If you follow any plus size bloggers on social media then the chances are that you have heard of the new Lady V London collection launched today.
In case you haven’t heard blogger Georgina from Fuller Figure Fuller Bust has teamed up once again with Lady V London to bring us vintage dresses. When the Estella came out in sizes up to a 32 I could have cried with happiness and I have raved many, many times about how much I liked them. When I saw that Lady Voluptuous was a COLLECTION of plus size dresses up to a size 32 I thought my heart would burst.
You can see all of the dresses all over social media and I will post some pics here, but I wanted to talk about what this collection means to me and perhaps others in my shoes.
When you are at the larger end of the plus size market you get used to being told that things aren’t meant for you. You hear of celebrity plus size collections ending at size 26, because, you know anything above that is just TOO plus size for many minds to cope with. And then you get the 16-32 collections that have 25 items, where perhaps 3-4 of them actually go up to a 32. You get used to missing out and lusting over items that other plus size bodies have access to, but you miss out because you are “too fat.
When I went on the Lady V London website this afternoon the first thing I did was tick the ’30/32′ box to see how many of the 12 dresses were available to ME (selfish I know!)… Without sounding dramatic I was BESIDE MYSELF with joy when I realised that every single one of those dresses I COULD BUY!
No one had decided that pink was too bright for a body of my size or that I couldn’t possibly need a body con clinging to my body. They made THEM ALL accessible to me… Every single last one of the beautifully made, patterned dresses I could get out my debit card and BUY! I can’t tell you the feeling that gives me… I really can’t put it into words!
I know, I am talking a lot about me and my needs but it really does go beyond that. As plus size women we are constantly told that our bodies shouldn’t be dressed in a certain way. We’re told by retailers that they haven’t made clothes in our size because they are just NOT NEEDED! That only bloggers are brave enough to wear items like this and that if the demand was there they would make them.
Well…. Let me put this to you right now.
8 hours ago Lady V London released 12 dresses. Now only 10 of them are available in a size 30/32 because two of the patterns are sold out! There are NO OTHER sizes of ANY dress that are sold out… Just the largest size! Surely that speaks for itself? Out of the 10 dresses that are left in my size, 3 of them are already ‘low stock’…. PEOPLE ARE BUYING THESE DRESSES!
I know, you could argue that they made less of them because the demand isn’t there or any other of the many reasons why this has happened. But the fact of the matter is, however many of them they made they have sold them or are selling them fast. The demand is bigger than anyone thought and that is because plus size women do want these options, we just don’t have them!
I know, this is quite a lengthy, ranty post for a set of 12 dresses but honestly, it feels like so much more to me. I love that Lady V London are a major brand in the world of vintage clothing and they have taken a risk, a leap of faith in us and our larger bodies. They have created dresses that no one else has, in sizes that other people haven’t bothered to make yet.
Yes, the collection might not be for everyone and yes, there are probably styles, patterns, colours that you wouldn’t want to wear but honestly this is a massive step forward when it comes plus size fashion. I, for one am SO excited to see what happens with this.
Which of the dresses is your favourite?
Debz xx
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Debz Louise is a plus-size blogger based in Yorkshire. Behind many nationwide campaigns such as #WeaAreTheThey & winner of Best Blogger at the UK Plus Size Awards, she talkas about life as a plus-size 40-something woman in South Yorkshire.
Fantastic that people are buying the dresses quickly. I am excited to see what comes next x
Such a fantastic post Deb's… l can understand how passionate you feel about this.. and the dresses are beautiful. l think l may have to treat myself to one xx
Really love the medusa style dresses. Thanks for bringing this brand to my attention!
Yes yes yes! Viva Lady V and Viva Georgina! Can't wait to see you review these hon x
The Medusa in Oxblood came today 🙂 I will most likely be buying the blue version of this dress too!
C xx
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