Working in the Gibsons store lately has re-opened my eyes to the challenges faced by so many

women (including myself many days) in loving our bodies - unconditionally.

We've been in business 10 years this year and have had hundreds of conversations with women

about 'celebrating your curves', walking tall, focusing on the best parts of yourself.

BUT I've been feeling lately that women need more support, more reminders, more challenges

to stop wasting time looking and focusing on the negative. 

Our bodies carry us through this world - they create and nurture babies, work at important and

life-changing jobs, hold hands with friends and lovers, dance, play, strut.

Let's acknowlege and love the differences (lumps, bumps and curves) of our bodies. 

They tell our stories.  They are roadmaps to how we got here and who we are today.

I've wasted years of my life waiting to be the perfect size before I would take a risk at looking

stupid or fat in an activity. (there was that perfect moonlit night on a glassy lake when I

wouldn't get into the double kayak with my boyfriend because I thought I was too fat. 

I wasn't!  In fact I'm much bigger now and have been kayaking many times and have never got

my butt stuck. I missed out on a magical opportunity while watching my boyfriend paddle off

into the moonlight!) 

NOT doing those activities/living life/trying new things only led me to feel stupid and fat. 

(Oh, and the other thing that is interesting is that you can be ANY size and still hate your body! 

This isn't an exclusive club - anybody can join.)

It's not easy when society/media still regularly sends out messages that thin with boobs is the

only normal but there are things you can do to challenge that.

Help yourself feel good by wearing a colour that makes you sing or a fabric

(have you tried bamboo?) that feels like butter on your skin. Get fitted and wear the right size

bra. Stand up tall and look people in the eye!  Own your space.  Swish those hips! 

Speak clearly and demand to be heard!

And here's one more thing you can do...

When your daughter, mom, girlfriend, bestie complains to you about their body - don't engage!!! 

Instead, tell them they're beautiful.  Tell them you don't see them as unlovable parts but as a

whole, strong and beautiful person.  And maybe the next time you look in the mirror,

remember those words and repeat them loudly to yourself. 

                                         You are beautiful!

xoxo Lorna

we'd offer you a chance to add more pieces to your wardrobe. 

This week only, at both Bodacious locations (Wednesday-Sunday),

buy one Lauren Vidal item and get the second at 1/2 price! 

We've been wearing our pieces pretty regularly and are loving

the layering potential to change up a look - and of course,

the fact that there is no ironing required:)

Lilikoi dresses and skirt

Also new - (up to size 3x) bamboo circle skirts, pencil skirts, wrap

shawls, mexx jewelry and handbags!

Join our facebook page for first dibs and early announcements...

chance to add more pieces to your wardrobe.  This week only, at both Bodacious

locations (Wednesday-Sunday), buy one Lauren Vidal item and get the second at

1/2 price!  We've been wearing our pieces pretty regularly and are loving the layering

potential to change up a look - and of course, the fact that there is no ironing required:)
Lilikoi dresses and skirt

Also new - (up to size 3x) bamboo circle skirts, pencil skirts, wrap shawls, mexx

jewelry and handbags!

Join our facebook page for first dibs and early announcements...

Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit?  Have you always dreamed of owning your own boutique?  Do you yearn to be surrounded by beautiful clothing all day long?  If that sounds like you, contact Marion @ 604.696.6111 or marion@sunbeltpacific.ca for Bodacious licensing opportunities!

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1 day until the Olympics and we've got our Hockey Sockey's and Pook Toques ready for you!

And for Valentine's Day, check out our new Rabbit Rabbit cards from Audra Ricketts ("I've almost smelled you off my pillow", "if I were a bobcat, I would disembowel you with tenderness" and other cheeky thoughts),Barefoot Venus Slick Oil (massage anyone?),sexy garter belts, Schaart Clothing just brought us Paris dresses and pretty new a-line skirts, Diane Kennedy jackets (new styles) (watch for Lorna wearing one on Anna and Kristina's Beauty Call soon),CreamPuffs by GG in awesome new colours (wear them to yoga over your tights to sass things up a bit!) and so much more! Free chocolates all Valentine's weekend at Bodacious!

 
AND - until the end of February, 25% OFF ALL STOP STARING dresses!!!

Thank you for shopping and supporting local!

Like a warm hug or a best friend, cardigans bring us comfort and warmth and asks for nothing in return. Cardigans make dresses, skirts, and pants look and work better together and never discriminate.

The right cardigan is the perfect wardrobe staple, never needing to be the star, it's content to be the workhorse.  Wear it over blouses or tees or your favourite sleeveless dresses, belt it, wear it under jackets and blazers or just throw one into your bag as you're leaving the house in case you get chilly.

Cardigan styles change but the classics are timeless.

My favourite cardigan right now?

Diane Kennedy's Affair Cardi is made from viscose from bamboo it's amazingly soft and comfy. The shorter cut with shawl collar 3/4 sleeve and three button styling make this the perfect thing to throw on over dresses and skirts or your favourite jeans. The Affair Cardi comes in Black, Navy and Mink and it's in the shop right now! Proudly made in Vancouver, Canada!!

This might just be the piece you are looking for to pull it all together. Come in and have a look!

Recently, in a large city in France ,

a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym.

It said, "This summer,

do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

A middle-aged woman,

whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster,

responded publicly to the question

posed by the gym. _

To Whom It May Concern, Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious humans.)

They have an active sex life,

get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with shrimp.

They play and swim in the seas,

seeing wonderful places like Patagonia ,

the Bering Sea

and the coral reefs of Polynesia .

Whales are wonderful singers

and have even recorded CDs. They are incredible creatures

and virtually have no predators

other than humans.

They are loved, protected and admired

by almost everyone in the world.

Mermaids don't exist.

If they did exist,

they would be lining up outside the offices

of Argentinean psychoanalysts

due to identity crisis. Fish or human?

They don't have a sex life

because they kill men who get close to them, not to mention how could they have sex?

Just look at them ... where is IT?

Therefore, they don't have kids either.

Not to mention,

who wants to get close to a girl who smells

like a fish store?

The choice is perfectly clear to me:

I want to be a whale.

P..S. We are in an age

when media puts into our heads

the idea that only skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with my kids,

a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver, and a piece of chocolate with my friends.

With time, we gain weight

because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads

that when there is no more room,

it distributes out to the rest of our bodies. So we aren't heavy,

we are enormously cultured,

educated and happy. Beginning today,

when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think,

Good grief, look how smart I am!?

Bodacious...

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