Outfit of the week 15/07/11
Posted: July 15, 2011 Filed under: Buy Me!, Item of the Week | Tags: Item of the Week 6 Comments »Thought I’d do an outfit of the week post rather than just the usual item. I love everything featured but the jewel in the crown is the bag. I’ve been going into House of Fraser every week for around 6 weeks to see if its reduced. Those scoundrels have reduced every other Label Lab bag in the store except for this and one other. They are messing with my head. But you know what the REALLY frustrating thing is? The first day I saw it there was a 40% off promotional sticker on it. I was eyeing it up and the sales assistant told me that the sale starts in two days and many items will be half price so it would be worth waiting. Glee filled my soul. I replaced the bag. Two days later I return to HoF and indeed many items are half price, but MY BAG IS BACK TO FULL PRICE. And there it has remained ever since. I could just weep.
Bag: £195 Label Lab at House of Fraser
Trousers: £29.50, Dorothy Perkins
Katie Wears My Belt!
Posted: December 15, 2009 Filed under: Accessories, Buy Me! | Tags: Belts, blogs, What Katie Wore 12 Comments »
I’m sitting here clapping like a seal because the eternally well dressed Katie from What Katie Wore is wearing one of my belts and making it look fantastic!- of course its fantastic anyhow, 
but Katie is injecting an extra double dose of fantasismo. Thank you Katie and Joe!
Belts still available in The Shop and there are still new belts on the way- bear with me!
Scallops Are Not Just For Eating
Posted: June 24, 2009 Filed under: Buy Me!, Clothing | Tags: fashion, Fatshion, Plus size, Skirt, style 8 Comments »The universe is talking to me. Ever since the SS2009 shows I’ve been noticing scallop edgings in the most unlikely of places like….
…. on the roof of the bandstand in the local park…..
… and on people’s letterboxes.
The only time I’ve ever worn anything with a scallop edging was as a child, in the form of a variety of pointelle type cardigans with the pretty pretty scallop edge that I’ve steered clear of in adulthood. I always thought was a bit naff til I saw these…
Images from style.com
Suddenly, the twee scallop edging from my childhood has been given a serious dose of sophistication with no pointelle cardi in sight. To say I love the SS09 collections from Chloe and Christopher Kane would be an understatement as I adore the diaphanous suiting with the dreamlike overlay of discs. The stegosaurus style scallop inserts along the jacket sleeves and trouser side seams, take what would otherwise be plain items to a complete nother level and create a silhouette that looks like its been cut out with pinking shears.
As I’m now on scallop watch, imagine how excited I was to go on my usual traipse around a local fabric store and see these…..
OH MY GOODNESS ME! I stopped dead in my tracks and bought a length of the black INSTANTLY. I was told its called “centipede taffeta” and really- what else could it be called apart from that?! Its not horrible and scratchy like taffeta can sometimes be and its got a soft sheen to it. I’ve made a skirt and even though its taffeta and all centipedey I’m not saving it for special occasions and evenings out- oh no matey bob, I’m wearing this thing whenever the hell I feel like it.
Next stop- hot pink centipede skirt! If you want one in any colour shown, any size, contact me at fatgirlclothes at yahoo dot com and lets talk!
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