The lovely people over at Elvi sent me this gorgeous jacket to review but sadly my arms were to fat for it so I asked my beautiful non blogger friend Abbi if she would like to model for me and let me be stylist and photographer for the day. I think Abbi did a marvelous job and looks amazing!

The jacket is a waterfall front style with zip detail. It feels really good quality and is fully lined. This is a size 26 and I would say it is small made but if the sleeves had not been tight on me I would have worn it anyway. Abbie is a size 22 and 5'11'' tall.

Elvi have been around for a long time and is known for its quality and classy style. I have put together a selection of my favourite items for you to see at the end which includes accessories and summer sale items!

I chose to keep this outfit simple and it would be perfect for any Saturday night out or even a wedding! With the addition of a large bag and pumps and removing the headband this could also be an office look. This jacket really is such a great simple piece that can be dressed up or down for any occasion.

You can also get 20% off full price items with code - BLOGELVI

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.

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.

I was planning on doing a blog post on FAT Art and yesterday I got a surprise from the Artist S2dio when he sent me the picture below! It is the second picture he has done of me. The first was 9 months ago. I love his style and he sells prints and other photography on Etsy. He will also do custom pieces for $20. Check out his work HERE and his Etsy HERE