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2nd February 2020

Day Date Style with Lindy Bop

Hey friends! Hope we’re all doing well? I’ve managed to wind myself up these last few days and have developed the most almighty eye twitch. The joys of a stress person who accidentally is off their meds, right? But luckily I managed to drag The Boyfriend® out into town one day this week to have a bit of a date! And this Day Date Style is brought to you by Lindy Bop!

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25th January 2020

Can A Plus Size Wear A Fitted Skirt? Duh.

Hello beautiful people!

Welcome to Saturday, I hope all’s well with you guys? It’s been so long since I put together a style post that I’ve sort of forgotten how to write one. Yay! But I’m back to glorify obesity by asking the question, ‘Can A Plus Size Wear a Fitted Skirt?’ The answer is pretty obvious — yes!

24th September 2019

A Week In Outfits —

Happy… Tuesday?

Hope you all had a good weekend? We’re a day late with this post because, well, life happened a bit. But it also included meeting new people AND socialising, so that’s a win for me! So let’s get on with the weekly roundup, right? Pin up style abound!

Turban; Alice Brown’s Cupboard
Necklace; Animal Hair
Top; Primark
Skirt; Handmade

They call September the “Back To Life” part of the year, and honestly it’s a hard one. I’ve been moments away from a breakdown for a few days at this point, which sucked.

Dress; Handmade
Bolero; Collectif

Second day of gingham? Yes please! I’m honestly considering making this dress in every colour gingham known to man.

Dress; Handmade
Cardigan; Banned
Bag; Vendula London

Third gingham in a row! But after a few days of crying and feeling like hell, I dyed my hair and felt like a new woman. Fickle, I know, but that freshly-dyed-hair confidence it something else! Look how goddamn happy I am!

Dress; Lady V London
Cardigan; Collectif
Bag; Vendula London

Pin Up Style

Looking good and feeling good! This was the day after I did some modelling for Bow and Crossbones, and I’ve clearly got some of my mojo back. Doing my hair is a lot of effort these days, so it’s nice when re-setting it goes so beautifully. Annoyingly it’s better hair than I had on the shoot — typical.

Dress; eShakti
Cardigan; Collectif

Someone’s feeling their oats! A typical pin up pose for some typical pin up style. I love this dress so bloody much, it’s possibly my favourite dress I’ve ever had. Actually, I’d say this is one of my most worn outfits since 2014. This baby got me laid so many times in my single days, haha!

What have you guys been wearing this week?

21st September 2019

Boyfriend Bi-Mothly — Rosie The Riveter Style

Well hello friends! How are we all today?

It’s Saturday and it’s been a difficult week for me. Hopefully you guys are doing better! For today’s post, we’re revisiting the Boyfriend Bi-Monthly for some Rosie the Riveter style!

If you’re confused what The Boyfriend Bi-Monthly is, you can find the last one here. It’s basically where my boyfriend dresses me! But it’s a fun way of playing with my wardrobe in a new way, instead of constantly wanting more clothes I can’t afford.

Rosie The Riveter Style

Whereas last time The Boyfriend® had a bad gal vibe going on, this time he had a clear idea in mind. Rosie The Riveter style. Ever the feminist icon, it was quite an interesting exercise to recreate her look with what I had in the house. It’s slightly less factory-standard than Rosie’s outfit, but the essence of it is pretty clear, don’t you think?

Of course, I had to add a little feminist flair in the styling — have I ever mentioned how much I adore this Punky Pins pin? I have a coaster on my bedside table like this, too, which reminds me to empower other women on the daily.

I realised whilst editing these photos just how great this little feature was — mostly because I’d realised that this is how my boyfriend sees me. Rosie was a sign of female strength in the war, and has spent the last few decades inspiring new waves of feminism and women’s rights activism. And is, in his words “a straight up badass”. And he chose a recreation of this strength and badassery for me because he thinks I embody it, right? There’s nothing more flattering than that.

What do you guys think of his choice?

Let me know in the comments, as always!

Dress; eShakti
Bag; Zatchels
Earrings; Bow and Crossbones
Bangles; Splendette
Pin; Punky Pins
Shoes; Rocket Originals

16th September 2019

A Week in Outfits — Casual Pin Up Style

Why, Monday, Whyyyyyy.

Guys. I’m not feeling this whole Monday thing at the moment if I’m honest! I’ve been feeling a bit vulnerable the last day or so, thanks to my body not doing its job of moving very well. So for today I’m going to be sulking, but that doesn’t stop me from being a show-off! My daily outfits are below, bringing you some real casual pin up style, plus some bonus “can’t-be-arsed” style too!

Top; Primark
Skirt; Lindy Bop
Shoes; Primark

Do you see this face? This is the face of a woman who frankly has had enough! I was only really dressed because I had to do a few interviews, otherwise I might of worn my pyjamas to work. One day, I say, one. damn. day.

Cardigan; Old Collectif
Necklace; Punky Pins
Dress; Boohoo

And we’re back to “can’t be arsed” camp, however I will always love this combo dressed up or down. Fun fact for you all, this Collectif cardigan is my favourite thing in the world. I don’t buy from them anymore, but I’d sell my soul for different colours in this! Five years later and it’s still going strong — no other cardigan can survive me for that long! Also; coffee.

Top; Primark
Skirt; Handmade
Brooch; Luxulite
Turban; Alice Brown’s Cupboard

I’m sad summer is ending, however there’s one incredible thing to look forward to; Turbans! I’m not sure if you’ve ever noticed, guys, but I love a turban. I also love this Luxulite brooch paired with my tanuki skirt, because matching. Anyone else matchy-matchy here?

Dress; Lindy Bop
Bolero; Collectif
Brooch; Luxulite

Casual Pin Up Style

Top; Primark
Skirt; Boohoo
Shoes; Vans

This one is a sad one — I went out after a photoshoot to say goodbye to an old friend and second home to me, Big Red in Holloway. Vans might not be your first thought for an outfit like this — but believe me, it was necessary. In other words, these sticky, blackened, beer-drenched shoes are on their way to the bin.

Top; Coheed and Cambria Merch
Skirt; Boohoo

Fun fact; I have four of the same Boohoo tube skirt. Other fun fact; I didn’t even get drunk and yet had the headache from hell all of Sunday. Joy. If this is my body telling me I can’t drink three pints without a hangover now, I’ll be livid. Anyone over 25 get the same? I’m praying my head just hated me…

Have a good week!

14th September 2019

Plus Size 70s Style With the Lindy Bop Ivory Dress

Yello! How are we doing today?

Had a good week by any chance? I’m tired, but it’s also been a productive sort of week. I happen to be off on my first foray into commercial modelling today, actually! I’m excited for a lot of what is coming on at the moment, especially after the recent diagnoses of CFS. But we’re up and fighting as usual, and travelling south today for some plus size 70s style in Somerset!

So me and The Boyfriend® travelled to Bridgwater at the weekend. We were up in Somerset for a gorgeous wedding on an organic farm. That bit was wonderful, but Bridgwater itself wasn’t really worth the early morning coach there! It was also really strange to see people looking at me with confusion or ridicule. I’ve not lived in a small town for about 7 years, so I’ve forgotten the looks you get when you have bright hair and eyebrows. Such a stark contrast from London, where no one bats an eye!

Plus Size 70’s Style

But I digress. This post is all about this dress — the Lindy Bop Ivory dress in blue! I’m going to start the review off by saying one thing; this really isn’t a ‘me’ dress, if you will. I loved the look of it, and the colour is absolutely beautiful. But after talking to Lindy Bop again, I probably just needed a size down to make it perfect. I often make the mistake of throwing the tags off clothes before I shoot them, so the sizing is my mistake rather than the dress’!

This dress is an adorable tea-dress style with massive cuffed bishop sleeves! I don’t often go for this style since it’s more of a 70’s style in my opinion — hence my styling is a bit more toned-down and 70’s-esque. I loved the option of trying a new style out that I ordinarily wouldn’t, which is something I love so much about this whole blogging thing.

Lindy Bop Ivory Dress

It’s made from polyester, but a soft one at that, with textured “polka dots” running through the shell fabric. It’s got a bit of stretch to it, with a stretchy lining. Which is great when you have bigger hips like mine! It caters to them very well, especially with an elasticated waist.

I took my usual 22 in this dress, and the sizing is a little large, honestly. As I said above, this would look a bit better on me if it wasn’t so blousey up top. If you’re busty, go with your regular size, but size down if you’ve got a smaller bust. The waist is really forgiving, so that bust measurement is the only one to go for!

The Lindy Bop Ivory dress is incredibly comfortable. I mean sitting-on-a-coach-for-hours comfortable. (Which is also why it’s a bit creased — oops) Soft fabrics and stretch make a real difference with dresses, and this one would be perfect as a day dress, or even one for the office! Personally, I wish there was pockets in it to make it perfect for all occasions.

I love the sleeves so much — the one downfall this dress really has is that the cuffs are just a bit too wide. Not sure if that’s with the sizing or the dress itself, although it won’t take much to alter, honestly!

What do you think about this slightly different style for me? And tell me your thoughts on the dress below!

Dress; C/O Lindy Bop (Disclaimer)
Earrings; Bow and Crossbones
Shoes; Yours Clothing
Hat; Primark

9th September 2019

Outfits of the Week – Sleepy Gal Edition

Welcome to Monday, friends!

Hope we’re all doing well? Had a good weekend? I was in Somerset for a wedding, and I was drinking with the Irish — so it’s been a drunken weekend for me, I’ll tell you! But the past week has me in a good mood for once. I finally got diagnosed with CFS after years of struggling and not being believed by doctors, which is incredibly freeing. And because of that, I’m learning each day how I need to slow down and allow my mind and my body to just be. We’ll talk more about CFS later, however, because today is Monday, and we’re rounding up the outfits of the week!

Top; Alexisonfire Merch
Skirt; Boohoo
Shoes; Everything 5 Pounds

Starting off the week with some alternative style! Decided to try out my usual “I can’t be arsed with dressing up” outfit with these espadrilles I’ve been wearing all summer. Funnily enough, it turns out the shoes, makeup and hair really dress it up a bit more than usual.

My tiredness has really knocked me off my feet this week, and dressing up has been really hard. I find I have to sit down and take breaks when getting ready in the mornings because my body refuses to work with me. Now I know it’s CFS and I’ll have access to more psychological and physical therapies I’m feeling much more optimistic. But this particular day I was finding the morning hard. I wasn’t even able to get my yoga in more than once this week because of it!

Outfits of the Week

Dress; eShakti
Cardigan; Old Collectif
Necklace; Bow and Crossbones
Headband; Primark

Accidental teacher vibes with this one! I had a big delivery at work, and so I needed to be comfortable. Also, if you’re in the UK — what the fuck is up with the weather? It’s suddenly turned cold enough for longer sleeves and soon enough tights will be needed!

Dress; Handmade
Cardigan; Collectif
Shoes; Melissa

I find it slightly amusing that you can now tell exactly what days I can’t be bothered through these blog posts. Especially now it’s colder and I need to retire a lot of my happier-looking clothing. And whilst wearing this old handmade dress this week, I realised it really needs to sit in some dye for a while. This is why 100% cotton is such an arse — the colour runs out of it too easily, don’t you think?

Dress; Joanie Clothing
Cardigan; Old Collectif
Necklace; Handmade
Headband; Primark
Shoes; Melissa

I’m starting to realise that this dress is so much more than I originally thought it was — literally every comment I had this day was about the dress! It’s pretty cute as an outfit, though, so I don’t blame people.

What do you think of this week’s lazy style, guys?

As always, let me know what you think in the comments!

31st August 2019

Last Summer Days, Late Summer Style

Congrats – You reached Saturday!

Hope you’re all doing well friends! Today I’m actually spending the day doing a lot of self care since my body decided to give me some cold/sinus infection thing. Booooo. Apparently that’s what happens when you’re overworked — who knew! However today’s post isn’t about that, we’re talking about some late summer style!

It was The Boyfriend®’s birthday on Tuesday (the big 3-0), and he wanted to spend it drinking in the park like the teenagers we wished we could be. And so we spent the day lounging around Finsbury Park pretending we were hooligans. I joke, my hooligan days are far behind me! But drinking in a park seemingly isn’t, to be fair.

Anyway, hooliganisms aside, I took the opportunity to pretend I was in an Austen novel for a moment, wear a summer hat and frolic barefoot on the (incredibly painful and likely glassy) grass. I really didn’t do as much ‘summer’ stuff as I wanted to this year, especially sit and drink in parks with friends, have picnics and go to the beach. So in the last of the summer days, I decided I at least needed to try out some late summer style.

Late Summer Style

This is an old handmade dress of mine, actually made back in 2015. Lord, that feels like a lifetime ago! It certainly doesn’t fit me as well as it used to, but I think you’d agree that it’s too cute to not wear at this time of year, right?

The hat was also handmade — if you can call it that, really! It’s one of my IKEA placemat creations similar to last year’s Monstera Hat. This is simply using a scarf threaded through to attach it to the head — it’s really very simple. But attach a few flowers and boom! You’re suddenly a Bennet sister and ready to frolic in a meadow or two. Or inhale wine in a London park — that’s your prerogative, my friend!

The leaves are already starting to fall, and as much as I love autumn, I’ll be sad to see the back of summer, honestly. Sure, it’s been disgustingly hot and I’ve had a permanent sweat moustache since June, but the sunny days sure do energise me!

How are you planning to spend the last of the summer days? Let me know in the comments!

pin up blogger — Lensflare that JJ Abrams would be proud of!

Dress; Handmade
Hat; Handmade
Necklace; Vintage
Brooch; Luxulite
Shoes; Swedish Hasbeens

19th August 2019

A Week in Outfits — Plus Size Fashion

Merry Monday, all!

I’ve never before said this; But thank god it’s Monday! I’ve been working a lot recently (I mention this at least once a week, I know), and for the first time in a while I get two whole days off! I’m quite excited to mostly do nothing, if I’m honest. But regardless, it’s Monday and it’s time to roundup last week’s outfits for some plus size fashion for you all! Right after I catch up on Stranger Things, that is…

Dress; Handmade
Cardigan; Banned Apparel
Coat; Elements Rainwear
Shoes; Melissa

Remember the other week when I mentioned it was boiling hot? It’s still warm-ish, but it’s also raining a hell of a lot. I don’t always mind rain however, especially when I get the chance to wear my Elements Raincoat! It’s funny that I live in England and I don’t seem to wear

Necklace; Handmade
Dress; Joanie Clothing
Shoes; Everything 5 Pounds

Plus Size Fashion

Sassy motherfucker alert! I’ve been doing a middle parting more often, and it’s funny how it seems to make me look older? Anyone agree? I got a hell of a lot of comments on this outfit — and I thought it was quite boring originally!

Necklace; Handmade
Dress; Handmade
Cardigan; Voodoo Vixen
Shoes; Swedish Hasbeens

My colleague has been complaining that he hasn’t seen the dress I made the other week, so I wore it in a more casual way. The cardigan wasn’t the best idea, in hindsight. The print is certainly too busy for any other patterns! Reminds me to grab some plain cardigans on my next shopping trip.

Cardigan; Collectif
Dress; Boohoo Plus
Shoes; Primark

This is real life folks! Most of the time I actually look like this, to be honest with you. I’ve mentioned a few times I struggle a bit with my mental health, and often it’s so difficult to get my arse out of bed and get dressed. Funnily enough, before I started doing these weekly outfit posts, this was practically all I ever wore. Most of the time I didn’t even put my eyebrows on, to be honest. It’s refreshing to see now that this is an off day for me.

17th August 2019

Boyfriend Bi-Monthly — Plus Size Pinup

Hey friends! How are we doing?

Anyone else tired as hell? Raise your hands, sleepy friends! So work, as always, is hard and I’m exhausted. Turns out working six days a week minimum isn’t good for someone with possible CFS. But I digress! Today we’re trying a new thing out, which is that I actually made my boyfriend dress me! So it’s plus size pinup style with a twist today.

Turns out that living with a person doesn’t necessarily mean you spend a lot of time with them. Joe (The Boyfriend®) has been working nights a lot recently. So we only really see each other for a bit in the mornings. It sucks, frankly, but we decided to head over to Shoreditch and spend the day together doing a little exploring.

It wasn’t really a planned idea — as I was getting ready, Joe was giving me some ideas. So we had the idea that he’d rifle through my wardrobes (yes, plural) and see what he could put together. It wasn’t easy for him. At all. Actually, it wasn’t easy for me either because it turns out he has no idea and I don’t like being told what to do. Somehow we managed to get to this banger of an outfit though, so it turns out we’re a bloody good team.

Plus Size Pinup

As it stands, Joe likes a bit of a rock chic style, and his ideas were along the lines of 60s Sweater Girls VS Cherie Currie from The Runaways. And so, we basically ended up with me looking like a Ryan Heshka Mean Girls Club reject. I. Fucking. Love. It.

It’s actually really refreshing to have a different sort of style put together for you. I’ve mentioned in my Outfits of the Week posts recently that I can get a bit bored with my style. So I really enjoyed working on something slightly different with Joe. So much so that we’ll be doing it more often!

So on this particular day we hung out around Shoreditch looking for some badass graffiti to pose by. If you don’t know London, you might not know that Shoreditch is where all the hipster dicks live, which means it’s also where the cool street art is. And I also got spotted by a local photographer, Raf Huggins, who had me pull ugly faces whilst looking badass. As it turns out, Shoreditch really is the place to be.

So tell me guys, how did The Boyfriend® do?

Earrings; Bow and Crossbones
Top & Belt; Old Collectif
Skirt; Boohoo Plus
Shoes; Banned Apparel

Day Date Style with Lindy Bop

Can A Plus Size Wear A Fitted Skirt? Duh.

Hello beautiful people!

A Week In Outfits —

Happy… Tuesday?

Pin Up Style

What have you guys been wearing this week?

Boyfriend Bi-Mothly — Rosie The Riveter Style

Well hello friends! How are we all today?

Rosie The Riveter Style

What do you guys think of his choice?

A Week in Outfits — Casual Pin Up Style

Why, Monday, Whyyyyyy.

Casual Pin Up Style

Have a good week!

Plus Size 70s Style With the Lindy Bop Ivory Dress

Yello! How are we doing today?

Plus Size 70’s Style

Lindy Bop Ivory Dress

What do you think about this slightly different style for me? And tell me your thoughts on the dress below!

Outfits of the Week – Sleepy Gal Edition

Welcome to Monday, friends!

Outfits of the Week

What do you think of this week’s lazy style, guys?

Last Summer Days, Late Summer Style

Congrats – You reached Saturday!

Late Summer Style

How are you planning to spend the last of the summer days? Let me know in the comments!

A Week in Outfits — Plus Size Fashion

Merry Monday, all!

Plus Size Fashion

Boyfriend Bi-Monthly — Plus Size Pinup

Hey friends! How are we doing?

Plus Size Pinup

So tell me guys, how did The Boyfriend® do?

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Hello beautiful people!

Happy… Tuesday?

Pin Up Style

What have you guys been wearing this week?

Well hello friends! How are we all today?

Rosie The Riveter Style

What do you guys think of his choice?

Why, Monday, Whyyyyyy.

Casual Pin Up Style

Have a good week!

Yello! How are we doing today?

Plus Size 70’s Style

Lindy Bop Ivory Dress

What do you think about this slightly different style for me? And tell me your thoughts on the dress below!

Welcome to Monday, friends!

Outfits of the Week

What do you think of this week’s lazy style, guys?

Congrats – You reached Saturday!

Late Summer Style

How are you planning to spend the last of the summer days? Let me know in the comments!

Merry Monday, all!

Plus Size Fashion

Hey friends! How are we doing?

Plus Size Pinup

So tell me guys, how did The Boyfriend® do?

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