Pop Tarts’ #SodaMazing Concert

September 8, 2016April 13, 2024Posted in LIFESTYLE, UncategorizedTagged Chicago, Chicago Blogger, chicago event, Chicago Plus Size Blogger, chicagobeautyblogger, dnce, house of blues, LIFESTYLE, mommy blogger, mtv, music, neyo, plus size, plus size fashion, pop tarts, REVIEWS, SCREENING PASSES, thefatgirloffashion, TRAVEL, vmaLeave a comment

To celebrate the release of new A&W Root Beer and Crush Orange Pop-Tarts, NEYO and DNCE came together on the Soda-Mazing stage for one awesome concert at the House of Blues Chicago.

Pop-Tarts, a Kelloggs brand, released the Crush Orange and A&W Root Beer favors this Summer. You can see taste makers like KeKe Palmer trying the new Pop-Tarts on CrazyGoodSummer.com.

The Pop Tarts brand gave an exclusive concert in Chicago at the House of Blues to celebrate the new soda flavored Pop Tarts. Dnce came out rocking the crowd with their most popular songs. They even showed some #TBT love and gave their take on some of the must popular songs from the past like TLC’s “No Scrubs” and Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy.” They of course closed their show with fan favorite “Cake By the Ocean.”

Ne-Yo ended the Pop Tarts’ exclusive concert in Chicago at the House of Blues. The crowd rang out Ne-Yo’s name saying “We want Ne-Yo” as the stage was changed for his performance. I’m here to say Ne-Yo didn’t disappoint. He gave us songs from his long catalog. I was so happy to see him sing the song that made me fall in love with him as an artist, “So Sick.” He also gave his take on songs he’s written like Mario’s “Let Me Love Me”. What peeked my interest most was Him saying he was about to release new music. And of course he gave us a little M.J.

Thank you Pop Tarts for having me as your guest. I had an great time!

You can use the hashtags #SodaMazing to follow the party.

Pop Tarts can be also be found on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU | Reviewed

August 19, 2016April 13, 2024Posted in LIFESTYLE, MOVIE, REVIEWS, UncategorizedTagged FREE MOVIE PASSES, LIFESTYLE, movie, REVIEWS, SCREENING PASSES2 Comments

The year is 1989:

George H. W. Bush takes office as the 41st President.

Rain Man won Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards.

Students began protesting in Tiananmen Square.

Disney-MGM Studios opens to the public.

Nintendo releases the Game Boy.

First commercial dial-up Internet connection in North America is made.

Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing is released.

Janet Jackson’s Miss You Much from Rhythm Nation 1814 album drops.

A summer associate asks his advisor to go on a date.

SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU written and directed by Richard Tanne. The movie starts Parker Sawyers as Barack Obama and Tika Sumpter as Michelle Robinson. The movie is set on the southside of Chicago. The movie deals with a chain smoking smooth talking Barack Obama trying to woo an uninterested Michelle Robinson.

The movies follows the pair as they spend the day together on their first date.

The movie is inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date, SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU recounts their eventful summer day in 1989. The movies opens with both preparing for their not so date date. Barack is talking his mom phone telling her that Michelle is his advisor at the firm he’s working at for the Summer. Barack calms his Mother’s concerns about him dating white women by letting her know that Michelle is from Chicago – “the side that’s predominantly black” – and confirms, “Yes, her skin is of the darker persuasion. Michelle on the other hand is downplaying the day she’ll be spending with Barack. She tells her parents “He’s the summer associate I told y’all about, the one from Harvard Law. I mentioned I worked legal aid, and he invited me to a community event … It doesn’t get more romantic than broken plumbing and under-funded schools.”

This 1989 date would be the beginning of the love story that would the Obama’s life story together. Mrs Obama later reflected later on her husband and their date saying “So we had lunch, and he had this bad sport jacket and a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and I thought: ‘Oh, here you go. Here’s this good-looking, smooth-talking guy. I’ve been down this road before.” Michelle even tried fixing Barack up with one of her girlfriends before agreeing to go on this date with him.

In the movie we see Barack pulling out all the stops for this date. He takes Michelle to the Art Institute of Chicago, a community meeting, to a screening of Spike Lee’s DO THE RIGHT THING. You’ll see a fearful Michelle worried that the hard work she’s put in won’t be taken seriously by dating the charming Barack. Lastly we see them take their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor.

This is a perfect date movie. I left theater thinking how I’m ready for love. My heart skipped a beat watching the characters battle each other over Barack’s wish to have Michelle’s attention. Those who love the Obamas’ will be over the moon seeing the beginning of their love story. However I think anyone will find this movie a pleasure to watch. I put this movie’s love story on par with movies like The Notebook. I encourage the support of this movie.

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You can go to the Baskin-Robbins in Chicago at the intersection of Dorchester and East 53rdStreet, where a plaque now commemorates the historic moment.

“On our first date, I treated her to the finest ice cream Baskin-Robbins had to offer, our dinner table doubling as the curb,” the plaque quotes President Obama as saying in an excerpt from a 2007 interview with Oprah’s O Magazine. “I kissed her, and it tasted like chocolate.”

Follow the movie on their website Southside With You

or on social media

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Twitter | @southside_movie

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You can follow this blog on Bloglovin here. Also lately I’ve be doing most of my posting on snapchat @fatgirl_fashion. My snapchat friends were the first to know about the location I selected for my blog’s 3rd year anniversary brunch that happened on June 12th. They saw first hand my Beyonce’s Formation tour experience, and my NYC trip for theCurvycon. I was in L.A. in August for BlogHer & some fun in the sun. Then off to ATL for TCFStyleExpo. Followed up by trip to Florida for the Black Enterprise Golf Tennis Challenge. Be sure to follow me on snapchat so you don’t miss any of the action. thefatgirloffashion.com can be found onInstagram, Facebook and Twitter also.

FREE PASSES TO ICE AGE – COLLISION COURSE

July 5, 2016April 1, 2018Posted in REVIEWS, UncategorizedTagged movie, REVIEWS, SCREENING PASSESLeave a comment

Let’s go to the movies. Be the first to see the latest movies with The Fat Girl of Fashion!

The current movie being screened:

Movie: ICE AGE – COLLISION COURSE

Screening date: SATURDAY, JULY 16^th

Screening time: 11:00AM

Screen location:

AMC RIVER EAST

322 E Illinois ST

Chicago, IL 60610

Use the link below to be the first one to see the new movie

ICE AGE – COLLISION COURSE

http://www.gofobo.com/IACCFGOF

Movie Info

Scrat’s epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. To save themselves, Sid, Manny, Diego, and the rest of the herd must leave their home and embark on a quest full of comedy and adventure, travelling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colorful new characters.\

You can follow this movie on Instagram with IceAgeMovie or Facebook and Twitter under IceAge. The official hashtags are #IceAge #CollisionCourse

At the movies is a new section I’ve added to thefatgirloffashion.com. I will be providing links to movie screening passes for new movies. I want to let you know a little about the passes. These are first come first serve. This means signing up for a pass does not guarantee entry to the movie. Entry is based on seat availability when you reach the first of the line. I suggest that you arrive to the movie theater early so that you can gain entry to the movie showing. I will only be offering FREE viewing passes. You will NEVER have to pay. Don’t pay for passes or entry. If someone ask for you to pay they are scamming you. I only ask that you use my hashtag #FatGirlApproved on social media when sharing info on the movie you’re going to see or have seen using my link http://www.gofobo.com/IACCFGOF PASS WILL BE UPDATE OFTEN SO CHECK BACK DAILY FOR NEW MOVIE PASSES Oh one last thing, Food is not included. So bring a few dollars to cover food and drink if you want to have a snack while watching the movie. I’m excited to offer you free viewings and I hope you enjoy the movie!!

For travel information, visit http://www.transitchicago.com or save with my codes for Uber latoyaw21 or Lyft LATOYA308013. If you drive can save $5 on your parking space with my SpotHero link.

Can’t make this one. See if you can make one of the free Movies in Millennium.

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Lately I’ve be doing most of my posting on snapchat @fatgirl_fashion. My snapchat friends were the first to know about the location I selected for my blog’s 3rd year anniversary brunch that happened on June 12th. They saw first hand my Beyonce’s Formation tour experience, and my NYC trip for theCurvycon. I’ll be attending the Taste of Chicago to see the Roots with the Illinois Lottery. I went last year and you can read about my Erykah Badu experience here. L.A. in August for some fun in the sun and ATL for TCFStyleExpo. Be sure to follow me on snapchat so you don’t miss any of the action. thefatgirloffashion.com can be found on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter also.

FREE PASSES TO BARBER SHOP – THE NEXT CUT

April 7, 2016April 13, 2024Posted in REVIEWS, UncategorizedTagged SCREENING PASSESLeave a comment

Let’s go to the movies. Be the first to see the latest movies with The Fat Girl of Fashion!

The current movie being screened:

Movie: BARBERSHOP – THE NEXT CUT

Screening date: Monday, April 11^th

Screening time: 7:00PM

Screen location:

ArcLight Chicago

1500 North Clybourn Avenue

Chicago, IL 60610

Use the link below to be the first one to see the new movie BARBERSHOP – THE NEXT CUT

http://www.wbtickets.com/FGOFB3

Movie Info

It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin (Ice Cube) and his longtime crew, including Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and our crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighborhood.

At the movies is a new section I’ve added to thefatgirloffashion.com. I will be providing links to movie screening passes for new movies. I want to let you know a little about the passes. These are first come first serve. This means signing up for a pass does not guarantee entry to the movie. Entry is based on seat availability when you reach the first of the line. I suggest that you arrive to the movie theater early so that you can gain entry to the movie showing. I will only be offering FREE viewing passes. You will NEVER have to pay. Don’t pay for passes or entry. If someone ask for you to pay they are scamming you. I only ask that you use my hashtag #FatGirlApproved on social media when sharing info on the movie you’re going to see or have seen using my link http://www.wbtickets.com/FGOFB3. PASS WILL BE UPDATE OFTEN SO CHECK BACK DAILY FOR NEW MOVIE PASSES Oh one last thing, Food is not included. So bring a few dollars to cover food and drink if you want to have a snack while watching the movie. I’m excited to offer you free viewings and I hope you enjoy the movie!!

For travel information, visit http://www.transitchicago.com or save with my codes for Uber latoyaw21 or Lyft LATOYA308013. If you drive can save $5 on your parking space with my SpotHero link.

Can’t make this one. See if you can make one of the free Movies in Millennium.

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Lately I’ve be doing most of my posting on snapchat @fatgirl_fashion. My snapchat friends were the first to know about the locations I’ve scouted for my blog’s 3rd year anniversary brunch happening June 12th. Email me at LaToya@thefatgirloffashion.com with any suggestions or sponsorship opportunities. Also, I’ll be in ATL in April/May for Beyonce’s Formation tour, NYC in June for theCurvycon and L.A. in August for some fun in the sun. Be sure to follow me there so you don’t miss any of the action. thefatgirloffashion.com can be found on Facebook/thefatgirloffashion and Twitter @fatgirl_fashion also.

The Perfect Match Movie Passes

March 1, 2016April 13, 2024Posted in REVIEWS, UncategorizedTagged SCREENING PASSES2 Comments

Let’s go to the movies. Be the first to see the latest movies with The Fat Girl of Fashion!

The current movie being screened:

Movie: THE PERFECT MATCH

Screening date: Wednesday, March 9^th

Screening time: 7:00PM

Screen location:

AMC River East

322 E Illinois St

Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 596-0333

Use the link below to be the first one to see the new movie The Perfect Match

http://www.gofobo.com/TPMFGOF

Movie Info

A Liongate/Codeblackfilms film, The Perfect Match, stars Terrence J. as Charlie, a playboy who’s convinced that relationships are dead. His two best friends, Donald Faison and Robert C. Riley, bet him that if he sticks to one woman for one month, he’s bound to get attached. Charlie denies this until he crosses paths with the beautiful and mysterious Eva, played by singer/actress Cassie. They may agree to a casual affair, but eventually Charlie is questioning whether he may actually want more. The Perfect Match opens in theaters March 11th

Follow the movie on their website http://www.codeblackfilms.com

or on social media

Facebook | /Codeblacklife

Twitter | @codeblacklife

Instagram | @codeblacklife

#ThePerfectMatchFilm

At the movies is a new section I’ve added to thefatgirloffashion.com. I will be providing links to movie screening passes for new movies. I want to let you know a little about the passes. These are first come first serve. This means signing up for a pass does not guarantee entry to the movie. Entry is based on seat availability when you reach the first of the line. I suggest that you arrive to the movie theater early so that you can gain entry to the movie showing. I will only be offering FREE viewing passes. You will NEVER have to pay. Don’t pay for passes or entry. If someone ask for you to pay they are scamming you. I only ask that you use my hashtag #FatGirlApproved on social media when sharing info on the movie you’re going to see or have seen using my link http://www.gofobo.com/TPMFGOF. PASS WILL BE UPDATE OFTEN SO CHECK BACK DAILY FOR NEW MOVIE PASSES Oh one last thing, Food is not included. So bring a few dollars to cover food and drink if you want to have a snack while watching the movie. I’m excited to offer you free viewings and I hope you enjoy the movie!!

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Lately I’ve be doing most of my photo posting on snapchat @fatgirl_fashion. My snapchat friends were the first to know about the free movie passes. So to let you know, I’ll be in ATL in April/May for Beyonce’s Formation tour, NYC in June for theCurvycon and L.A. in August for some fun in the sun. So be sure to follow me there so you don’t miss any of the action. thefatgirloffashion.com can be found on Facebook /thefatgirloffashion and Twitter @fatgirl_fashion also.

WIN PASSES TO ZOOLANDER 2

February 10, 2016April 13, 2024Posted in REVIEWS, UncategorizedTagged SCREENING PASSES1 Comment

Let’s go to the movies. Win a pair of tickets to see Zoolander 2 starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz and Kristen Wiig with The Fat Girl of Fashion!

WIN PASSES FOR TWO TO SEE

Zoolander 2

In Theaters February 12th this PG-13. Derek and Hansel are modeling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.

The lucky winner will be notified via email with their passes to #Zoolander2.

Click picture above to see official trailer

Contest ends 2/12

At the movies is a new section I’ve added to thefatgirloffashion.com. I will be providing links to movie/TV screening passes for new movies or TV shows. I want to let you know a little about the passes. These are first come first serve. This means signing up for a pass does not guarantee entry to the screening. Entry is based on seat availability when you reach the first of the line. I suggest that you arrive to the movie theater early so that you can gain entry to the screening. I will only be offering FREE viewing passes. You will NEVER have to pay. Don’t pay for passes or entry. If someone ask for you to pay they are scamming you. I only ask that you use my hashtag #FatGirlApproved on social media when sharing info on the movie you’re going to see or have seen using my link(s).

PASS WILL BE UPDATE OFTEN SO CHECK BACK DAILY FOR NEW SCREENING PASSES. One last thing, Food is not included. So bring a few dollars to cover food and drink if you want to have a snack while watching the movie. I’m excited to offer you free viewings and I hope you enjoy the screening!

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Ride Along 2 Screening

January 7, 2016April 13, 2024Posted in REVIEWS, UncategorizedTagged SCREENING PASSESLeave a comment

Let’s go to the movies. Be the first to see Ride Along 2 starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube with The Fat Girl of Fashion!

The current screening info:

Ride Along 2

Screening date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Screening time: 7:00 PM
Screening location:
Kerasotes Showplace ICON
150 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL 60605
(312)564-2104

Use the link below to be the first one to see Ride Along 2

Submission Link*: http://goo.gl/forms/x4riH9Js6W

*All winners will be notified via email with their pass.

Kevin Hart and Ice Cube lead the returning lineup of Ride Along 2, the sequel to the blockbuster action-comedy that gave us the year’s most popular comedy duo. Ben Barber (Hart) graduates from the police academy and is now a full fledged Atlanta P.D. cop, and wants to make it as a detective. James (Ice Cube), Ben’s soon to be brother-in-law, is still annoyed by his tactics. Before Ben is able to marry James’s sister, Angela (Sumpter), their boss Lt. Brooks (McGill) assigns them to a case in Miami, where they will be working with the Miami Police Department in order to bring down a powerful drug lord named Antonio Pope (Bratt).

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are joined in the film by Ride Along co-stars Bruce McGill and Tika Sumpter, as well as those new to the series, including Ken Jeong, Benjamin Bratt and Olivia Munn. With the behind-the-scenes team also returning for the next chapter are director Tim Story, as well as Cube’s fellow producers —Will Packer, Matt Alvarez and Larry Brezner.

Win your way to the Ride Along 2 screening! Lucky winners will be notified via email with their pass RIDE ALONG 2 screening. For your chance to win go to http://goo.gl/forms/x4riH9Js6W.

Are you ready to join the Ride?

(Have your pass ready to show at the door.)

AT THE MOVIES | STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

January 3, 2016April 1, 2018Posted in REVIEWS, UncategorizedTagged allied movie, FREE MOVIE PASSES, movie, REVIEWS, SCREENING PASSESLeave a comment

I’ve been in what seems like a world wind for the last week or so. I’m fresh off a trip from NYC with Blogher and SheKnows media (which was great and post coming soon). It seems like I stepped off the plane in just enough time to be one of the first people to see Straight Outta of Compton. As a child growing up during the raised of N.W.A. I am a fan. Not so much of all of the music pushed out at the time but the overall message they stood for. Their message was true to the times then just as much as it’s sadly true to the times now. Watching the movie took me back to my childhood as if I was sitting on my living watching it all unfold on my parent’s floor model TV.

I’ll be honest. I wasn’t expecting much of this movie. With poorly made documovies like Aaliyah and Whitney the bar for Straight Outta of Compton was set very low. In my mind I was thinking, I’m going to see a group of guys that look like N.W.A. wearing all black while rapping over the song of the past. I was proven wrong. The men of N.W.A. all had a story to tell. Straight Outta of Compton grabs your attention for the second the film start. It opens with a back story of Eric” Easy-E” Wright. I’m not going to tell you the movie but please take note of this DON’T COME LATE!!! The movie then introduces us to Andre “Dr. Dre” Young followed by O’Shea ” Ice Cube” Jackson. Looking back now I’m even more amazed at their talent and business sense at such a young age. Ice Cube being only 16 when he almost single handily wrote the group first album. Or that Easy-E the only true gangster and drug dealer of the group funded the start of N.W.A. and Ruthless Records by himself. Most of all I now recognize the genius that is Dr. Dre. He had his hand as a founding father in 3 of the top record label in the country; Ruthless Records, DeathRow Records and his own current label Aftermath.
The movie touches on life in Compton, California starting in the late 80’s in which these young men were starting their music careers. It speaks about how they felt they were being treated by their family and girlfriends. It also speaks about how they navigated the daily struggle of dealing with gangs and the L.A.P.D. It’s a real-life success story of boys from the hood who were able to make it out.

Straight Outta Compton shows a brotherhood formed out of a collective dream that would later be broken up due to mismanagement and greed. For me, it made these men I’ve watched on media in one form or another real and relatable. I honestly laughed and cried. I also felt the anger of the injustice that was happening at the time. This movie is not Glee or Empire. It’s an in your face look at 5 black young men from Compton bless with amazing talent from the musical Gods. I encourage you to go see this movie. In the movie theater on August 14th not on bootleg. Support this movie with your dollars. Tell the media our stories should be told on the big screen and when they are we will support them.

Random fact:
I had chosen sides in the beef between Ice Cube and N.W.A. I was down with the Lynch Mob. Ice Cube was my favorite and had the biggest crush on him. I even “dated” a guy in my neighborhood because he looked like Cube. LOL, lame.

Go to my YouTube and watch the Q&A session given after the preview of the Straight Outta Compton in Chicago.

Pictures with #staightoutta have been everywhere if you haven’t rep’d your city yet then head over to straightouttasomewhere.com and do so.

Make sure you tag me in your pictures.

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