In Birmingham we don't really have many plus size stores, for such a big city we are limited for where we buy clothes on the high street and sometimes you just don't want to order online - so at these times I head to a little shopping centre in Redditch, where we have a New Look with a Curve section, and Yours Clothing as well as Primark all in one relatively small place. I know Primark isn't a choice for everyone in the plus community but I love their PJ's, shoes, accessories etc as well as the odd bit of clothing I can pick up - plus with them extending sizing I'm super excited.
On this trip to the Kingfisher I visited Yours and picked up this little striped dress, as you may know I never used to like wearing stripes - society doesn't like girls like me in stripes and that made me believe I didn't look ok either. But the truth is, I love this dress - and stripes are becoming a regular part of my wardrobe now because I'm embracing myself, embracing feeling good no matter what my dress size is.
Wearing this is the ultimate in comfort, I haven't found many summer dresses that are as cool to wear or such a great length for me. At 5'9 I like that it's long enough in the body to be able wear my anti chafing shorts as well as wear it with longer leggings when its cooler and it still look good.
Awkward is my vibe, with a bit of Disney geek thrown in.
