Your closet needs to be a place of joy and celebration of who are you now - not who you were.

Style is joyful if you allow yourself to have joy.

Any item in your wardrobe should satisfy one of two criteria: utility and joy.

Your self-esteem won't come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you.

I think that the way to have style is to accept where your body is right now, heavier or skinnier, whether you're going to change in the future and dress it as it is. The fact is you can always find clothes. It may be harder for plus sized people, I completely understand that. But I don't believe that it's impossible to dress with style.

The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't.