We love romance.  We love fiction.  We love adorning your curves with sexy, slinky goodies.

What better way to celebrate all of these things than a random drawing for a chance to win one of the below Paranormal Romance Novels AND a 10% off discount towards your next Hips & Curves order?!

Here’s how to enter!

1. Share/post/link this blog to your favorite social media site (Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, Myspace, etc.)
2. Email us at submissions@hipsandcurves.com with your mailing address. Entrance deadline is 11:59 pm PST Thursday, 10/20/2011.
3. Check your email on Friday, 10/21/2011 to see if you are one of the winners! We will be selecting twenty (20) winners in a random drawing.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Register on our blog, www.curvyconfidential.com with your real email address.  IMPORTANT: Please use your real email address when registering so that we will be able to contact you if you are the winner!

2. Once you have registered and/or logged in, comment on this post!

3. Check your email on Thursday to see if you are one of the winners.

Entrance Deadline is Wednesday, 8/31/11 at 11:59 pm PST.  We will be picking two (2) winners in a random drawing on Thursday, 9/1/11.  The prize awarded to each winner will be a prize pack of surprise costume goodies. Prize pack contents may vary.

Good luck to all & Happy (Pre)Halloween!

Well, maybe not so random considering Halloween is right around the corner.  With Halloween fast approaching, we seem to have costumes on the brain here at H&C.

So with costumes in mind, today’s question is:

Which are you?  The Hunter or the Hunted?  Would you be a pouncing cat with claws, or a sweet, innocent rabbit?  ;)

Sexy Vinyl Cat Set vs. Bewitching Bunny Costume Kit

Here’s how to enter for a chance to win:

• Pick a style from Hips and Curves.com that you feel best represents the story described below.
• Post the link to that item as a comment on this blog, and tell us why you selected it.
• Be sure to register on CurvyConfidential.com with your real email address so we can contact you if you are a winner!
• Deadline: Thursday 8/25/2011 at 11:59pm PST

If you would like to learn more about sexy romance and urban fantasy books, visit www.pocketafterdark.com, a fantastic online community where top authors share exciting new content and interact with fans. Members get access to free books, live chats, exclusive blogs, photos, videos and so much more!

Flawless is the sensual start to a beautifully written historical romance series that follows four siblings across Queen Victoria’s empire. Sir William Christie, ruthless tycoon and notorious ladies’ man, is dead. Now his four grown children have gathered for the reading of his will. What lies in store for step-siblings Vivienne, Alexander, and twins Gareth and Gwyneth? Stunning challenges that will test their fortitude across the royal empire, and lead them to the marvelously passionate adventures of a lifetime.

Lady Vivienne Bancroft fled England for New York, hoping to shed the confines of her arranged marriage to unrepentant rogue Miles Durham, Viscount Bancroft, although she would never forgot the fiery desire he unleashed with his slightest touch. And when the gambling man arrives on her doorstep for a little sensual revenge for her desertion, he, too, gets wrapped up in Vivienne’s dilemma: She must earn her father’s inheritance by profitably running a diamond business worth millions in colonial South Africa. Bound together in an exotic undertaking filled with heated passion and hungry temptation, will Vivienne and Miles discover that the marriage vows they once made are the greatest snare, or the most treasured reward?

Learn more about Flawless here.

You can find the Flawless Book Giveaway Official Rules here

On the cover were three curvy women in garter belts, garter boyshorts and thigh high stockings.

Delve further into the issue and you will find gorgeous plus size model Tara Lynn adorned in Hips & Curves lingerie. Tara wears our new White Satin and Lace Bustier on one page, and our Basic White Satin Corset on another. We think she looks absolutely ravishing!

Singers, models and actresses such as Lady GaGa, Nicki-Minaj and Amanda Seyfried have been spotted in bodystockings.

There’s something to be said for soft, feminine lace &/or fishnet caressing soft, feminine curves. We think think they are beautiful and super seductive.

Tell us what you think!



We are thankful for our amazing customers!  We are thankful that in a society that seems to strive for skin-deep perfection, we can help to promote a love of real beauty and real women.  Women come in all shapes and sizes, and there is real beauty in each and every one.

♥ Love yourself! Love your curves! Embrace your beauty, both inside and out.  :-)

Okay, your turn.

What are you thankful for this year??

After loving this shot for a moment, I realized something… Does it remind you of anything??

Check out our similar shot from ’09..

Try a pair of bloomers – just in case the hot summer breeze (or someone who’s had one too many beers) finds its way up your skirt!

This cotton lace chemise is perfect for the warm weather.  Pair it with a steel boned underbust corset for some serious shaping.

If you want to go totally casual, try this cotton lace camisole with a pair of jeans.

Remember, fashion from the Elizabethan period reflects the social status of the wearer, so if you want to be seen as nobility you’ll need to go all out!  Try a steel boned corset, top hat, bloomers and a riding crop!

Click here to find a Renaissance Faire in your area!

Fare-thee-well!

Every Thursday, my guilty pleasure arrives, People Magazine. I put my purse down as soon as I walk in the door, sit in my favorite chair by the window and open up the first page.  I go through the entire magazine, first scanning all of the pages and then going back to read everything carefully.

This week I read an article about Niecy Nash – recently famous for her role on Dancing With the Stars.  I like her – she is funny and really cute.  I don’t watch DWTS as much as I used to but I watched the first episode of the season.  When Niecy was introduced she spoke about how she didn’t want to lose weight or her curves.  Nice and all, but I thought it was a little strange because I was recently in an elevator with her (at the Beverly Center) and I thought to myself “boy she is really tiny, she looks a lot taller and bigger on TV!”.  I said “hi” and commented on how much I liked the dress she was wearing.  She was nice and said “why, thank you!” and we both got off of the elevator and walked to our cars.

In the People article she said that on DWTS she is “the big girl on the show” because she is – are you ready for this – a SIZE 8!  Hollywood just stop it. Jessica Simpson was wearing a size 6 when she was called “FAT”.  Size 6 is not fat; telling someone they are a size 6 – and fat – is a disaster and an eating disorder waiting to happen.

I wear a size 14 and you know what?  I am a girl that does everything she can to be her best everyday.  I am not plus, fat, curvy or thick, I am me.  I am not my size.

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