Fashion Conversation

Are muscles the new hipbones?

May 2, 2013
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In the nineties it was all about being the thinnest version of yourself. Collar bones, hip bones, ribs. the more bone on display the better. Addict chic and all that. Bit by bit over the past decade we have rallied against it. Rallied against the unrealistic expectation that is the ability of all woman to [...]

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Wondering how to climb out of your style rut..?

March 20, 2013
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Well do I have the deal for you! It involves steak knives!! Well, errrr, not really. Just kidding BUT I am over at Styling You answering just that question for this week’s Wardrobe Bootcamp. So if you are in one of those ruts, buried under a pile of all things dull and boring, pop over and [...]

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The tricky conversation that is dressing for your shape.

March 15, 2013
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I was flicking through Twitter the other day and I came across a link to a link from it onwards I went. Soon enough I came across this post over at Daily Life. After meeting more and more fashion bloggers of all sizes, shapes and styles, I changed my opinion on flattering. My opinion was [...]

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Plus Size Fashion IS Different.

February 26, 2013
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I’m going to let you in on a little secret here today people. Something only fat girls know. Okay, maybe not just fat girls, but this one is about fat girls. Maybe girls who wear a size 6 too, in their own version of things. A secret struggle when it comes to creating the perfect [...]

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A ‘Fashion Blogger’ who doesn’t DO credit.

February 15, 2013
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You know what, I think it’s very important that I say this here. Hubby and I talked about it at length one night. You see, when we met I had a little ‘thing’ for credit cards. That little thing had got me in some ‘big’ trouble. I had almost $15,000 on credit and store cards [...]

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Every. Single. Time.

January 31, 2013

Every time you tell a woman to cover her chunky arms. Every time you tell a Mother to be discreet while feeding her baby. Every time you question the health of a slim, photo-shopped model. Every time you say those shorts are too short. Every time you point and laugh at that woman in the [...]

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Plus Size Fashion Weekend Australia Wrap Up

December 21, 2012
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This little adventure of mine should have been on the blog ages ago. But you see, I was being a rebel. Rebelling against my self imposed deadlines and schedules and blah blah’ness. It was stupid really, but necessary  Taking some time out gave me the will to write about stuff again. Stuff I want to write [...]

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Coming Soon! Summer Wardrobe Sneaky Peek

December 4, 2012
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When I attended the Plus Size Fashion Weekend Australia event, I was lucky enough to not only see some previews of upcoming seasons clothes but we also received loads of catalogues, look books and shopping discounts. Awesome, I thought, there was about a billion things I wanted across the store and a new season to stock up [...]

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Lookbook.nu presented by Portable

December 1, 2012
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I was offered a ticket to the Lookbook.nu hosted by Portable event in Brisbane, without knowing too much I took it. I’d heard of Lookbook of course. The fashion crowd almost all have accounts there. I was curious, so I put on some make-up and a stripy dress and drove to Brisbane. I was running a little [...]

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We are going to try and sew stuff…

November 3, 2012
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Hubby and I are hanging out at home tonight, he’s watching boy tv and I’m flicking through Pinterest and various online clothes stores. Lately we’ve been joking about sewing my clothes because I’m such a fuss bum. Jess went ahead and started her own line, my friend Desiree is a bit of a sewer. I’m [...]

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My Robe Room

October 2, 2012

I am a dink. I’d love not to be, but I am. I am a dink with a spacious 5 bedrooms home in the ‘burbs. Looking at the baskets of clothes I have lined up in my half of the walk in robe I knew there had to be a better way. Without kicking hubby [...]

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Fashion Blogging is EXPENSIVE!

September 29, 2012
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I know I’m pretty new to this whole thing but is it just me or does blogging about clothes cost a fortune! I always seem to be buying something new, or looking something I then really want to buy, or being sent links and photos of awesome things I want to buy. Eeeeek. It’s all [...]

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Emmy’s Fashion Review aka Who Dressed the Fat Girls?

September 25, 2012
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I don’t know much, but I do know when it comes to formal attire and being bigger than a 12-14, life gets hard. I cannot imagine what it even LOOKS like for a fat woman in somewhere like Hollywood who attends numerous functions and events, all requiring something a bit glam. A bit of a [...]

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Do men have summer style?

September 22, 2012
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We had a storm here yesterday afternoon. Today is just as hot and still. People were saying, it’s the first storm of the season, but then it slacked off a little and was nothing more than a brief stint of heavy rain. Surprisingly for a region that floods so often, we need the rain. Grass [...]

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Break the Rules: 5 rules for out of the box style

September 20, 2012
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Firstly, let me start by saying that I would hardly consider myself out of the box. I’ve always been about as IN the box as you can be. This is a list of challenges I’ve been setting for myself lately. Little thoughts and ideas I’ve been considering and implementing and doing. I’ve grabbed some images [...]

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You don’t speak for me lady.

September 8, 2012
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Today I saw a woman in black leopard print pants and a print purple floral tunic laugh at a lady wearing a green blazer. Then I saw the lady in the green blazer point out and whisper {not very whispery} horrible things to her friend about a young woman in tribal print tights overlaid with [...]

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It’s time.

September 6, 2012
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Morning ladies and gents. Just a quick note for those of you who might have missed this yesterday on the social media channels. You know, ALL of them, about the new thing I’m doing. I said to someone yesterday it’s like Friends of Suger, but easier and more instant. I’m asking that you tag your [...]

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ECCO World’s Longest Runway AND ME!?

August 26, 2012
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Early last week I received an email asking if I could fill in for someone who could no longer attend the ECCO shoes World’s Longest Catwalk event. Sure, I said. No problem. They were willing to fly me down and back, give me shoes and lunch. What’s not to love, right? I even managed to [...]

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I say no to pajama-rama

August 21, 2012
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I picked up the Marie Claire 200th issue in my local cafe the other morning. Talk about late to the party. That’s me. I flicked through the pages and I found myself going, yes, no, yes, yes, no. Not about the stories or the models as I would have in the past, but about looks [...]

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Defining Your Personal Style by Jac

July 11, 2012

You know that moment (no this is not an Oporto ad!) when you have no other way to describe something other than saying “that is so you!” or “I had to get them, they were just me!”? Of course you do! We all do, we all have those times when we have a connection with a [...]

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