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"If you&amp;#x27;re a size 10 - 26 and you seriously admire the style of plus size fashion bloggers like Kellie Brown and Gabi Gregg, get ready for your chance to score a piece straight from their very own closets... A who&amp;#x27;s who of curvy personal style bloggers are getting together in New York City next Tuesday, May 1 for Shop &amp;amp; Swap, an event hosted by Kellie Brown of Fatshion Insider, who got the idea to throw a plus-size-only event after a swap at her apartment last year: &amp;quot;Shop &amp;amp; Swap was an idea that I had last year and did it just with my friends in my apartment,&amp;quot; she tells us over email. &amp;quot;Most of my friends are tiny and so they all made out like bandits and wanted all of my accessories. I thought to do this updated version of Shop &amp;amp; Swap (more shop than swap this go around) because I have more clothes than any one person should be allowed and knew that many other bloggers did too.&amp;quot; They&amp;#x27;ll be selling their own new and gently used clothes, alongside the latest brand new pieces from Lane Bryant, giveaways from Rachel Pally and Domino Dollhouse, and an on-site flash sale by Madison Plus. Clothes will be available for sizes 10-26, and while a 10 is not traditionally considered &amp;quot;plus size,&amp;quot; the ladies throwing the event want to make sure there is a broad range of pieces available. It&amp;#x27;s a way to bring the plus size style community together, Kellie says, and bond over their shared love of clothes. &amp;quot;Community is important for plus size bloggers and plus size women who love fashion in general,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;We are often left out of the fashion world. Loving retailers and designers who don&amp;#x27;t really care that you exist in all of your size 10, 14, 20 or 26 greatness can definitely make you band together. We definitely support each other and are happy for everyone&amp;#x27;s successes!&amp;quot; Kellie cites 17 Sundays (an Aussie brand that delivers to the States) and Simply Be USA as some of her favorite under-the-radar plus size brands, so keep an eye out for those pieces at the event. The roster of participating bloggers also includes Gabi Gregg, Alissa Wilson, Christina Brown, Ty Alexander, Nicolette Mason, and Nadia Aboulhosn. The first 300 people to RSVP (info@fatshioninsider.com) will be able to attend...happy shopping, gals! What do you think of some of our favorite plus size style bloggers opening up their closets to their readers? Would you check it out? Whose wardrobe would you most want to raid? Discuss! PLUS! - Demand for size 8-10 mannequins is on the rise - Stacy London is producing a new reality series about plus size shopping - Tim Gunn wants to design plus size clothes! Would you wear &amp;#x27;em?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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