My regular readers will know that I have mentioned the “40’s and 50’s Most Marvellous Meet-Ups” group that I am part of on Facebook. This amazing vintage loving group organise days out, shopping trips, meals out, and even a Winter Ball, all for like-minded vintage loving people. Last winter I went up to Manchester…

There has been a lot of debate on social media and the press about the term “Plus Size” recently and this has been acerbated by some companies and high profile plus women coming out and stating that the term is unnecessary and in some ways outdated and should be dropped. There is even a…

Now as regular readers of my blog know, I have been talking about a Mermaid dress that I had ordered from Silly Old Sea Dog. I saw it at LondonEdge and fell in love. Speaking with the lovely Alison, she explained that she was just about to start working with a new factory but…

Saturday 2nd July saw me in the big City again, this time for the British Belles annual jaunt, Pin Up Picnic in the Park. Hopping on the train in my Lady Voluptuous Blue Ursula dress, with a suitcase full of Vintage style dresses and accessories, I was ready for the whole weekend of adventure!…

A few weeks ago I was surprised and pleased to be contacted by the lovely Kira Graham. She is one of the owners of the Freedom of Figure website which looks at plus size clothing in a totally different way. What do I mean by that? Well their ethos is based on doing away with sized…