Plus-Size Acceptance

It can be challenging to travel, whatever your size. But plus-size travelers have struggle of their own… And there’s nothing like a little humor to discuss annoying stuff and bring awareness to our issues! ►►►

Earlier this year, Gabor Lukacs (founder of AirPassengerRights.ca) was featured on this blog, following his filing of different recourses in order to fight for airlines passengers rights, including those of plus-size travelers. Mr. Lukacs made the news last April as he was about to appear in front of three Canadian judges of the Appeal Court. ►►►

Sunday morning, not so long ago. I’m sipping a London Fog coffee and scrolling down my Facebook, checking what my friends are up to – new babies, funny pets, silly kids and the latest of Jimmy Fallon viral sketches – when I stumble upon a video that was shared on one of my friend’s wall. ►►►

As humans, we have this natural, overwhelming need of labeling things… and people. So I recently started wondering about what label (s) I carry, as a blogger. ►►►

After 3 years of blogging and with a new trip coming, I started wondering on the pertinence of this blog in the blogosphere, after the years, and how I can bring it to the next level… I quickly realized that being a plus-size person in a so called “standard” world is STILL quite a challenge. ►►►

Montreal recently held it’s very first plus-size fashion week under the name Montreal + Fashion Week (a.k.a. MTLplusFW) during the May 20-22 weekend. Though fashion is a topic I hardly mention on this blog, I have to command the very inclusive nature of the event, and not necessarily because I was a guest speaker at the event (click here to find out more about “Pack Small-Think Big!”), but because the event also explored not only plus-size fashion and different aspects of well-being for plus-size women. ►►►

I am glad to – finally! – announce that I will take part to the 2016 Montreal + Fashion Week, the first bilingual Plus Size Fashion Week in the province of Quebec! ►►►

I have been living in Montreal for over 15 years now. Since my arrival in 2000, a lot changed on the plus-size front, from the people’s tolerance to the availability of plus-size clothing… ►►►