Scarlett & Jo Website Launch- True Diversity In Plus Size Fashion

Hello everyone.

Today was an exciting day for us plus size bloggers. Many of us took part in a big project that showed us that Scarlett&Jo really takes diversity seriously. The team behind Scarlett&Jo had invited around 30 of plus size bloggers and models to be models for the website they launched today.



I'm proud to show you all the result of the photos and also show you photos from all the fun we had throughout the day.



Photo courtesy of Scarlett&Jo

Photo courtesy of Scarlett&Jo

I think Scarlett&Jo has done something very important and I would go as far to say that they are pioneers in the way they are using plus size women of all sizes from size 14 to a size 32, but also different heights, ethnicity and ages. We would have had one lady in a wheel chair as well in on the shoot, but she had to say no due to other commitments. 

In my opinion this is something that the rest of plus size retailers should follow as it is something that plus size bloggers have been talking about for years. We want to see the clothes on different bodies that we can identify us with. 
On the website and for instance take a look at these dresses you can see on Debz (size 32) who is rocking the same dress as Pippa (size 16) and  Lucia (size 32) and Julia(size 16) showing that the same dress looks amazing on two completely different plus sizes.



 Or Leah who is wearing a size 28, whilst Cerise is wearing a size 16. 

Don't they all look lovely? This goes to show that there is absolutely no excuse for not making all clothes in all sizes, and I bow in awe to Scarlett&Jo for being the first to dare to take the plunge and fully show their clothes on all sizes. 

Over to my day over at the Scarlett&Jo HQ. 

I met up with Leah outside of Oxford Circus station early Saturday morning. The streets were empty. I've never seen London and Oxford Street that empty before. It was like it was just after some sort of natural disaster!!! 


I had already ran into Tanya and Vicky, but they didn't have time to hang around with me till Leah came.  Instead I had the pleasure of being approached by two men that probably thought I was a prostitute or something since I was hanging around street corners this early in the morning on a Saturday!! 

When Leah came we went straight to Scarlett&Jo's offices where we were greeted by Gifi who showed us our dresses that we were going to model. I had been given two beautiful dresses in my favourite prints polkadots (from now also knows as Lollidots) and animal print. So it was obvious that Gifi had been paying attention to what I like. 

I said hello to some old familiar faces and some new ones before we were sat in the make up chair to get all pampered and styled before starting shooting. It's always so lovely having your make up done by a professional. I had a lovely make up artist called Enrica who was so lovely and listened to what I had to say about what I liked and didn't like. I have linked to her Facebook page HERE so you can take a look at her beautiful work and if you need a really good make-up artist. 

Selfie of my make up and hair in my first dress of the day. Don't I look good if I can say so myself? 

My first dress. One of the dresses from the Lollidots collection that is coming soon.
Beautiful comfortable 1940 style dress in a stunning navy colour which suits my complexion perfectly. Such a cute dress with a lovely neckline and 3/4 length sleeves.  

I have worked in front of camera quite a bit in the past both here in UK, when I lived in Canada and in my native Norway, but it was still quite daunting to be standing there with the lights on you. And never on anything as big as this I have to confess. I was feeling extra self conscious due to my balance disorder that makes it difficult for me to keep my balance. I had to do a twirl for the website and the first time around I did lose my balance so it knocked my confidence a bit. But I had to do it again and it went fine. So confidence restored. 




While we were waiting for our turn to have our photos taken Leah and I posed for Mayah who took these cheeky photos of me and my wifey. :) Thanks Mayah for bringing out the cheekyness of us both.


I love our faces here :) 

My other dress of the day was my absolute favourite. And this dress is on the website, all ready for ordering very soon. The photos at the start of my post is this dress and it's made in an incredibly soft and comfortable scuba fabric with a soft touch to it. I think the website talk about it as peach touch stretch jersey. It is the most comfortable fabric I've worn. 

Once again, thanks Mayah for taking this photo of me.



Doesn't it look fantastic? 



I can't praise this dress highly enough. I love it. I have to give this dress 10/10 for fit, design and versatility. I can see myself wearing this dress as I did for the shoot, but also with leggings and a soft cardigan or rock it up a bit with tights, ankle boots and a leather jacket. I love the elongating details to the side of this dress and I don't mind the hanky hem at all. I'm not a big fan of hanky hems normally, but this dress is so flowy and light so the hanky hem accentuate the flow in the dress. I felt like a princess in this dress.

Enrica changed my make up a bit for this shoot, to a bit more night on the town look and doesn't it look amazing?  

Best selfie of the day. Haha.. Leah <3


 Being a blogger we always found time to do a lot of selfies in between shoots and here is a few. :) I'm sure you'll recognise most of us. 



I want to say a big thank you to everyone at Scarlett&Jo for having me as their size 24/26 model and I hope to do the same again sometime as I had a fantastic day!

Before I end this post I wanted to show you the video of me showing off the lovely Animal Print Hanky Hem Dress.





 If you want to see how I look on the Scarlett&Jo website, please follow this link HERE and I would be happy for any feedback.

Xxx 
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My First Buy From Lindy Bop

I'm a lover of vintage dresses and vintage style. I have so many vintage reproduction dresses in my wardrobe that I don't know the exact number anymore. However there was one brand that I had been trying dresses from over and over again with no luck. Lindy Bop. Despite catering for sizes up to a 26, they were all too small over my bust so I had to send them back. I was gutted cause some of the most beautiful dresses I had seen had to be sent back. I gave up on Lindy Bop dresses until this summer when I heard from other plus size bloggers that the "May" dress was generous in size and also in the bust, so I was hopeful when I ordered it. I got it and tried it on straight away and it fitted perfectly. I was so happy and I was taken back by this dress as I loved the design of it.


Isn't it gorgeous? I love the print as well and the piping to the bodice makes this dress so well fitted and stand out. It's like it's made for me. This is definitely one of the dresses I own that I've got most compliments for. And I can see why.


I'm wearing a size 26 which is perfect over my bust, while it's a bit big around the waist, but not more than I can live with that. It's designed in a way so it still gives you a beautiful waist where the piping of the bodice stops.


I was wearing this dress out on the last day of my holiday to Spain in September and it's a perfect match for my ever trusted yellow peep toe shoes from Evans that I've been living in all spring and summer. It's such a comfy and cute shoe that is the perfect addition to this dress.

I have bought the beautiful Saphy dress as well and it fits perfectly too. This had made me very happy as I love Lindy Bop's dresses and can't wait to try more of them.


Xxx 
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A Perfect Travel Companion From Yours and A Great Day Out With Blogger Babes



When I was a young teenager and then again when I was in my mid 20s, which seems like a long long long time ago (maybe because it is, being over 25 years ago since I was 15) , checked shirts were so in fashion and everyone wore them. They are really versatile and can be worn with most things so when I saw this lovely black and white one at Yours Clothing I had to have it. 

Don't know what Mike did or said, but a great shot! So happy.... 




Also knowing I was going travelling soon I knew that this shirt would be perfect to travel in as it's comfortable and made of a very nice and cool viscose fabric that would go well in the transition from colder England to hot Spain. You know when you see an item of clothing and you can plan it with so many different things? This shirt is such a thing. I bought it in size 26 for an oversized style, but I could easily have chosen my normal 24 and still been oversized.



 I love this blue handbag which Leah gave me for my 40th birthday in July. It is the smaller bag out of two in a travel set. I love the simplicity of it and the bright pink edges sets the blue colour perfectly off.


I didn't like the belt that came with the skirt much so I swapped it for a think gold coloured one instead. And as you can see it gives me a good shape.


Brightening up the outfit with these lovely shoes from Evans. 




And like I said earlier, I knew I would get use for this shirt when I'm out travelling. Here I am in Alicante on the way home from holiday wearing it. Very comfy and practical with a red pair of leggings and sandals. And the same bag, which is super convenient on travels as handluggage!! 


Leah and I wearing the same shirt in different colours. This shirt comes in six different colours by now, so if you don't like the ones that we are wearing take a look at the website as you might like the other colours. You can find them HERE. 


 A week before I went on holiday I went to the UK Plus Size Fashion Week where I met so many of the lovely blogger babes. Under you can see a lot of selfies and group photos that was taken on the day. It was so much fun to see everyone again as I hadn't seen some of them since Plus North last year!! And where ever there is bloggers, there is selfies!!!

















Don't we all look great? It was my first outing for ages so it was amazing meeting everyone again and everyone was so nice to me and said how much they've missed me. It's nice to hear when you're not feeling 100%. It's like a huge vitamin burst of happiness just in seeing these girls. They make me smile so much. Love you all. 

I was offered the chance to model again at the event which was a blast from the past to last years events at Plus North and Style XL. I modelled some lovely clothes from Evans and here are the official photo. 



I look forward to more events next year and I have two holidays booked for next year already, and none of them conflicts with events!! So I hope to see more of you at events next year! :) 

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The Swimwear That Is Plain Sailing To Wear- Curvy Kate

 Curvy Kate has always had some really pretty designs when it comes to swimwear for us bigger boob women. When I was given the opportunity to review one of their newest designs I wasn't in doubt, it had to be the super cute Plain Sailing Tankini Ink Spot.





Isn't it gorgeous? I love the design as it is so girly and vintagey. Right up my street. I also love the colours as red and blue are my favourite colours.



This set is part of the mix and match swimwear collection so you can chose other styles like bikini top and mini brief.I chose this tankini with the skirted brief as they adds a bit of flirtiness to the set. I love how the little polka dots contrasts the bigger ones as well. 

 
Great high coverage at the back of the top and the skirt of the briefs are so cute. 


 When I first put this tankini on I was so pleasantly surprised that it had actual cups inside the fabric for more support. I had never had any swimwear that had cups built in. This is the way to go for swimwear for bigger busts. It gives you ease at mind that your girlies are actually secure and won't fall out.


The cups are made of a thin material which feels very delicate against you skin. The cups were too small for me in a size 40K, but that wasn't a big surprise as I always have to compromise with size. The back size is spot on and closes with normal bra hooks and makes it feel so secure. 

The tankini top is very comfortable to wear overall, but I wish that it came with wider straps. Cause as you can see they twist really easily. I also think that if the tankini came with wider straps it would give even more support. Especially in the bigger sizes as we need all the support we can from the weight of our heavy bust. 



 I love the big polka dots!!!



You can see the cute skirt of my briefs.

There are very useful ties to the side of the tankini top if you find the top a bit too long. And if you want more coverage you can adjust it to be longer. In addition the ties and the ruching adds an exciting design feature to the tankini. 



Swimming in this tankini was very pleasant. I felt that my boobs were secure and the briefs stayed up. I had chosen them in size 22 and they were actually a tad too big for me, so I would advice you to size down if you have narrower hips like I do. I like my briefs to be a bit tight as I like them to stay put while swimming, but these briefs stayed securely on throughout my entire swim (and I spend hours in the pool!!! I'm a mermaid!!). The straps didn't fall down even if they twisted so that was good. I didn't notice much of the straps at all when in the water. Just out of the water I wish they were bigger so they could give a bit more support.



The colours are so beautiful and nautical and perfect for a sunny holiday. 


Floaty skirt on my briefs are so cute and no wonder I was smiling cause this tankini made me feel so cute and pretty. No more boring black swimsuits when us bigger boobed women can indulge in fun and beautiful prints and styles like this. My 84 year old mother in law commented on how pretty the tankini were and said that it reminded her of swimwear from she was young, only prettier. So there you go Curvy Kate. Great work designing such cute swimwear, but think about adding wider straps in the bigger sizes next time for added support.

Have you tried any swimwear from Curvy Kate?

Xxx,



*this swimwear was gifted me of Curvy Kate, but all views are my own.
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