Ok so it is not really weather for crop tops but I have been seeing a few around recently online due to the Skorch Magazine #skorchcropshot on instagram so thought I would throw my flesh into the mix!

The top is Primark via Sheffield Clothes Swap. Boots are Yours Clothing and on sale just now! The skirt reminded me of the Domino Dollhouse one I missed out on so when this popped up on ASOS Curve I grabbed it instantly! I was not disappointed! £20 and a thick stretchy tshirt material. You could easily size down because of the elastic waist.

Plus straight hair. This does not happen often!

Disclaimer - Most of these photos were taken by other lovely ladies at the event!

The venue was Aspire in Leeds and just a short walk from the train station. It was beautiful! Set on two levels with table displays around the edge of the room and upstairs. There was so much to see. I picked up a copy of Slink Magazine. Munched down a pretty and yummy cupcake from Fat Cow Moos. Wished I had more money while looking through the rails of clothes from ExciteClothing and Simply Be. Also checking out the handmade jewels by Pesky Chloe from Lifes Big Canvas.


These are the wondeful ladies that made all this possible and put in months of work to make it the amazing day it was! Toni & Mrs Bebe


I wore my Evans Clements Ribeiro dress (size22/24)with Asda Leggings (18), Domino Dollhouse Glasses Belt (xxl), Romwe Collar, Primark wide fit bow shoes & Dorothy Perkins frame bag. This picture was taken by a lovely lady from the Evans stall and I borrowed it from the Evans Blog as I forgot to take a picture of my outfit!


The Mighty Boof was super fun and I wanted to take all the glasses home with me! Such a fun thing for weddings and parties. All photos were free on the day and were featured on their facebook page here.




The fashion show was put on by sponsors Simply Be and the models were allowed to chose two outfits they would like to wear. I picked this fun aubergine and flower dress. I loved the colour and print. It was really comfy and light. Almost tshirt like but with little sleeve details that made it more formal.


Link to this dress here £40 (size 26)


I had also picked a yellow honeycomb dress but it was not available so was given a black dress with faux leather pocket detail. It was a nice shape and quite heavy material so more of a winter wardrobe item for me but I liked it. 


Link to this dress is here £45 (size 26)


All the models had picked great outfits and some were also modeling underwear. Everyone was nervous but excited and did a fantastic job. The Simply Be ladies were lovely and so supportive. We got to keep the items we modeled so a big thank you to Simply Be for that! We were also given little gift bags for taking part.


I loved this dress and especially on this lovely lady. The gorgeous and sexy Hanna from The Wardrobe Challenge


Kaye aka Testy Brunette looked stunning in her outfits. Even more pretty in person than in her photos!


After the fashion show I got a chance to sit and chat to some of the lovely ladies including Lisa from My Big Fat Blog. More fun and frolicks to come with this lady in my future!


Laura Darby and friend from Jelly Belly Frocks looking lovely in a fab polka dot dress. Such a cutie!


I got to meet lots of new ladies such as writer Cath Bore, Beth aka TinksLostGirls & Nelly from NellysCupcakes and yet there were still sooooo many I did not get the chance to talk to.


Rachel looked fabulous as always and was a big hit with her purple hair snood and matching lipstick. Her ASOS glasses chain was also a big hit! So much so I ordered it at the event on my phone for fear of it selling out before I got home!


I did not get the chance to meet this table of lovely ladies but I had to share this photo as it is full of fab hair and glasses porn! Who are you ladies? I want to know you! I want to know all the ladies I did not get the chance to talk to. You know who you are! Yes you!


Another beauty I didn't get to meet but just look at how gorgeous she is! So may hot fat ladies in one room was really an amazing sight and I felt honoured to have been a part of it.


Some of the cards I got from people and stalls and my name tag. Wish I had got more and handed out more of mine. Oh well there is always next year!


Plus North here
You can see a video of the fashion show by Found On Film on youtube here
See the official Simply Be photos on Facebook here
Rebecca Northcott photos here
Evans Blog about event here

This is the most LINK HEAVY post I have ever done!

Were you there? If not then why not? Make sure you get a ticket to next year! Even bigger and better if Toni  & Mrs Bebe are on the case! 

Miss O has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. She is a very smart, generous, beautiful, american, black, female. She has gone through a lot in her life and as a child was subject to abuse. She has struggled with her weight all her life and we have seen her size change dramatically over the years. As a fat kid I always got engrossed in her shows about weight loss and diets. I would usually lose 7lbs then put on 14lbs after a few weeks of trying to be "good". I am sure for some people these diets worked wonders but for me diets have never had a lasting effect.

Now at the age of 32 and finally happy with my size. Whatever size that may be as I go up and down but I am always fat. I look at Oprah and think how lucky I am to have found peace with my body and mind through Fat Acceptance (FA),Health At Every Size (HAES), various blogs, photography and art.

I wish that Oprah had found this and at a young age. She would have been able to change so many lives and show the world that FAT is not a bad word. This is why I am richer than Oprah because no matter how famous, rich, powerful you are it will not help you on your journey of self love and will not help you lose weight and keep it off. Be happy in your own body as it is the only one you have. I love Oprah and wish her nothing but happiness!

I met the lovely Miss Katie Soze about 4 months ago through the website Model Mayhem. Its a place for Photographers/Models/Hair/Makeup Artists to share their work and find work. She sent me a message asking me to shoot with her. I loved her portfolio! Especially the girly pretty blurred time lapse shots. I would be her first FAT model. Check out her work HERE and HERE

When she contacted me to do another shoot I was more than happy to do it! Not really knowing what we were going to do I took along a few items to use.Such as the Chevron Swim Shorts from Simply Be, Collar from Romwe, scarf, hat etc. Katie picked what she liked and we just had fun and a giggle as she shot the pretty pictures below.

I have had quite a few messages from women of all ages and sizes saying how brave I am and how seeing me has helped them love their own bodies a bit more. I totally understand it because it was the same for me! By doing shoots that show my fat body I have learned to love my body and accept it. I am so happy that my pictures can help other women on their own journey of self love If I can make people who think negative things about fat people think twice about their ideas that can only be a good thing.

Hope you enjoy them! Any comment and feedback are welcome! Good & bad.

This little Piggy right here was my first experience with a powerful sexy fat female! She kicks ass and takes numbers like no other. She also has a very tender side for her Kermit. This is just a shout out to the most fatshionable Piggy I know. Seeing her on tv and in movies when I was young was always a joy and she taught me that women can be strong and don't have to be the little flower in the corner. I respected her strong will and attitude and wished one day to be like her. I am recently realizing that she may have rubbed off on me more than I thought! Piggy Power!

About a year ago I came across Yossi Loloi on facebook through a friend. I was directed to his website and his Full Beauty Project. It is a radical photographic project to show fat woman of all sizes and shapes in a way that makes the viewer question their thoughts on beauty and size. I found myself looking at his pictures of these beautiful fat women and thinking this is art! I would hang this on my wall. They look like oil paintings and made me think of the beautiful old paintings I had seen in books and galleries of voluptuous females before there was this skinny mentality. Finally something that represents the fat community and I can totally relate to and felt proud of these women for showing their bodies and forcing society to see what is normally kept hidden.



I instantly sent him a message saying how much I loved his work and how happy I was to see what he was trying to do with his photos.
He replied and told me he would be in the United Kingdom soon and would like to soot me. I was surprised and a little scared but I looked at the pictures again and thought to myself that these women did it and seeing them had a positive effect on me and there was no reason why I couldn't or shouldn't do it too and hopefully have the same effect on someone else. Yossi is from Italy and was visiting London so he made the trip up to Sheffield to meet me and shoot. I recently did another shoot with him in Milan and Blogged about it HERE




Please take a look at his website and add him on facebook and twitter. If you are interested in shooting with him please do not hesitate to contact him or me and I can put you in contact with him. I am so proud of Yossi for his work and that I got the chance to work with him. He is a lovely gentleman that I am forever grateful to for making me into art and helping me on my journey of self acceptance and love. This picture was my first professional photo shoot. I love it! Every lump, bump and stretch mark for all to see. This is me at my most vulnerable but also at my strongest.

Tess is relatively new to my life and has made the most impact. She is a mother, model and make up artist who blogs about her experiences. She is fat and beautiful and yet has struggled with it for many years like most of us but didnt let it stop her from following her dreams. I love her attitude and the fact that she is a great role model for young girls. I wish I had a Tess when I was growing up. With the internet, FA, HAES, blogging etc. Young chubby and fat people have an enormous amount of help and advice from people like Tess. Letting kids and adults know that being fat is not the worst thing a person can be and that just because you are fat does not mean you are unhealthy. We need people like Tess and all the bloggers and parents of children to educate them and hopefully stop the FAT hate.
Tess you are fabulous and if I ever make it to Disney I hope you will be my tour guide! Much love and respect to this wonderful woman.