Items of the Week 03/03/2014
Posted: March 3, 2014 Filed under: Clothing, Item of the Week | Tags: Asos Curve, Fatshion, Item of the Week, Plus size, Skirt, Top 2 Comments
Top- £32, Asos CurveGoing loopy for Lupita
Posted: March 1, 2014 Filed under: General Ramblings | Tags: creativity, dress 2 CommentsWhat do you get when you merge the newest style slayer of the year, with the creativity and imagination of a four year old?
But Lupita Nyongo isn’t the only star to inspire this four year old girl.
The dresses are made from paper and are the result of a mother/ daughter collaboration, although there are some that the daughter has made on her own. Not all the creations are celeb influenced. My favourite one is this number, inspired by an aquarium visit.
Step away from the iPad, DS, the Vita and all the other technological distractions. Paper and scissors are making a comeback.
For full story see The Huffington Post.
Item of the week 18/02/14
Posted: February 18, 2014 Filed under: Item of the Week | Tags: Fatshion, fatshionista, Item of the Week, jacket, Plus size, Simply Be 1 Comment
A peplum biker jacket in a delicious colour. Masterstroke. £60, Simply Be
Cutting a Dash
Posted: February 12, 2014 Filed under: Clothing | Tags: #CutforEvans, Evans, Fatshion, Plus size 5 CommentsIs it spring yet? It should be. Spring really ought to start on January 2nd with longer days and warmer weather. That way, by the time collections like this drop in February….
…the weather is ready for the explosion of colour, feel great optimism and all round joy.
But the reality is that the country is sinking under a deluge of water with no respite in sight. My showerproof coat is putting in crazy overtime and desperately trying to live up to its title that’s been relentlessly tested over recent weeks. I’ve got a terrible cold and haven’t been to work for two days and am so cold at night I’m sleeping in my fluffy dressing gown and wishing it had a hood. Spring has definitely not sprung but when it does, I’m coming for the aqua trousers and shirt, the cardigan and the geometric skirt and top.
What do you think of the range? Love it? Hate it?
Blurred Lines- a note to self
Posted: February 5, 2014 Filed under: Beloved Endeavour Vintage | Tags: Beloved Endeavour, Etsy, Fatshion, peplum top, Plus size 6 CommentsDeena you dimwit, what on earth is the actual matter with you? The whole idea behind the Fabric Utilisation Scheme is that you use up the fabric that you already have in the house, NOT that you bend like a hairpin every time you go past the fabric store and see something so lovely that you couldn’t possibly go home without it. The objective- the objective that you set your own darn self- is to liberate the ever increasing stockpile, not add more stock to the pile.
Honeydarling, you are going to have to try so much harder if you wish to ever see the bottom of your billy bookcase again. You are simply going to have to stop going loopy over cotton poplin prints like this,
and this,
and this,
and,
…if this whole idea is gonna work. On the bright side- you did use the last one immediately and created this,
in a size 24, with another one in size 20 on the way. But really Dee, you need to work on your resolve.
The Fresh Princess
Posted: February 2, 2014 Filed under: My Wardrobe, Product Reviews, Sponsored Posts | Tags: Fatshion, Plus size, Vivian and Clair 2 Comments
Jacket- Courtesy of Simply Be
Jeans- Courtesy of Simply Be
Boots- Old Evans, dyed red
I wasn’t really sure this outfit worked when I first put it on, but by the end of the day I felt it was a shame to take it off. I first saw the jacket at a Simply Be preview event and fell for it immediately so it was only a matter of time before I snapped one up. The jeans are from their Truly Wow slim leg range and fit like a glove. There are seam along the back legs that I initially didn’t like at all but they really do help these jeans to fit snugly without being too tight. However much I love the bomber and jeans, the jewel in the outfit crown is the tshirt…
From first click to shopping cart within a couple of minutes. Never has a tee spoken such volumes about my youth as this. Like many people I grew up watching the Cosby Show and as a child with no sisters I would dream of being adopted into the female heavy Huxtable household, with big sister Denise and twin sister Vanessa (we’re approx the same age). Later on I got hooked onto the Fresh Prince and loved Will’s school blazer with the funky lining and did a similar thing with my schoolbag. This tshirt was coming to my house, come what may.
I was a little doubtful the XXL would fit but it fits perfectly. Most of the sizes are sold out but there are still some XL and XXL left- grab them while you can and join me on my retrospective ride.
Vivian and Clair- Apartment 349
The Fabric Utilisation Scheme
Posted: January 17, 2014 Filed under: Beloved Endeavour Vintage, Buy Me! | Tags: Beloved Endeavour, Dresses, Etsy, Fatshion 1 CommentFabric is taking over the house.
And that’s just a small sample of the metre after metre of print, pattern and plain fabric that is stashed in every available corner. There’s a box of fabric beside my bed that I use as a nightstand, a box in the spare room, a box on the wardrobe in the spare room- its bloomin’ everywhere.
So. I’m having a clear out. But I’m not throwing it all out, I’m having a mass sewing frenzy and making item after item, dress after dress, skirt after skirt until my fingers bleed. Or I utilise all the stock- whichever happens first.
I’ll be making things in various sizes and selling them in my Etsy shop. In fact- I’ve already started..
Fabrics are limited so there will only be one, maybe two of most items unless I happen to have an entire roll of something- which is rare. Items I’m modelling are worn for the length of time it takes to take a photograph. All items are brand spanking new and made with my own hands. Any questions- ask!
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