OMG You are still here
Posted: June 13, 2023 Filed under: My Wardrobe | Tags: fashion, Plus size, Plus size fashion, Simply Be, wedding guest, wedding guest outfit, wedding guest style, wedding style 1 CommentImagine my surprise to get a notification last month that informed me that in the month of April this blog had 159 views and 103 visitors. REALLY? You mean people still read this ancient manuscript? Well I never! I have to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you taking the time to visit these dusty pages. I stopped blogging for several reasons which I won’t bore you with, but I still hang out on Instagram here and here– although even that has taken a back seat recently. My wardrobe isn’t very exciting these days and mainly comprises black leggings and vintage tops or tshirts. However, I tell you what I did wear recently- a fantastic last minute wedding outfit from Flourish at Simply Be. It was much more girly frilly flouncy than I usually go for but I felt like a new romantic icon in it with the poetic sleeves and delicate print. It looks like a dress but its a two piece and if you don’t already do this let me say it to you now- TUCK YOUR TOP IN. With the top loose outside the blouse it looked OK but still looked like I was hiding. Top tucked in- game changer. I doubt this set is still available as they only had one size left in the skirt and the top when I bought it in May, but if you buy a similar two piece do not be afraid to tuck in the top. I have belly for days but the blouse still looked much better in than out. I paired it with a family heirloom bag ( I am the third woman in the family to own it) and mules from Yours. Winner winner, chicken dinner. Anyone else getting married so I can get maximum mileage from this fit?
PS- I bought the necklace in the 90s and forgot all about it. I found it at the back of my wardrobe so basically I have thrifted it from myself. Gunmetal colour bangle- Torrid circa 2006, earrings- old H&M.
Let Me Upstage Ya
Posted: December 10, 2019 Filed under: Buy Me!, Clothing, Item of the Week, SHOPPING | Tags: Christmas, Fatshion, party, party dress, Plus size, Plus size fashion, Sequins Leave a commentI don’t think that there is much by way of clothing that I shy away from anymore. My fondness of jumpsuits has reached legendary status, horizontal stripes have never fazed me (although they seem to alarm anyone looking at my stripe clad body), and bright colours and large prints are my happy place. Sequins however, have never featured on my clothing as anything more than a modest motif. Not because I have avoided them, but because I rarely go anywhere so glam that a full on sequin look wouldn’t be classed as overkill. Well having been inspired by many a fatshion blogger over the years who dares to go OTT in Tesco, baroque at the bus stop and slay in Sainsbury’s, I plan to follow suit and will be giving it loads in the living room on Christmas day. I know my family will wonder why I’m so extra but in a house with no Christmas tree or festive decorations of any sort, I’m planning to have all eyes on me and provide the sparkle that’s missing from the walls. My only concern is how close the pailettes can get to the oven before they buckle and warp, much like my inflated sense of importance.
Pop up Events
Posted: June 22, 2017 Filed under: Beloved Endeavour Vintage, Clothing, Information and Events, Uncategorized | Tags: dress, fashion, Fatshion, Hell Bunny, Plus size, Plus size fashion, pop up shop, retro, vintage Leave a commentUnfortunately today’s pop- up event in Victoria has been cancelled by the organisers but tomorrow’s event at the same location will still take place. Here are some other dates for your diary…..
New Shop Items!
Posted: May 30, 2017 Filed under: Beloved Endeavour Vintage, Buy Me!, Clothing, Uncategorized | Tags: Beloved Endeavour, dress, fashion, Fatshion, fatshionista, Plus size, Plus size fashion, Skirt Leave a comment
Wedding Belle
Posted: May 28, 2017 Filed under: Clothing, My Wardrobe, SHOPPING | Tags: Asos, Asos Curve, dress, Plus size, plus size dress, Plus size fashion, Simply Be, Topshop, wedding 6 CommentsAs you can observe from my expression, twirling is serious business.
Ever put on an outfit so great that someone would have to work really hard to mess with your vibe because you feel so good? Well on Friday I wore such an outfit.
As my nephew was getting married I decided to treat myself to a whole new look and I called on you to help plan it. If you follow me on Insta (@fatgirlclothes) you may remember me posting this pic and asking you to vote for what I should wear…
I really liked all three and couldn’t decide. Option A won so the pretty floral dress it was. You chose well ladies! I was already liking the asymmetric ruffle feature across the front but when it arrived I loved it even more because of the attention to detail on the back…
Asos didn’t scrimp on the frills as they continue on the back. Don’t you just hate it when a great design feature is only on the front when it could easily have been extended to the rear? The open back feature was a pleasant surprise and there are even frills at the end of the ties if you look closely. Asos Curve I love you.
My original shoes were these from New Look
New look wide fit shoes
But they were a bit too narrow, even in the wide fit. Instead I opted for the silver sandals from from Simply Be which fit perfectly as they are available in an E and EEE fitting (I got the EEE fit). In any case, the weather was such a scorcher on Friday that the Sandals were definitely the better option than the closed toe shoes. The in sole padding and slight texture ensured that my feet didn’t slide around as the temperature rose.
The clutch was from Asos too, is leather and a great quality item for a bargainicious £10. It has a zip closure to keep all your goodies from falling out when you’re pirouetting across open spaces with gay abandon.
Earrings from Topshop. Lots of asymmetry in this whole look
Twirl break
Here’s a static photo for you in case all this spinning is making you dizzy
Asos curve dress
I’ve just checked the Asos site and this dress is very low in stock with only a few left. I give it a big fat seal of approval and am looking forward to wearing it again. Apart from my twirl dress being great, the wedding itself was superb. The bride and groom looked gorgeous, the service was lovely, the reception venue was beautiful, most of my family were there and it was hot. Not warm which is often the best you can hope for in a British summer- HOT. If I have my shades on you know its more than just a little sunny. It was as close to perfect as any day could be and when I finally went to bed around 2am it was with a big smile on my face. As Ice Cube said- today was a good day.
Earrings: Topshop (not available online)
Sunday
Posted: May 21, 2017 Filed under: My Wardrobe | Tags: dungaree dress, fat fashion, fatshionista, ootd, pinafore, Plus size fashion, plussize, ps bloggers, psblogger, psfashion, psootd Leave a commentIts been a long time since I made any sort of effort in my Sunday attire. I usually just don legging and a tshirt and call it a day but today the sun was out and I was in a good mood so I decided to dress in black *sideeye to myself. If that’s even possible* So impressed was I with the form and function of my blue dungaree dress, that I bought a black one too. I’ve had it for about a year but this is my first time wearing it. I think I’ve found my new Sunday look.
Outfit Deets- All old items
Shirt- Simply Be
Dungaree Dress- ASOS
Leggings- Tesco
Sandals: Dr Martens
SALE!
Posted: January 13, 2017 Filed under: Beloved Endeavour Vintage, clothes | Tags: Beloved Endeavour, dress, ebay, fashion, Fatshion, Plus size, Plus size fashion, psblogger, sale, velvet Leave a commentOnce upon a time before the Etsy shop, I had a Big Cartel site from which I sold belts and clothing. I still have various items of stock from those days that I need to clear and I have started to list some on Ebay. Like these dresses…
and this one too..
I have several of the dresses in the first photo left in sizes 18- 30 but the check dress is only available in size 18 as it was a sample. I have a few other things that I will list over coming weeks so keep an eye on my Ebay page as you could bag yourself a bargain!
Purple Marmite
Posted: January 9, 2017 Filed under: Plus Sizes on TV | Tags: celebrity, Chrissy Metz, dress, fashion, Fatshion, Golden Globes, Plus size, Plus size fashion, purple, This is Us 4 CommentsWell its been 24hrs since last night’s Golden Globes ceremony and the internet is abuzz with Meryl vs Resident Chump, Hidden Fences and Tracee Ellis Ross. It seems the main chatter amongst the fatosphere though was this dress worn by Chrissy Metz.
Images from Gettyimages.co.uk
From the posts that I read on the Garner Style Facebook page the majority of commenters hated it and felt her stylist should be fired/ run out of town. My opinion? I liked all of it apart from the shoulders. I love the colour and you probably already know that velvet is my favourite fabric so of course I like that too. I think the drape of the dress is exquisite and I love the gathers and detailing at the front but the shoulders…. man the shoulder action just let the whole thing down in my humble opinion. Are those actually shoulder pads? Are we back there again? Maybe Chrissy is single-handedly going to bring them back to the fashion fore. She could become the next Balmain muse as they love a pronounced shoulder. Maybe not as we also know high-end designers don’t dress fat people.
Still, I’m pretty much through with begging people to make clothes in my size. I’ll just take my custom to someone who is interested in bigger bodies and stop wasting my breath and bandwidth. On that note, come through Nathan Paul! I’m off to find out more about the man who designed the much talked about frock.
Bright Start to the Year
Posted: January 2, 2017 Filed under: Beloved Endeavour Vintage, Clothing, My Wardrobe | Tags: Beloved Endeavour, dress, fashion, Fatshion, happy new year, New year, Plus size, Plus size fashion, psbloggers 3 CommentsThe official new year’s eve portrait….
I spent new year’s eve in church which is different to how I usually spend the evening. Usually I am at home curled up on the sofa in my PJ’s watching TV and flicking between various televised church services and Jools Holland’s Hootenanny. This year I figured I would do something a little more social and go and interract with some actual real life people, not digitised ones for a change. I’m glad I did. I saw some old students that I used to teach around 6 years ago and it was nice to see that they had grown into lovely young people. I would have missed that if I’d stayed in!
Blouse- Old Asos, similar one from Eloqui here
Shoes- Old Evans, similar from Debenhams here
Bag- Sold out in Topshop but there is a similar one here
WE ARE LIVE!
Posted: December 9, 2016 Filed under: Beloved Endeavour Vintage, Clothing, Uncategorized | Tags: Beloved Endeavour, Clothing, dress, Fatshion, outfit, Plus size, Plus size fashion Leave a comment
OHMYGOODNESSME. At long last, belovedendeavour.com is now LIVE. Its mostly vintage with one brand new dress called the Marley Mesh Dress which is available now in sizes 18, 20 and 22.
I am currently working on building our offering of brand new modern pieces but of course this will take time. As the homepage says, it’s a labour of love so I am here beavering away with a smile to bring you more great clothing. More updates coming soon. In the meanwhile, please stop by the site and let me know your thoughts!
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