ENVIous Prom dresses

We’re leaving for Atlanta so soon, and we couldn’t be more excited. But first we wanted to give you a preview of what’s to come for Prom season 2009. Raylia Designs has announced they will be making Prom dresses this year in addition to their beautiful bridal gowns and bridesmaids’ dresses. This hot and sexy line will be called ENVI. Raylia carries sizes 2 through 28, so Prom princesses of all sizes can enjoy the new collection. Keep checking back for updates from the runways in Atlanta where we will be previewing this year’s Prom trends and fashions!

First Look at Prom 2009 Dresses Coming Soon

Hard to believe but in exactly one month from today The Fashion Team from Sydney's Closet arrives in Atlanta to get a Firsthand Look at 2009 Prom Dresses. All the top prom dress designers will be on the runway at the America's Mart unveiling the best ever dresses for
Prom 2009. Watch for hot plus size Prom dress collections from Faviana, Flirt by Maggie Sottero and Alyce Designs. Attention Prom Fashionistas: Starting August 16, 2008 check here for Prom postings from Atlanta so you get the scoop on hot trends for Prom 2009!

Check out Jenny Kessler Plus Size Model

Plus size model Jenny Kessler, a favorite friend of Sydney's Closet, shows off her amazing curves posing in a red hot swimsuit for the latest issue of Venus Divas Magazine. Congrats to Jenny and New York based-photographer DLo Brown for capturing Jenny's beauty through the lense.

Prom 2009 Dresses About to Debut

It's hard to believe but designers are about to give Sydney's Closet a first peek at 2009 Prom dresses with memories of 2008 Prom dresses still hot! Atlanta in August will be the first stop on the Prom 2009 dress tour as Sydney, the Prom Pro, checks out collections from top designers including Night Moves. Everyone loved Night Moves 2008 Prom dresses, especially the taffeta ball gowns. They flew out the door! Sydney predicts Night Moves will be just as hot for Prom 2009.

Tips on Being A Plus Size Model at Sydney's Closet

Tune into Plus Model Radio to hear the hostess with the mostess curves Chenese Lewis interview Phyllis Brasch Librach, president and founder of Sydney's Closet. Phyllis shares tips on how you can audition to model amazing dresses on SydneysCloset.com and tells the audience the story of how Sydney's Closet got started.

Thanks to Chenese for inviting Phyllis to be a guest on Plus Model Radio, the voice of Plus Model Magazine, dedicated to celebrating and inspiring plus size fashion and plus size model industry.

Congrats to the Grads

Congratulations to our fashion interns, Chelsea Murphy and Ai Nuygen, who earned their degrees in fashion from Washington University in St. Louis last week. We'll miss the super talented designers who got us a head start designing 2009 Prom dresses from fairy-tale ball gowns to body-hugging mermaid styles to just plain cute prom dresses. Look for the 2009 prom dresses to be part of our expanding Sydney's Closet Exclusives collection.

Ai goes to work this summer an intern for a St. Louis company that creates custom swimwear to fit your body. Chelsea is already interviewing at a St. Louis shoe company. Watch for each of them to go onto fabulously successful careers in fashion. Best of luck girls and keep connected!

Wedding Guide for Plus Size Brides Hot off the Press

Thanks to Chamein Canton for acknowledging Sydney's Closet as a top retailer for plus size wedding dresses in her new book "Down That Aisle in Style! A Wedding Guide for Full-Figured Women" Chamein weaves her considerable experience in the wedding industry to help curvy brides look and feel their best on their wedding day.