Fatshion February 28/02

Hello sweet peas,

It's the last Fatshion February post already, and today's look is a bit of a punky one.

I'm wearing:
Glitter bow, Beauxoxo
Necklace, Extreme Largeness
Dress, past season New Look Inspire
Leggings, past season Yours Clothing
Boots, past season New Look wide fit
Skull bag, eBay

There was a lovely sunset yesterday so here are some photos of that too.

Have a great weekend! I'm not sure what we're doing yet, but I look forward to some fresh air and exercise.
Thanks for reading.
Leah xoxo

Fatshion February 26/02

Hello loves,

What's this?! An outfit post 2 days running. Unheard of in these parts lately!

This is what I threw on to meet my friend and ex-workmate Dan in town. I was feeling particularly animated after I got back, as you will see from all the face-pulling in the photos. I think I was high on the sugar from my lunchtime lemonade. :) Rock and roll, that's me!

I feel like I've worn this dress recently, but I can't remember if it was on the blog or just out and about. It could have used a belt, a tan one to match my boots. I need a wide tan belt. For another green and tan outfit, have a look at Lolly's post, which inspired me to wear green and tan. I LOVE that dress!

These leggings are my favourites at the moment. Someone tear them off my body!

Yesterday's sunset

I'm wearing:

Necklace, Christmas present
Cardi, Yours Clothing via Oxfam
Dress, past season New Look Inspire
Lace side leggings, Yours Clothing
Boots, Fashion World

The pink eye is getting better with the aid of hot compresses, and the stickiness and itchiness has nearly all gone. I'm left with some swelling on my left lid, and it's making my left eye look tiny close up. That was the most affected eye, so hopefully it'll be fine in a couple of days. I put some make up on for going into town as I'm too vain to venture far without it. I used cotton buds, making sure to use different ones for each eye and never 'double dipping' so I didn't contaminate my eyeshadow. I'm still having to give mascara and eyeliner a miss until it's fully cleared up though, and I'm hating it!

Thanks for reading,
Leah xoxo

Fatshion February 25/02

Hello pickles,

Everything in this outfit is old, but I have some suggestions for similar things at the bottom of the page. I'm trying to wear things that haven't seen the light of day for a while. I've had this Spiral Direct t shirt for probably close to 10 years. I love gargoyles and stained glass windows so buying this tee was a no-brainer. As usual I slashed the neck and cut some length off the sleeves.

Because of the pink eye I still can't wear any eye makeup (or I'll contaminate it) so I decided to do strong brows and lips today. I'm not used to seeing myself in an outfit without eye make up so I think I look weird, but the pink eye seems to be a bit better today.

I haven't looked at Spiral Direct for years but I'm pleased to say they've increased their size range and a ladies size XXL fits a size 22-26. The men's XXL fits up to a 52 inch chest so there's quite a lot of scope there for plus size people of an alternative bent. 

I'm wearing:

Hair flower, OWHH Millinery flower of the month club - You can find out more about the flower of the month club from Sarah's blog - she's an OWHH street team member and has a discount code you can use
T-shirt, Spiral Direct
Sheer skirt, Yours Clothing
Shoes, from a friend

What's the oldest t-shirt you've got? When my mum moved last year she discovered 2 mint condition Motley Crue t shirts I bought over 20 years ago, so I think those are my oldest ones.

Thanks for reading.
Leah xoxo

Fatshion Feb 23/02

Hiya!

Sorry for the radio silence, I've been up north visiting friends. We stayed in Ramsbottom, near Bury in Lancashire. Here's an outfit I wore on Friday, as we travelled up. We stayed at a hotel near Melton Mowbray on Thursday and had a leisurely drive up through the Peak District on Friday.

I bought this dress on eBay and it cost about £8.50 including postage. It's from ASOS Curve originally and I liked it at the time but dithered and missed out. I'm glad I managed to find it for such a good price. I love the autumnal colours. It might be considered a bit 'nana's curtains' for some but I love it.

It's really comfortable and the long sleeves are great for this time of year.

I'm wearing:

Dress, ASOS Curve via eBay
Lace side leggings, Yours Clothing
Chain back boots, New Look wide fit

The weekend was fantastic, but marred a bit with bad luck. I had hideous period pains going up and coming back, but that pales into insignificance in comparison to my friend we went to visit, who spent the whole weekend in hospital with pregnancy complications. :(

I've come back with pink eye in both eyes so won't be wearing any eye makeup until that clears up. I have some beauty posts to come, a post about what we did and some photos from oop north, and will no doubt do some outfit photos without eye make up - hail Leah the amazing tiny-eyed mole woman! Hahaha.

I'm going to catch up on replies to blog comments now. Have a great week!
Leah xoxo

Fatshion February 20/02

Hello loves,

In this outfit I'm the jolly green giant! I usually plan what I'm going to wear before I get up in the mornings, and I had a fancy for green this day. The headscarf doesn't match the green of my dress or tights, but never mind. I just wrapped it around my head, tied it in a bow and turned it to the side of my head. Ta-da! I wore the lacy cardi to tie in with the lace on the dress, and because lace and florals go together like cheese and pickle in my mind. 

This is another pair of those cheapo eBay tights, and I've noticed a definite size discrepancy, I'm sorry to say. The purple and red ones had a seam at the front and 2 at the back and fitted pretty well, but these ones and a mustard pair I bought have 2 front seams and 2 rear and don't fit as well. I'm bummed, especially as some of you will have bought these on my suggestion. Having said that though, some of you might not be as bountiful in the hip department as me. Talking of hips, I was watching a program the other day about 4 ladies with big hips, including a lady with 99 inch hips. All the ladies loved their big hips and it's inspired me to love my bountiful back end a little more!

I'm wearing:
Headscarf, Christmas present
Dress, past season New Look Inspire
Cardi, from Mookie
40 denier tights, eBay
Patent wedges, past season Evans
Handbag, past season Primark

You may have noticed throughout Fatshion February I've been wearing more separates than dresses. For me, wearing a dress is the lazy option. I can go to the wardrobe on autopilot and pull any dress out and chuck something together. I've been deliberately trying to use separates and older stuff so I have to think a bit and dig out stuff I haven't worn in a while....but today I felt inspired to wear green and I actually haven't got too much of it.

Have a great weekend!
Leah xoxo

Fatshion February 18/02

Hello you,

Today I'm wearing something old and something new(ish.) The t-shirt is from Evans and was a present about 5 years ago, I think, and I'm wearing my ASOS Curve tulle skirt again.

I noticed something scary today when I was editing these photos ready to publish. I noticed my internal monologue, ever critical. I consider myself to be a quite confident person but I gave myself a bit of a shock. I found a different grumble as I looked at every new photo. 'My nose looks so big!' 'God, my eye bags and crow's feet are more noticeable than ever!' And you know what? I do have a big nose, and if you knew my dad's side of the family, you'd say I got off lightly as we have some seriously strong noses!

And yes, with every passing day I'm ageing. My crow's feet - or smile lines as I prefer to call them - ARE getting more noticeable as time passes, because I love to smile and because I'm ageing every day. My eye bags/fine lines are really bad at the moment because I'm retraining my body out of it's nocturnal thing and getting by on a lot less sleep. But more than that, I'm 41 in less than 2 months and my face reflects that. I've decided to do something quite radical and CHOOSE to love my ageing face, just as I chose to love my body in the face of a world obsessed with thinness. We can't change the ageing process, but we can change our attitude to it.

Have you ever caught yourself thinking crappy thoughts about yourself? Now I know I do it, every time it happens I'm going to counter it with a thing I love about myself.

I'm wearing:
Necklace, old Bluebirds and Daisies
Earrings, Extreme Largeness
T-shirt, old Evans
Mesh tiered skirt, past season ASOS Curve
Shoes, Very (sold out now)
Bracelets, old & assorted
Flower ring, old Primark
Handbag, old Primark - you can see a better photo of it in this post


Thanks for reading!
Leah xoxo

Fatshion February 16/02

Hello,

This weekend James and I went to Kent to see my family so I wanted to wear something casual and relaxed for the journey. A new shirt I ordered from Boohoo+ came Saturday morning so I wore it, of course! It's a size 24 but so oversized I think it would fit a person of a size 30-32 easily. Excuse the photos - they were taken on my phone.

I don't think this outfit works from an aesthetic perspective, but it was comfortable, and I needed comfort as we did a lot of walking and driving on Saturday. We had to go to 2 different towns to collect things for my aunt and after that I was hunched over for a couple of hours helping my step dad figure out how to use his new laptop. I kept trying to rest but he was impatient in that way only toddlers and grown men can be! (Aren't they the same?!) I spent so long at an awkward angle I've injured my lower back - it's super painful and I can't straighten up properly because it's so stiff. Add some stabbing pains in my back and the occasional shooting pain down my thighs and I'm really not impressed. Bah humbug!

You can't really see it as I'm wearing the shirt over something black, but it's sheer. It's a nice twist on a checked shirt. It has a stepped hem at the back so it covers up my bum.

I'm wearing:

Hollie tartan oversized shirt, Boohoo+
Dipped hem batwing top, Yours Clothing
Yours Clothing leggings with lace side trim
Chain back boots, past season New Look wide fit
Hair flower, past season New Look

Thanks for reading. Have a great week!
Leah xoxo

Fatshion February 14/02

Hiya!

Happy V-Day if you celebrate, and if you're single, perhaps this post from a couple of years ago is more your style.

I was supposed to have a photo shoot yesterday but the photographer got stuck on the M25 in traffic hell, so we've rescheduled for Sunday. Here's what I was wearing. I wasn't going to take photos as eventually you'll be seeing some from the photographer, but James insisted as he thought I looked the bomb dot com! Please excuse the mess in the background/foreground.

I did very natural make up as I wanted the dress to be the focus, and besides, in this bra no one will be looking at my face anyway! ;) Holy uplift, Batman! If you saw the photo I posted on Instagram yesterday, you'll see this bra gives me cleavage half way to my chin. I love these Evans concealed wire bras so much. Back to the makeup, I used the Makeup Revolution Iconic 1 palette, which is a dupe for the first UD Naked palette.

I love how the hearts hair band from this months C&G Glitterati box is a perfect shade match for this dress. Unintentional match-iness is the best! This dress is normally £45 but I got it for £28 in some sale or other 2-3 months ago.

I'm wearing:
Heart headband C&G Glitterati box
Concealed wire bra, Evans
Lady V London Isabella dress
Polka dot handbag, past season Very

50 denier tights, Donatellas
Shoes, from a friend

When I wear this on Sunday I must remember to wear my Domino Dollhouse floofy petticoat underneath. Yes, floofy is totally a word. ;)

Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend.
Leah xoxo

Fatshion February 09/02

Hello,

Don't say I don't ever bring you the glamour. These photos were taken near the recycling area in a supermarket with an industrial estate and some high rises in the background. I know, I have a life to envy. ;)

I'm struggling so hard to function right now that getting out of bed, getting dressed and putting make up on is worth celebrating when it happens, no matter how crappy the photos are or how casual what I'm wearing might be. We had to go to Asda to collect something and recycle our glass and took the opportunity to get some photos done before the daylight faded.

They say red and green should never be seen. *Blows long raspberry.* I wear what I want. If it's good enough for Christmas, it's good enough for me. :)

THE GLAMOUR!

Coat, past season New Look Inspire via Mookie
Dress, past season New Look Inspire
Leggings, Very (twin pack - one full length, one cropped)
Embellished bow shoes, past season Very

There were a pair of women in a car parked opposite the recycling facilities giving me side eyes while we were doing photos. Taking photos by the glass recycling container is about as weird as sitting in your car on a sunny afternoon at the arse end of a supermarket car park watching people, I'd say. :)

By the way, in case anyone thinks I've deleted them from Facebook, I haven't. I've deleted myself from Facebook.

Have a great week.
Leah xoxo

Fatshion Feb 08/02

Hello sweet peas,

Yesterday hubby and I took the opportunity of a weekend free of plans to run some errands and pick up some bits and bobs for the flat. We snapped these photos in front of some daffodils on our way into town - spring is coming!

It was rather windy!

Yes, I'm wearing that bloody coat again! ;)

This is one of those nothing special outfits that I want to feel OK about posting. At the moment, getting dressed and putting makeup on is something to be celebrated, even if the outfit itself is a bit meh.

One footed like a flamingo again

Hairband, February's Crown & Glory Glitterati box
Necklace, Christmas present from my friend Lis
Dolly coat, past season ASOS Curve
T shirt, past season New Look Inspire
Skirt, past season New Look Inspire
180 denier tights, Big Bloomers Co
Chain back boots, past season New Look wide fit

These boots are great. So comfortable and there's no zip so if you're chunky of ankle they just slip on and off. You can tighten the buckle up to stop them flopping about.

Thanks for reading!
Leah xoxo

Fatshion Feb 06/02

Hello you.

I've decided for the rest of Fatshion February I'm going to go with my first idea about what to wear each day, or my first few blind grabs into the wardrobe. I'm not over thinking it.

This outfit is almost all Simply Be.

Bum bum bum

Just hanging out with my homeslice Jason Momoa.

Hair crown, Crown & Glory (from the monthly Glitterati box)
Necklace, present from my bestie in Canada
Furry shrug, Simply Be
Vest top & skirt both past season Simply Be
Wedge shoes, past season Evans

Whoo, it's Friday! I don't know what we're up to this weekend but hopefully something. Have you got anything good planned?

Thanks for reading,
Leah xoxo

Fatshion February 05/02

Hello sweet peas,

With today's outfit I grabbed 3 items of clothing and to see what happened.

I'm really liking mint at the moment, which has surprised me because I lived through the big pastel heyday in the 80s and have been avoiding them pretty much ever since. ;) Sometimes these things just creep up on you. It gave me the opportunity to wear my mint & tartan moustache hair flower as well. There's a close up of it later in the post.

There are entirely too many photos of me on the blog with my mouth open recently!

Hello boob!

Can I get a 'Hell yeah!' for my boobs? I bought this Evans bra a couple of years ago and never wore it because it was too small and I forgot about it. I dug it out last week and put a bra extender on it and hello boobs! I'd forgotten what it's like to have a really good cleavage. My Goddess bras are incredibly hard wearing and comfortable, but do nothing for the girls. This particular bra isn't on sale now, but it's the concealed wire design from Evans and I will be buying more next time I need a bra. It's not a particularly comfortable bra, but dayum it makes my tits look fantastic!

Attack of the fluffy hair!

Hair flower, Off With Her Head Millinery
Mint cardigan, clothes swap with Mookie
Sweetheart crop top in scuba, ASOS Curve
Skirt, past season Yours Clothing
50 denier tights, Donatella's
Chain back biker boots, past season New Look wide fit
Earrings, past season Primark

Outfit | Fatshion February 02/02

Hello sweet things!

I've decided to do Fatshion February again this year. Last year I posted an outfit for every day but continuing my aim to take really good care of myself this year (and onwards) I'm only going to take part on the days I feel able to. My chest infection is drying up now (I've gone from a phlegmy cough to a tickly one now) but I'm still really fatigued so I'm not going to put any extra pressure on myself.

The reason I'm doing FF is because I have so much stuff, and while I'm digging through everything to see what to wear/use each day, I can decide what I want to keep/sell/donate to charity. The other reason is I feel quite uncomfortable sharing more casual looks so I want to learn to feel outfits are 'worthy' even if they're nothing special to my mind.

This is one of the Yours Clothing 99p dresses I snagged last year. It's super stretchy and far too big so I tend to wear it around the house. This is another pair of those cheapo tights from eBay, and proof just a few pounds can transform a whole outfit.

A good motto for life!

The boots (shoes?!) I'm wearing I bought in the New Look sale recently and I was glad to get them off after doing photos. I do like wearing heels occasionally as I think they add a little something to outfits, but I'm never going to be able to wear them like I did before Fibromyalgia because the pain I'm in after 10 minutes in heels is ridiculous. I buy them though to feel less different than before, I guess.

Outfit details:
Dress, past season Yours Clothing
40 denier tights, Ebay
Boots, past season New Look wide fit

That's all from me for today. I hope your week gets off to a good start!
Leah xoxo