Sophie Griotto is a talented illustrator and after Fifi Lapin, might be my favorite. Sophie’s focus is the contemporary urban woman, she researches her accesories and attitude, which makes her personality a lot more original. Her work is not just a picture it’s a place I want to go to.
**Images from here
A question I’m sure is on most curvy girls minds is what do South African retailers think we are? Old, boring, plain, not trendy? Judging from the plus sized stuff (I call it stuff because it doesn’t impress me all that much) that we see in stores, those stores who actually do have plus size ranges, clearly don’t take trends (which are there for everyone to wear) and age into consideration. Generally the plus size ranges are way different to the normal and hardly feature key trends. I would say that Mr Price Curve and Donatella from Jet are about the best places to get something wearable for someone like me (who doesn’t want frumpy dresses, boring jeans, and floral overload) which is what leads me to believe that generally those catering for plus sizes clearly have a warped image of us – the bigger girls.
Some of us are young, some of us still want to be fashionable, some of us don’t want to dress like our grannies (I should hope that’s most of us) so I think/know/believe that there is a need to get young and old people with more fashion knowledge to head up and get involved with plus size ranges. As I mentioned yesterday, I have recently come across so many overseas curvy girl blogs (they are awesome, will share links of my faves soon) and those girls have retailers who are on top things and who aren’t depriving plus sized girls the opportunity to wear stripes because there is this thing about stripes making you look bigger….
Yes, some trends won’t and don’t look good on a bigger girl but give us the opportunity to learn that for ourselves AND it’s all about how you wear and style it. I honestly didn’t think a peplum would ever look good on someone like me until I saw this
She looks fab! And rocks that peplum, so you see, you can’t knock it till you’ve tried it, which is what the buyers/designers need to learn. All I ask is that we have options and be thoughts of as normal fashionistas who wanna get involved with trends, who wanna experiment and who deserve more options.
Please note that I have used in general and generally quite a bit because I know I am generalizing but I also know that many of you can relate.
On that note, if you have any suggestions of where you have spotted some cool curvy items, let me know. Also, any plus size designers out there? Contact me, let’s chat
Also, if you’d like to join me in passing these suggestions on, I mean do you really think they are going to listen to one girl? Then mail me kerry.heathfield@gmail.com
It’s been a while since I did a yay or nay (or actually any post in fact) so since I am back in full force, let’s do this thing.
These shoes are by Robyn and Roxanne and they take me back to my childhood because I can remember similar sandals (without the height)
Now I know flatforms are not everyone’s favorites so I want to know from you, yay or nay to these bespoke leather shoes
They are growing on me and I could definitely think of ways to work them into my looks.
If you too, would wear them then go have a look at the Facebook page here
The Saturdays are not a girl band I know, I don’t know any songs, I don’t watch their show Chasing the Saturdays but I do know one thing about them – I love this girls hairstyle…
Whether or not it will look that good on me, I don’t know and don’t think I will try. When asking those closest to me for their opinions these were their responses
- No sis, its shaved on the one side, you will cry big tears
- You’re a girl, not Justin Bieber to which I replied it’s not a Justin Bieber hairstyle and the response to that was its the girls Justin Bieber style
You can insert your comment below to tell me what you think of this hairstyle.
The other day I was thinking about my blog, my followers, the awesome people I have met through my blog and Twitter which lead to future thinking about my blog etc etc.
I have held back on my blog, it was supposed to be my online space and diary but I have treated it as a stranger, you know when you first meet someone you hold back on certain things, well I have decided to change that and the first way to do that is to tell you all that I am plus sized (overweight some would say)
The reason why that is such a big announcement is because I have almost tried to hide it which makes me think that I haven’t accepted it which makes me sad because I should accept myself and so should you. This whole weight issue has really gotten out of hand to the point where some, including myself feel embarassed to admit and accept it and some (not me) turn to unhealthy ways to lose weight quickly to avoid everything that comes with being a plus sized girl. BUT being plus sized doesn’t make you a bad person, it doesn’t mean you can’t be fashionable and it certainly doesn’t mean that you, yourself or others should think any less of the person you are. See now that is where I went wrong, thinking that other people were thinking badly of me and feeling self conscious and often intimidated around smaller people. Unfortunately this causes confidence to take a knock which could lead to negative things and habits but I have decided to make a change, I won’t allow myself to hate on myself, I won’t allow myself to feel inferior or intimidated when surrounded by people smaller than me. I have accepted my size and so should you!
I could sit and tell you about the amount of times I have tried to diet and failed, about how I do exercise and how I used to be way smaller but I won’t because this is how I am now and I have chosen to accept it.
Having said all this you can expect a few changes on this blog, my love of fashion is growing rapidly, I just can’t get enough and I have also discovered some awesome curvy girl fashion blogs which have inspired me to just embrace who I am and share that with you, not only for my sake but if there are any of you who are going through the same thing, you too, can learn to accept and love yourself, curves and all.
What you can expect is still to be thought about, but I can promise that it’s gonna be more me, more fashion, more writing and more inspiring.
Let me know your thoughts 
Ok so I know I have been a totally slack blogger recently and for that I’m sorry but as I’m sure most of you know and understand, work and life gets in the way sometimes and during those times it is hard to say afloat and on top of things.
So this is just a post to check in on all of you and to share some news of what’s been going on during my down time
So, tell me, how are you?
I will tell you how I am;
As some of you know, I started a new job recently and can you even believe it that on the 18th of this month, I will have been here 3 months already, I am still loving it and learning new things daily.
I am totally, utterly and completely addicted to the Kardashians (yes I am slightly late with this) but I am catching up very quickly.
I am a mad hot chocolate addict, all of a sudden
I have a major girl crush on Khloe Kardashian
I bought a skirt, yes a skirt, over the weekend (I am forever in pants)
There are other things, but I think these are the most important.
So in true latest obsession fashion, feast your eyes on some KK
James Franco, yes, the cute one, followed Gucci director Frida Giannini for 18 months to document the goings on behind the scenes. From model castings to fittings, this movie will show you the life of a brand, a brand director and all the bits and bobs inbetween. A must see for Gucci or James Franco lovers
You can see the preview here
