When I first started blogging I did it because I was
passionate about discovering fashion. When I first started blogging I was brand
new to fashion choices, especially dresses and similar items so discovering these
was exciting. As a size 30/32 I couldn’t believe that a whole world of fashion
I hadn’t ever heard of was passing me by. I lived in jeans and t shirts because
I thought these was the best (*only) option for someone of my size.
I started blogging because I realised I couldn’t be the only
fat female who had reached their late 20s feeling confined by fashion choices
they assumed they had. Once I discovered a whole new world of plus size fashion
that I wanted to share with everyone else – and so my life as a blogger began.
At first I was excited and felt invigorated by what I saw in
front of me – until I started to realise that plus size fashion is just as
stifling in many ways as I always thought. Yes, over recent years plus size
fashion HAS improved – if you’re less than a size 24 and have the “right shaped”
body.
Once I started to become disheartened my blogging took a new
turn and I started things such as #WhatIWouldHaveSpent and #WeAreTheThey – a sort
of one woman tirade against a world of fashion that is doing so many people a dis-justice.
The problem is that I often felt like I was knocking my head
against a brick wall – the truth is that brands aren’t prepared to listen and
we’re always going to have fashion campaigns that exclude certain sets of
bodies. After a while I lost motivation and without really realising it, I
stopped blogging about what was/IS really important to me.
Over the last couple of days I have had a chance to read Twitter
and I can see the same AMAZING voices shouting about the changes we NEED to,
calling out brands to do better and demanding more. I realised that I missed
being a part of this – that me giving up the good fight was doing no one any
good.
So, expect lots of rants coming up over the next few days.
Because let me tell you now, brands are NOT doing good enough, fashion
campaigns are NOT doing what they should be and people are not using their
platforms to make a difference. I want to use the small voice I have to try and
make a small difference, or at least feel as though I am trying my very best to
make it happen.
Inspire me – what in the plus size world do you want to see
changed? What isn’t good enough?
What should I blog about?
Thanks for reading as ever
Debz xx
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