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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.

A Little Bit Of Sparkle

November 18, 2013 by Debz Louise Leave a Comment

Over the last few weeks I have been searching for Christmas dresses. Not just for me, but in general. I love summer for all of its bright colours, I am not a fan of Autumn browns and dull colours but then Christmas comes and suddenly it’s all glitz, glamour and sparkle – and I love it!


I was over the moon when the team at Yours Clothing* gave me the chance to try one of their new dresses and choose this dress, simply because of the little bit of sparkle and sequins it has… I have a proper love affair going on with sequins at the moment!


Red And Black Short Sleeve Lace 2 In 1 Dress



The sparkle and sequins don’t show up massively well in the photo, but I can assure you that they do look sparkly – but also not too over the top for people are worried about having TOO much sparkle (if there is such a thing!)

I wore the dress out at the weekend, to meet a group of friends for a night out. As soon as I arrived they all told me that they loved what I was wearing and that ‘why hadnt I worn it before?’. None of them knew it was a gifted item and none of them would give compliments if they didn’t mean it – so I knew it was a good item! You can buy the item here.

I got my usual size and found it very generous. I could easily have sized down one size, possibly two if i didnt mind it being a bit more fitted. That said, I love the size because its nice and comfy to wear and the length is good (I wore it with leggings but I oculd have gone iwthout them if it wasn’t so cold).

I didn’t have anyone to take my photos this weekend, so plesse excuse the mirror photos – but you’ll get an idea of what it looks like.


And a little bit drunker, less posy photo… just for good measure!



The only problem with this dress? That it’s available in teal which I’ll need to buy too!

What sparkles do you have for this Christmas? Send me your links, I can never have enough sparkle!

Debz xx

*This was a gifted item, but all views are open, honest and completely my own!

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Hard Out Here – Is It What We Really Need?

November 13, 2013 by Debz Louise 7 Comments

Hard Out Here – You know me – I love anything that is body image positive, especially those people who use arts, music, poems etc to get their message across. [Read more…]

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Lady in Red – Plus Size ASOS Dress

November 7, 2013 by Debz Louise 2 Comments

Plus Size ASOS Dress – I have had this red dress from ASOS Curve in my wardrobe for a while, but haven’t had a chance to wear it. This weekend I decided to be a lady in red for the Plus London After Dark Party and then my trip to BGP in the evening. I wore it with leggings (surprisingly I know!) and some sparkly silver shoes. I loved the fit of the top and enjoyed wearing it. [Read more…]

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Plus London – What I Wore

November 5, 2013 by Debz Louise Leave a Comment

As you will probably have seen – I attended Plus London, a London based bloggers/plus size event last weekend. Leading up to the event I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to wear – I knew I would be out and about all day, so I wanted to make sure I was comfortable as well as looked good… After all, with so many fabulous plus size bloggers in attendance I couldn’t be left behind in the style stakes!


In the end I opted for my green ASOS wrap around top, leggings and my trusty flats from Primark.



The backdrop is the back of the Hoxton Arches gallery where Plus London was held – how amazing does it look?



I had some professional photos taken on the day so I’ll get those posted soon too!


Did you attend Plus London? I lusted after SO many outfits on the day, so please send me links so I can lust some more!


Debz xx

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Plus London – My First Proper Bloggers Event!

November 3, 2013 by Debz Louise Leave a Comment

My First Proper Bloggers Event! – Last weekend I attended my first proper bloggers event – Plus London. I had heard good things about previous events and after missing out on Plus North I was really keen to attend. I have to say, the day did not disappoint. In fact I spent so much time having fun that I forgot to take too many photos – sorry!

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Comfy Casuals

October 31, 2013 by Debz Louise 2 Comments

Last weekend I made the journey home to be a bridesmaid – you can see the post here. My family live in Lancashire which means that journeying home usually takes between 3-4 hours door to door so I obviously want to be comfortable when I travel.

Here’s what I wore this weekend:

Dress: ASOS
Leggings: Love Ur Curves
Cardigan: Pink Clove
Boots: Primark
Belt: Yours Clothing

When you’re travelling, going up and down the tube stairs and then on a packed train with a heavy suitcase you really don’t want to be layered up too much because you just get too hot and bothered too quickly. This is perfect for travelling because it’s comfy to wear, cosy and I can easily remove the cardigan if I get too hot!

What are your comfortable ‘go to’ items?

Debz x

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Always The Bridesmaid…

October 29, 2013 by Debz Louise 4 Comments

When I say ‘always the bridesmaid’ I actually mean ‘my first ever time being a bridesmaid and it was amazing’.


Over a year ago, one of my favourite people in the whole wide world asked me to me to be bridesmaid… my first reaction (I’ll be honest) was of panic… and so I declined! After all, getting a plus size bridesmaid dress is hardly a case of just popping into Bridal Dresses R U are getting one off of the shelf! Thankfully my amazing friend (Gemma for those who are wondering) saw straight through that, told me straight away she had someone who would make the dress and that she would be honoured if I would reconsider… I told her I would, and then some how – I ended up yesterday wearing the most amazing dress, tiara and sparkly silver shoes to watch her walk down the aisle!


I could talk for hours about the amazing day – the beautiful church, the vintage coaches, the pretty afternoon tea cakes, the speeches, the 5ive mega mix and so much more, but I won’t. Only to say that I loved every single second of being there and I was honoured to be a part of it!






In my usual vein fashion, I took lots of photos of myself yesterday and I love them. My make up was done by a make up artist on the morning and I was really happy with it! 






There is a saying that is something like ‘Don’t let the fear of striking out make you miss the game’ and how true! I could have easily have backed out of yesterday – Every other bridesmaid was about a size 10 and know I would have stuck out like a sore thumb! Giving my measurements over to have a dress made knowing that my measurements would have been bigger the other ladies dresses could have scared me enough to quit – but it didn’t and words can not say how glad I am of that! Being a bridesmaid for Gemma filled me with honour and joy and no amount of wobbles (no pun intended) about being there would have ruined that!






When was the last time you stepped out of your comfort zone to do something like that?


Debz 

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