AboutCurves.com initiates the launching of...
Fluvia Lacerda, a Brazilian bombshell and hottest plus size model hitting the fashion world across the globe, is representing...
Are you age 13 to 17? You are invited to join the first-ever TEEN SUMMIT at the NEDA Conference...
The much-talked about John Eshaya’s exciting collection of plus size clothing are now available on sale at the racks...
Unleashing the power in you, the International Fuller Woman Expo returns this year to Detroit on Saturday, September...
I have been designing, manufacturing and retailing women's plus size clothing since 2004. In an effort to better 
understand the women I design for I could not think of a better way to do that than to get involved with the issues effecting today's plus size woman.
I live part time in my hometown of Poteau Oklahoma and the rest of the time in Davao City Philippines where we do most of the design and manufacture of our products. How I became a designer and how I landed in Davao City is a story straight out of a fairytale.
I met my wife Carmen by chance in a chatroom while waiting for a client from my property management business. Carmen said "hello" and our relationship developed from there. I was visiting her in her hometown of Davao City when a little boy, merely 3 days old, was dropped on our doorstep. In the beginning I totally objected but my "soon to be" wife seen him as a gift from God since she could not have children of her own and I later came kicking and screaming into that reality.
At first our plan was just to send support back to him (Daniel) as adopting a child from a forein country takes a lot of 
time and money. After Carmen and I married we lived in the U.S. for about 4 month's and I knew she missed him terribly but one night I woke up and she was crying in her sleep and when I asked her why, she just stared at the ceiling for a moment and said "I really miss Daniel". In my heart I knew that she couldn't live apart from him and the decision to move to the Philippines seemed to be solitified in that one moment of clarity...but how do you support yourself and a family in a 3rd world country.
We started small by selling anything we could online and eventually we seen a need in the plus size clothing market and began designing our own line which led to our own manufacturing company in the Philippines. Thus American Islander Garments Mfg was born.
I never dreamed that I would be involved in women's plus size clothing nor that I would take up the banner for issues facing people of size. When examining where I stand with plus size activism I view myself more of an advocate than an activist hence the name "The Plus Size Advocate". Actually the name "The Plus Size Advocate" does not so much indicate who I am but mostly what this site is about "plus size advocacy".
I do not pretend to know what it's like to be a plus size woman (as obviously I'm not). I have a BMI of 27 so I'm not "YET" considered obese according to federal guidelines so I don't know what it's like to be obese either. I do however have a strong opinion about the way human beings should be treated, which is with dignity respect and acceptance regardless of age, sex, race or size.
My intention on this blog is to provide a platform for learning (for you and me) about plus size clothing, plus size politics, plus size opportunities and a safe haven for building confidence and body acceptance (not complacency).
Bobby G. Keith
Designer of Women's fashion forward trendy plus size clothing
P.S. Daniel is now adopted :)
