Wannabe Princess

Plus Size Fashion and Lifestyle in South Yorkshire

plus-size blogger based in Yorkshire.

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.

If You Liked It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It

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One of the most frustrating things about plus size fashion can be shopping for accessories. You might think that accessories are a one size fit all item, but unfortunately they’re not. When you have a larger neck, chubbier fingers or a bigger wrist then you can struggle to find items that fit you.


A few weeks ago a jewellery company called Harry Fay emailed me to introduce me to their rings. When you browse their website you’ll see that they have some amazing rings for sale, all sparkly and pretty! What is even better is that their rings go up to size Z+3, so they should have something to suit everyone.


When you’re used to skipping rings because they don’t fit your fingers or adding necklace extenders to make sure that chains fit it is nice to be able to go to a website and order a ring in your size without any hassle.

I am not a massive bling wearer – I am too clumsy and lose things too easily! But if anything was to change my mind, then it would be this lovely Kazumi Pink Sterling Silver Ring that they were kind enough to send me! What is even better is that I ordered it in the wrong size to start with and they quickly organised for me to send the wrong one back and to have a replacement – couldn’t ask for better really!




I don’t pretend to be a jewellery expert, but I do know that the ring is lovely and it fits great. It feels lovely to wear and it’s nice to have a pretty piece of bling I can wear when I feel like it! If you are looking for a ring and have previously been worried about it fitting properly, why not head over to their site and see if you can find something to suit?


You can get 15% off until the end of August if you use the code ‘WANNABEPRINCESS’ at the checkout too!

Where are your go-to places for plus size jewellery?


Debz 


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I was lucky enough to be gifted some items in this post and I am very grateful, but I am always open and honest in my reviews!

Wild Horses

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You might remember a few months ago that I blogged a So Fabulous wish list, of items I would love to try. I hadn’t yet tried anything from Very but I did this post on what I liked from their range – including a lovely horse print dress!
As window shopping often does, these remained in wish-list state and I never got around to trying them!
A few weeks ago Naomi from Diamonds N Pearls sold a few dresses on Facebook and this one popped up. I bought it as I loved the print and then remembered how much it was like the one I blogged in my wishlist!

I can’t find any links to buy this online as it is old stock, so I realise that it is quite unhelpful. However, the dress is a little different for me and so I wanted to share it.

I quite like the contrast of long sleeves and legs out. I don’t often wear sleeves but it really suits this dress. It was quite warm to wear as it is a thick material but that makes it perfect for cooler days!

Shoes are a £6 Primark bargain – their wide fit shoe range is amazing at the moment!

Do you own any dresses that are a little different to what you normally wear?

Debz xx

My Body Is Not Brave

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So.. summer is on it’s way(hopefully to stay!) and it comes to that time of year when we all like to flash the flesh. I have to admit that I love wearing skirts without leggings, shorts and t shirts and of course my beloved flip flops! For me, the hot weather is so much easier – no worrying about layering up and what you are going to wear to keep warm and dry. Instead you can just put on almost anything and you are good to go!






However, being plus size/fat/curvy/large whatever you want to call it dressing in this way is going to get you some reactions. One of the reactions that always baffles me is the “Wow, you look great you are so brave” or “I love this outfit, I wish I was as brave as you. I know that these compliments come from a good place, so I try not to feel disappointed at them, but invariably – I do!






As far as I am concerened, there is nothing brave about wearing clothes! My body is not a battle ground to be debated and there is nothing brave to me when it comes to choosing the clothes that I want to wear. If someone doesn’t want to wear the type of clothes that I do that is fine, but I choose to wear them because I like them and not because I am brave!






When you get messages along the lines of “WOW, how did you learn to be so confident” I know they come from a place of good, but they also baffle me… Is it really so baffling that someone who looks like me can love their body? If you don’t love yours then I am sorry and I really hope that one day you learn to, but being so shocked and surprised that I love me… That isn’t good! Why is it such a surprise that I am confident in my skin? Usually because deep down people don’t feel I should be… and that isn’t a good way of thinking.





If you feel happier covering up this summer then that is fine, but I’ll be getting out my pale, chubby body parts and there is nothing brave about that!






What will you be wearing this summer?


I would love to see your #MyBodyisNotBrave so share then on Instagram with the hashtag so I can check them out!!

Debz xx

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Using Primark To The Maxi

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Using Primark To The Maxi – This weekend my mum and I headed to Primark for a bit of a shopping spree! Primark always makes me a little sad because of them not doing a ‘proper’ plus size range – but we can only hope! That said, I never come out of Primark empty-handed!

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A New Look At Fashion

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You might have seen a post I did before with Simply Be, looking at how you can dress the same as your smaller friends – even if you are plus size. I wanted to show this in a different way and the lovely team at New Look were happy to help and kindly sent me and my sister a dress each!


Once again I roped in my sister to help me and we set about choosing items to wear from New Look. It’s great that we have a choice of using the same retailer even if our bodies are so different. With this post we decided to do something different and choosing non-matching items. 


I wanted to show that you can dress however you want, even if you are different sizes. My sister and I want to dress differently, but that doesn’t mean that we wouldn’t enjoy a shopping spree in the same place – as you can see, New Look lets us do this!



Lisa choose this Mela Navy Stripe Floral Skater Dress, which is out of stock now but there are plenty of patterns like it. It is a material that has no give or stretch in it, so that’s worth remembering when you do order. It’s only £24 too so bit of a bargain!



I chose this palm tree print dress from New Look Inspire and I love it. The dress is a lovely material and I found it to be a very generous size. I like the fact that it’s black as I don’t have many dark colours, but the pattern is also lovely and really breaks it up – and the dress has pockets, which I know so many of you love! It’s less than £20 too! YAY!




So there you go, another way you can your friends can all shop in the same place 🙂


Thanks for reading


Debz xx


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A Look At How Simple Fashion Should Be

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A Look At How Simple Fashion Should Be – When it comes to plus-size fashion one of the biggest bugbears of the ladies you’ll talk to is the fact that they can’t shop the same places as their smaller friends. Although the range of plus-size fashion choices has increased dramatically over reason years there is still quite a long way to go. [Read more…]

Loving Your ‘After’ Photo…

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I know I have blogged already today, but I have to share this with you!


Every so often one of my friends sends me a link to something they think I would be interested in. All of my friends know that I strive for body positivity and spreading the word of self love and they send me links and articles that they know I’ll find interesting, or enraging!


Someone pointed me in the direction of this article last night and WOW I am glad they did. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/embrace/embrace-the-documentary-that-will-create-global-ch


I watched the video with a mix of emotions because I know that it is something many people can relate to.  The loving your body after going through some big changes, the pressure to change your body if you don’t meet media standards and the surprise of people when you tell them that you love yourself despite your ‘flaws.


The page linked above is a Kickstart project to fund a film on a ‘Love Your Body’ project. I am simply spreading the word because I think all of the positivity in the short video on the page and the letter below is amazing, not to try and raise funds although that would of course be amazing.

“Women and girls are constantly held back and lead to believe they’re not as good as they should be. Why? Because every day we feel we’re being judged on our appearance and how far away it is from an unachievable ideal.”




Taryn Brumfitt had the idea for the documentary after posting this photo of herself online. She posted it and was surprised when it went viral (3.6 million hits very quickly after it posted), simply because she was proclaiming to love her body in the AFTER photo of this picture… People claimed she was brave but many also claimed that it wasn’t possible. How could someone who was a body-builder with the perfect body actually love themselves after they have put on a little weight? Impossible, surely!?


She is making a documentary around her “The Body Image Movement” which is teaching women to love their bodies. She wants to make a life-changing documentary on body image, create change on how people feel about their bodies and the way people re-act to someone else’s body.


The video in the page above is well worth watching so take 5 minutes out of your day to give it a click! Did you like it? Spread the word!






The world that you have contributed to the documentary by using the hashtag #ihaveembraced. Once you have made your contribution please take a photo of yourself with the hashtag #ihaveembraced and use social media to spread the message.


I’d love to know what you think


Debz xx

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