I recently had the complete pleasure of shooting some looks with the imitable Alex of State Of Love & Trust and where better to share them than here! I actually wanted Alex to shoot my wedding in August but she was already booked on my date so we arranged this shoot instead. So keep an eye out for a few more blog posts soon.

This dress was a gift from Navabi. The print and colours were a must for me. I am wearing a size 28 but could have sized down due to the style and stretch fabric. The dress was light and airy with these amazing sleeves. Sadly I was not able to find the dress on the website to link so may be out of stock now.

I love a good hat and this one was actually given to me by a lovely friend. Thanks Dave! He found it in a charity shop. Belt is from the last Sheffield Plus Size Clothes Swap. The glasses are La Femme en Noir and earrings are from Ebay.

If you saw my previous post I met up with some local bloggers for a bit of shopping and food at Meadowhall on Thursday and I bought this dress from Simply Be. I had not seen it on the website but it is there and on sale! I tried the 26 and 28 and I needed the 28 to fit my bust. It is a smock style dress and I just loved the sleeves and of course the lipstick print! It is a thin polyester non stretch material so would be great for Summer but I will chick on some boots and cardi or jacket and make it work this Winter.

The leggings are Asos Curve cropped version and I always size down in leggings. These are a 22 and they still pull up to under my bust and the elastic waist is not too tight. I also bought the full length version but they are about 5 inch too long on me (5'3'')

I had a much needed haircut on Friday and thought I would take some outfit pics and I don't own hair straighteners so my hair will never look like this again after it has been washed.

On Thursday evening I met up with some Sheffield Blogger friends that you may know already!


Rebecca was home visiting family and is heading back to Canada next month so I wanted to spend some time with her. We met at Meadowhall in Sheffield as it is an indoor mall with great access via train/tram/bus/car.

First stop was Simply Be then Yours Clothing for a browse then try on and ended in a few purchases. Then I had to get some donuts from Krispy Kreme to take home for later. We also bought some chocolate from Thorntons and had a good look around the new Skinny Dip London store.

We had booked to have a meal and many 2 for 1 cocktails at Las Iguanas which I have been to a few times and I am always thrilled with the atmosphere, food, drinks and attentive staff. It really is worth a visit at any time. Rebecca managed to snap some pics of our day.

I wore this cute Halloween Orange Smock style dress from In The Style Curve. This is my second purchase from the new brand and sizing is good. I am wearing a 26 and it fits well although is slightly see through with too long sleeves but for £19 I can make do. It is also available in black or grey.

I saw this jacket in a post by The Curve Fashion Festival on Instagram and was shocked and over the moon to discover it was plus size! I had a black New Look Biker a few years ago but I am not into lots of black so have had an eye out for something colourful I could rock.

Of course I headed straight over to the New Look website and found this stunning red version along with a green, yellow, pink and a silver version! It was hard to choose which one to purchase. I ordered the size 26 and also this tshirt and kept my fingers crossed that they would fit.

The jacket is slightly small to zip up but I would probably never wear it closed anyway and I think a bigger size would be too big on the shoulders and long in the sleeves. This is slightly too long in the sleeves but I could easily stitch them up if it bothers me too much. I love the red but still have my eye on the silver version!

This look is inspired by my friend Chattermonkey from instagram. She mentioned she wanted to get the yellow version but had not seen it on anyone fat. She had seen a slim person wearing one with a band tshirt and striped trousers which then gave me the idea for the striped skirt. I had been thinking about what to wear the tshirt with and actually really love this look. I call it Pirate Rock! with added Cowboy boots just to confuse people!

You can never have too much glitter or sparkle and Scarlett & Jo have always brought the glamour. With their New Lurex Glitter Tops and Dresses they are making this lady very happy!

The Lurex is a glitter thread and this Top is available in Gold or Silver. The material has lots of stretch and no itch on the inside it is smooth. I love the longer length and this would look fab with some smart trousers or even jeans. The knot bust detail is very pretty too. The sleeves are lovely and loose and the v neck is perfect to show off a lovely necklace like this Eclectic Eccentricities one.

As with most Scarlett & Jo pieces I loved this so much that I bought it in Silver too! Seriously you can never have too many sparkles in you life and wardrobe. I wore this with the Scarlett & Jo leggings in a size 22. They are very soft with lots of stretch and have a nice comfortable waistband. I like the longer length for Winter. They wash great and have lasted me ages.

This is my second Joanie review on the blog and my second jumper from them. This one is not woolly feeling like the Cat Face one HERE. It is a sleek and a non itchy knit. I love the the front detail and it goes perfectly with my ebay Lipstick bag!

Joanie do state they only go up to a size 22 and it is true for their new Collections which is sad because as a size 26/28 I would buy everything from their website and sure more fats would too. I hope they see that larger sizes are needed. There are a couple of older things on the site that go up to a 26.

I am loving jumpers over dresses for Winter this year and this get lots of wear. I am wearing the XXL and I am a size 26/28 with 42JJ bust and this is a little loose so you should have no problem whatever size you are. It is available in sizes small to XXL. Their size chart says a Small is 8/10 and XXL is a 24/26 but would say these are sized large so you can size down.

You can see I have tucked the jumper in and also shown it out so you can see the length. It will be longer on a smaller bust.

Nobody has ever called me understated and if this outfit doesn't get some looks then there is something wrong! I love a pumpkin tshirt and this one is from Asda George Mens section in a xxxl and cost £5. The bow is also from Asda and I picked it up in the Halloween isle.

I got these Bat glasses from a friend and had them reglazed with my prescription for £10 so I can wear them and actually see. You can buy the glasses from ebay and for all your reglazing needs I highly recommend Specs-by-post.com

I picked up this bag from ebay. The seller had a few different designs and colour bags and they glow in the dark. I got black and orange versions and will use them all year round.