Post-Swap Meet and Greet High

Mitch and I had been promoting this event for the past weeks and we're grateful to have received lots of inquiries and encouraging responses from long-time friends and strangers alike. It probably means that there's a growing community of plus size Pinays who are looking for venues to interact and celebrate with kindred spirits. Like what I've mentioned here, we never imagined we'll get support from plus size brands let alone get their attention. 

Now that Pinay Curvies are getting many "where next?", I'd like to pause for a moment and recall that one fine Sunday afternoon when a number of heavenly bodies gathered together for merriment and went home feeling gifted. In more ways than one.

That cool venue called Pan de Amerikana in Katipunan*

We started with intros over pasta par-tey

That pink blouse possibly perfect for pang-romansa purposes from Monica

Berna's harlem pants that I did NOT get to take home *sobs*

Abi gets closer to check the stuff

Silencio! Swap meet going on!

In short, we had a grand time!+

Th first ever swap meet concluded with giveaways from our generous friends from ward88, Chubbly and Erzullie! 

Remember this event flyer?

I'm taking home this denim micromini! Wee!

ward88's swimsuit for Loren Mae, peplum skirt for Timmy, mullet skirt for Monica and micromini for moi

Chubbly's maroon dress for Timmy and scarf for Berna

Chubbly's dress for Tracee

Erzullie's pink dresses, ruffled skirts and pompom skirts for almost everyone!

Class picture muna!

 L-R: Aries (Erzullie), Monica, Loren Mae, Abi, Ann Gelene (ward88), Tracee, Berna (Erzullie); 

Seated: Lorna and Mitch of Pinay Curvies

Wacky!!!

And your pretty organizers! Walang kokontra! Haha!

Most photos were taken by Mitch Leus of Feastful Life

* - collage by Loren Mae Monares

+ - collage by Berna Cuevas

By the way, you may read other blog entries about this event here:

Berna's Fashion Weekender #3

Abi's The First Curvy Swap Meet and Greet
Mitch's Pinay Curvies Swap Meet and Greet

UPDATES: Swap Meet and Greet!

If you're still not convinced that this swap meet will be a demonstration of generosity and a parade of heavenly bodies, then let me tell you an important update. Pinay Curvies' little effort earned support from other plus size brands, namely, Erzullie and Chubbly. That means they're giving away a few samples from their line...and no swap will be required! Isn't that great news?

Sounds too good to be true? It's really happening! Check out their official statements here and there. 

Me and my big mouth are currently gagged so there's no way you can get any sneak preview as to what items they'll be sharing. It's for the lucky attendees to know. ;)

If you've just heard about this event, we are encouraging you to do the following easy steps:

1. Like our fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/PinayCurvies

2. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pinaycurvies

3. For bloggers, make a short post about the items you're up to swap and tweet us the link to your entry. For non-bloggers, just shoot us an email with the photo of your stuff to PinayCurvies@gmail.com. We aim to round up the items before the event itself.

Also, we encourage you to spread the news! Check out the event flyer below.

18.01.2013
EDIT: Guess what? Ward88 is joining this fest! They'll be giving away cool stuff for the lucky attendees! Kita kits!

Swap Meet and Greet!

2013 is going to be an exciting year! In a few weeks, this virtual niche will turn 2-year-old. And how else should I reward myself with my hardwork in reaching out to fellow Pinays who battle insecurity about their excess baggage? More work! So that means continued public displays of fatness, non-stop blogging and taking a big step to my ultimate dream to unite fellow Pinay plus size women. Like what I've stated in this entry, Pinay Curvies was co-founded with Mitch of Feastful Life to spread inspirational articles and images and organize events that will gather fellow beautiful big ladies and, hopefully, help them in their own journey as individuals.

Pinay Curvies will start the year with a swap meet. I got inspired with this post and I'm sure I'm not the only one who wish to cut on costs without sacrificing our passion for fashion. So we are encouraging other belles on budget to show us what's in your baul and join this little meet-and-greet. We are starting small, so we're limiting it to up to 10 participants for now. To join, we ask you to do the following:

1. Like our fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/PinayCurvies

2. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pinaycurvies

3. For bloggers, make a short post about the items you're up to swap and tweet us the link to your entry. For non-bloggers, just shoot us an email with the photo of your stuff to PinayCurvies@gmail.com. We aim to round up the items before the event itself.

Piece of cake, right? We're looking forward to receiving your sweet email! 

Before I go, let me take this opportunity to remind you about the ongoing photo contest wherein the winner and her friend can win an overnight stay in Coco Beach Island Resort in Puerto Galera! This is my way of thanking you all for joining me in this bumpy journey to self- and body-acceptance. Join na!