Ahhh… The Tess Dress! I spotted this dress a few months ago when I headed to Birmingham to meet Tess Munster. In fact, you might remember that a group of us bloggers all wore this dress and posed for a photo with Tess! I loved the dress then but it only went up to a size 26. This meant it fitted but not quite as comfortably as I would have liked so I didn’t buy it 🙁 [Read more…]

Unless you have been on Mars for the past week you will have seen that something quite amazing has happened with a little hashtag I started – #WeAreTheThey.

I decided that I wanted to keep the movement going and so tonight we’re once again hitting blog posts and social media! The idea behind the set of posts this evening is what ‘they’ shouldn’t wear. What size body you have, there are usually a set of rules put to you to help you dress ‘better’. Whether that’s to accentuate your curves, stop you from looking to short or avoiding heels if you’re tall. I say stuff that and where what you want.

Browse the #WeAreTheThey hashtag tonight and you’ll see a whole range of beautiful, amazing women showing you exactly how they break fashion rules! Why not add your own?

Do Not Wear Short Dresses

Avoid Stripes

Don’t Wear Oversized Swing Dresses

You’re Too Fat For Primark

The only rule you should listen to when it comes to dressing yourself is whether you want to wear it or not!

Debz

Here’s What I Would Have Spent: Topshop – As you know every few weeks I get together a bunch of bloggers to do a Here’s What I Would Have Spent. This time I wanted to do Topshop. They do up to a size 16 although looking at it they tend to do many items up to a size 12/14. They have some lovely items on their website so it is a shame they don’t do a larger range of sizes. Prices are affordable although not on the same wave length as Primark etc – obviously! [Read more…]

A really, really quick blog post today, my world has gone crazy! So many people are supporting are #WeAreTheThey and it’s amazing. Today it’s been featured on The Huffington Post, Look Magazine, Plus Size Model Magazine, The Daily Telegraph and so many other places. So much positivity and I am in love with everyone who supports it.

As if on cue Lady V London have bought out a brand new range of dresses under their Lady Voluptuous umbrella. If you are new to my blog then have a read through old Lady V London blog posts – I have shouted my love for them from the rooftops many times!

The reason I wanted to rush out a blog post about them is because as a collective Lady V London stock dresses from a size 8 right up to a size 32. There are a few retailers that stock a fantastic range of sizes but a brand that stocks size 8 to 32 is literally amazing to me.


Over the last few days we have seen the #WeAreTheThey take off as living proof that we do need something like this. It is proof that as women we need clothing ranges that suit us and that small sizes, big sizes and everything in between.


Personally I think I need the flamingo dress in my life, but they’re all beautiful – There are also new versions of the Cossette dress!

Lady V London you did good!


Debz xx

I bloody love the ladies at Topsy Curvy and have been lucky enough to meet and hang out with them a couple of times. One of the things that absolutely shines through about this independent brand is their passion for plus size fashion. I have chatted to them many times about the plus size clothing industry and what I would love to see.


Over recent months I have seen more and more Topsy Curvy items go up to a size 32 which is fantastic. Originally many of their items stopped at a size 26, which while that is great for a small retailer like this I always told them that I would love to see more and bless them they listened.


Currently in my wardrobe I have some jeans from them that fit my body amazingly (review coming soon), a checked top and this lilac coloured blazer.

They have both the checked tops and the pastel blazers up to a size 32 in a variety of colours – YAY for choice! Both of the items fit me well and feel really nice to the touch. They’re really good quality and for the price tag I feel well worth the investment. We all need fast, affordable fashion choices and now thanks to Topsy Curvy a size 32 body is getting those same choices!  I will review the top soon!!!

But now, onto the blazer! The fact that they do it in a size 32 and in different colours is great. I found it a bit too small to meet in the middle at the front but to be honest I would always wear a blazer like this open. It’s a nice feeling material, quite lightweight which is perfect for summer. I love the pastel colour of the blazer too, which seems to be exactly what my Spring wardrobe needs

I know that the ladies have much more up their sleeve when it comes to fashion so it is well worth keeping an eye on their website to see what they add. A really nice touch is their Facebook page too. They usually post photos of their items up with at least 3 (sometimes 4) girls wearing the same item and doing the same pose. This is a fantastic way of giving customers an insight into how the item will look on a body the same/similar shape and size as them and this really helps. Just another way that Topsy Curvy have listened to their customers and attempted to make the minefield that clothes shopping can sometimes be that much easier.

I love the blazer and I can’t wait to see what else I can wear it with! Dress is ASOS Curve, bag is New Look and shoes are Primark.


Debz 

Every so often a group of bloggers and I get together to put some Here’s What I Would Have Spent posts. The idea is to let retailers know that we would happily spend our hard earned cash on their clothing, if only they stocked our size!

I love the ASOS Curve range and it is probably one of my most popular ‘go to’ places when it comes to clothes shopping. However, I also lust after many items in their straight size ranges they don’t extend to plus sizes – and so, the idea for this round of Here’s What I Would Have Spent was born!

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