This post is another Budget Bridal post in the run up to my wedding next Summer. I wanted to share with you what is available to the large and short lady with a range of styles for under £200!

This post is another Budget Bridal post in the run up to my wedding next Summer. I wanted to share with you what is available to the large and short lady with a range of styles for under £200!


This post is another Budget Bridal post in the run up to my wedding next Summer. I wanted to share with you what is available to the large and short lady with a range of styles for under £200!

This is the fourth Budget Bridal post and I have something quite special and more traditional than my other posts. This ASOS Curve dress is so beautiful with all the beading and sequins detail! So much so that is has some weight to it. It is also available in the straight size range but is called Gothic.

I love this dress! I like the neckline and sleeve length with detail. I like the bust shape and the length is good too. It feels lovely on and do feel like a Bride in it. At £95 this dress is worth the money for the detail alone. This is a size 28 and it is true to size. I need the 28 for my bust.

I went with black accessories and the shoes were love at first sight from the ASOS sale. This is one of my more expensive looks but it has the WOW factor!

This dress is lovely from the front and back I can'r recommend it enough! Go buy it!

I have had this dress for a while and bought it when I was smaller just after having Franklin. Basically being house bound for 5 months since Franklin was on oxygen I have put on all the weight I lost and more! The dress is a bit tighter around my belly but I can still rock the VBO and do love the shape of this dress. Red accessories seem to be my thing just now which is fine by me!

I recently did a review of a very similar peplum polka dot dress also from Bonmarche HERE and it a photo was used on their Facebook page along with 3 other blogger to show how the same dress looks on different sizes/shapes of bodies. As usual there were a few negative comments but some of these were really horrible. I was shocked at how horrid some people can be especially since it is was from a place where most of the followers are over 40 and really should know better. It seems like the younger generation actually have a better understanding of acceptance than the older generations. I am actually quite glad about this as it shows progress and learning from the previous generations misunderstandings and or ideas.

This is of course no fault of Bonmarche who are trying to expand their appeal and involving younger bloggers in their online presence which I for one think is brilliant! What fat person does not want another place to be able to buy quality clothes that fit?!

One of the comments mentioned about looking in the mirror side on before posting pictures of lumps and bumps. This person obviously has no idea what bloggers do or are about. I more than most am aware of what my body looks like 360 degrees form various photo shoots I have done on my journey of self love/acceptance and body positivity.

 I bought this dress because I loved the quality and fit of the one I had reviewed and cannot pass up a polka dot dress! This one has a wrap around effect top which is lined so no bra showing through and lovely side detail which my blurry pic has not picked up. Sorry about that! Longer sleeves on this one and a great length for my 5'4'' frame. I just love this dress! it is stretchy and comfortable and thick enough for these not so warm days. If you have not seen the Bonmarche range then head over now for a look HERE.

I am fat and proud and love my lumps and bumps which include my boobs, belly and bum and everything else. I feel glam as hell in this and think I look pretty damn good! Love yourself and what anyone else has to say about you and your body has very little to no difference in how you feel. Much love to all the body positive people who read this blog and support out Rad Fat Community.

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!

Continued on from the White Shirt I posted last week here are some other ways to wear it!
The first is classy and smart and the second is more fun with the amazing belt I got from the Swap thanks to Emily! Simply changing shoes and a belt can completely change the look of an outfit. So my love for shoes is never a bad thing! I would love to see some others blog about ways to change up an outfit.

This shirt is still available at New Look Inspire £9 and belt available at Simply Yours £16 also in tan/natural colour.

I am not someone who buys or even owns any item of clothes that are white! Due to my ability to spill anything down my chest! However I was in New Look and spotted this Tuxedo style shirt in the Sale rack for £9 and thought I would give it a go. I love when you can see a bra through a shirt and I think I will wear a black bra next time I wear this. The belt I feel gives me a more finished look and the black and white patent shoes were made for this outfit! Black & White is never a bad combo. Leggings are my best friends when it comes to trousers. I am a shorty and I hate ironing so suit trousers are always too long and wide legged. As long as I wear thick leggings with a short top I feel its fine. When you can see your pants through the material its not such a good look. Which is when a longer top comes in good. I kept this outfit simple with no jewellery as its quite a statement on its own without my large funky jewels complicating the look.