The embodiment of '70s chic
By Belinda Smart
NATIONAL: Mudgee based online specialty jeans label Embody has = introduced a=20 touch of retro to its latest line.
Embody - which specialises in larger size jeans designed to flatter = the=20 female form - has introduced skirts to its offering for the first time, = with the=20 launch of the "Fever" range, which also incorporates flared trousers, as = Embody=20 founder Natalie Wakeling confirmed.
"The range definitely has a 1970s feeling to it, with a pencil skirt = and=20 trousers boasting a high waist and a boot cut flare. We didn't want to = go too=20 over the top with the flare, it's more of a nod to the '70s than an = exact=20 replica of what people wore back then. The denim we've used is also a = very=20 classic denim reminiscent of that era, " she said,.
The range, available in sizes 8 to 22, will = retail at $189.95 for=20 skirts and $249.95 for jeans.
Due to increasing demand for larger sizes four Embody styles = - Fever,=20 Body Love, Ice Queen and Tempt - would be available up to size 26 from = April ,=20 Wakeling said.
A former plus size model, Wakeling created Embody in mid 2006=20
.
"With a career spanning nearly a decade in fashion I have =
worn my=20
fair share of unflattering jeans. I felt there was a definite gap in the =
market=20
when it came to buying beautiful jeans in the latest styles and colours =
that I=20
didn't feel embarrassed to wear. Tired of having to settle for =
unattractive plus=20
size jeans I felt I could offer something special that could make =
fashion=20
starved women feel great."
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Fever
Embody denim's latest offer
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