Pleaseeeeeeeee ASOS, Please?!?!

For the 6 year old girl in all of us, jus a quick 'OMG PLEASE MAKE THIS FOR ME ASOS' post....

Rare Opulance Corset Ballet Dress - £165 ASOS (Sold Out)

Please ASOS Curve, if you are reading this, this is my official plea for you to make a version of this dress for all of us Curvettes (Or just me, I dont care!) Argggghhhh!!!! So cute!

Have a 'hoppin' new year!

Hola Blogosphere!!!

Did you all have very merry Christmas's? I hope so! Ive finally had an evening off work and thought Id drop you a line just so you know Im alive and well and because I just like randomly chatting at anyone who will listen (or read)! I had a lovely Xmas day, well from what I remember. I was itching to post an OOTD but I unfortunately got a little bit drunk and fell asleep before I had chance to get anyone to snap me! Nevermind! I got bought lots of nice things from my family and also got some vouchers, which I cant wait to spend but Im waiting for the new season stuff to come in as I always end up buying tat in the sales which I never wear! I am also looking forward to my second Christmas day and present opening with Mr Naomi on Friday, heres hoping he's got me lots of nice things too! *wink wink*

Anyway, I promised I was going to post a really awesome retro, 50's inspired outfit a few weeks ago so here it finally is! On my recent girls night out in London, my lovely Miranda friend wore an AMAZING 50's vintage inspired, pinup dress. She received so much attention over it that I asked if she minded if I blogged about it. I know a lot of women, myself included, who love the whole glitz and glam which I feel is embodied in 50's style. Here is Miranda in her gorge Vivien of Holloway red dress pictured with another of one of my very beautiful friends Lorna...

Miranda's Outfit:

Red & Black Polka Dot Halterneck Circle Dress - £69 Vivien of Holloway

Matching Bolero - £25 Vivien of Holloway

Red Stretch Waisted Belt - £14 Vivien of Holloway

Lorna's Outfit:

Faux Fur Shrug - £70 French Connection @ ASOS

Black Dress - Thrifted @ Big Bum Jumble

Miranda's dress was from the Vivien of Holloway store located on Holloway Road in London, but there is an extensive collection of 50's inspired reproduction dresses on the stores website. What you also can't see pictured in the photographs is the beautiful petticoat which is being worn underneath the dress, also from Vivien of Holloway for £59, layers of beautiful tulle fabric which really gives the dress that oomph! I love all the individuality within all of my friends, and Miranda is absolutely no exception, she's definately no shrinking violet who would never get overlooked, as she puts it...

'My style? 50's 'At the hop' as much as I can do [...] generally just going balls to the wall as much as I can with a bit of bespoke boutique thrown in'.

I love how daring and individual her look is and being able to find gorgeous vintage inspired pieces in plus size is an absolute WIN! Vivien of Holloway's range goes up to a UK size 24, but please check their size chart, as Im guessing due to the tailoring of the garments their sizing may vary from more mainstream retailers.

I also absolutely loved Lorna's gorgeous faux fur shrug from French Connection @ ASOS! A bit on the pricey side, but definitely an investment piece! Lorna told me it is actually a UK size 14, but she thought she would try it anyway (Lorna ranges from a UK size 16-20'ish on top, I hope Im right?) but she wanted to point out that this is...

'...proof that it's always worth giving something a go to see if it works for you.'

Also while we are talking about my luscious red headed friend, just a little plea for all you lovely boys and girls to please go and vote for her if you have a spare minute in the Plus Size Tall Model search competition. Its just a quick sign up and a little clickety click! She is a beautiful girl, with a real healthy outlook on the whole size debate, intelligent and articulate, a great role model for plus size women, she also looks after me a lot *D'awwwwwww* so....

*VOTE FOR LORNA HERE*

So I think thats about it for the mo, but I cant wait to post about all the bits and pieces I will probably end up buying in the next few days (yeh I know I said I was staying away from the sales but I know Ill end up with something!) Oh and dont forget that discount is still valid over at Plus Size Tights.com until the 3rd of January, just enter 'diamondsnpearls' at the checkout!

In a bizzle guys...

BIG LOVE AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

<3

Because you're never to old....

Well guys...

Only 3 sleeps to go until Santa baby arrives and what do you know, the sales have already started! Ive been having a nosey around Yours Clothing and at the moment their sale is pretty amazing. But while taking a nosey around other areas of their site I noticed my WANT WANT WANT, so Santa, if you are taking last minute orders, Ive been a good girl, please add this to my list...

Disney Print Sweater - Yours £18

Its just such an adorable little piece which I have a million ways in my head right now that I can picture wearing it! If Santa dosent bring it for me, maybe Mr Naomi will?!? ;)

Whats on your wish lists girls?!

My little pink Christmas dress!

Evening guys,

So like I said Id be back to give you a photo update of how I managed to style up the little pink Evans Jacquard dress. I loved the dress from the moment I clapped eyes on it back on the press release pics months ago, but one of the main problems that I had was picturing it all dressed up. I love choosing items but when I do I always struggle for ages to picture how Im going to wear them, accessorise them etc etc. Anyway in the end I managed to put a little number together after a mad dash rush around Birmingham in a last minute panic after they who shall not be named *cough cough* Simply Be failed to actually deliver my dress after they had assured me on the phone, that day, that it would be with me that afternoon. Anyway, I suppose it worked out for the best that it didnt arrive as I ended up feeling really great in the outfit I put together...

Pink Jacquard Dress - Evans £25

White Cropped Cardigan - New Look Inspire Summer 2008

Pink Peeptoe Bow Shoes - Primark £6 (Wide Fit)

Pearly Headband - Primark £2.50

Pearly Necklace - Primark Spring 2010

Antique Style Elasticated Pearl Bracelet - H&M £2.99

I havent looked that girly since I was about 9 years old, but I have to admit I felt ultra pretty in the outfit. I am so in love with the dress and am now so pleased that I purchased it, I braved bare legs and I got over my boob issue with it in the end too. The shoes were great too, a perfect little mid-heel in a wide fit which were comfortable to dance the night away in, they were marked up at £10 but when I got them too the checkout they were only £6, a great little bargain I feel, I also dressed it up with a mid size mock croc skin metallic gold clutch bag also from Primark for £6. I have a work Xmas night out this coming Saturday too and Im very tempted to wear the same outfit again...Hmmmmmmm decisions, decisions! What do you think guys?!

Big Love <3

Nothin' but a good time baby.....

Good evening guys!

Well I have just got home from a super weekend catching up with my girlies and dancing the night away at BGP in London. It was so much fun, unfortunately I had to go to work straight from London today so I couldnt go and have a good ol' gossip over lunch this afternoon about the nights shenanigans but nevermind. I wore that beautiful Pink Jacquard Evan's dress and it made me feel amazing and all Christmassy and pretty, I teamed it up with some ultra girly peeptoe, pink kitten heels, a pretty pearly headband and a white cardigan and I must admit I was rather pleased with the result! I promise to post pics in the week, along with a heads up to a lovely bit of retro wear...anyway I am a very very sleepy Nom now so I will leave you with a pic of me and my ultra glam, gorgeous friends...

Night night plusettes!

BIG LOVE <3

Plus Size Tights.com discount and the Plus Model Magazine Blog Post!

Ello ello,

I bet you all thought you wouldn't be hearing from me again so soon, but I have some exciting bits and pieces to post. First of all this morning I was so pleased to see my little image posted on the Plus Model Magazine Fashion Friday Blog Post. They have featured my floral tunic Evans outfit which I posted a few weeks ago and I have to say I am chuffed to bits! So a big thank you to the guys over at Plus Model Mag for featuring it and linking up to my blog, its massively appreciated.....

*Click here to see the post over at Plus Model Magazine!*

Secondly I wanted to tell you all about a website whom are my favourite people right now for many many reasons. Im not sure how many of you have the same problem, but my massive peeve here in the UK as a plus size girl is how difficult it is to get good fitting tights. I am aware that certain other plus retailers claim that their tights are to fit up to a size 32 but in my experience even their largest pair I cant get over my amply proportioned bum, so I feel their claims are worthless. Anyway I discovered a few months ago a website called Plus Size Tights.com whom stock a wealth of hosiery which ranges from 40 inch hips and supplies hosiery for hips up to 100 inches. I was amazed when I found them and I must admit, like whenever I discover places whom claim they create great plus size tights, I am always rather dubious. I have to say, so far I have never yet been disappointed by Plus Size Tights.com. I usually always order their '40 Denier soft black opaque tights' in a pack of 2 for an amazing price of only £6.75 (with the option of free p&p) and they have never failed me! The fit is great and the quality is amazing! So I urge you all to go and check them out, and while you are there please take advantage of a special discount code which I have been given exclusively to offer to my followers! Just enter the code 'diamondsnpearls' at the checkout and you are entitled to a great 15% off right up until the 3rd January 2011! If you are thinking of ordering tights for the party season get in now!!!!

So after all the excitement of my morning with the blog stuff, I am also on a little comedown from a job interview I had this morning eagerly awaiting the call to see if I was successful. In other news my Simply Be dress STILL hasn't arrived in time for my night out tomorrow so I am going to have to head over as quick as I can to my local Westfield shopping centre to try and grab something. I am so angry at Simply Be right now!!!! ARGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Anyway, here I go again! Please let me know if you use the code, Id love to hear your experiences too! And thanks for the support!!!

BIG LOVE! <3

Playing Dress up...*Warning hugeeeeeee post, Enjoy*

Oi oi!

How are we all this cold December evening?

I know I have been a little slow on the posting just recently but as I said before I have been a very busy lady. I finally had a week off this week and I have been catching up with an estranged loved one. I have also, had some time to do some mooching around the shops and paid a trip to the fabulous German Xmas Market in Birmingham which is a short train ride away from me! Me and Mr Naomi went for a wander around the beautifully lit up streets of Brum, all wrapped up warm (in seemingly matching biker jackets *lol*) drinking hot mulled cider, and indulging in yummy, warm candied almonds. It was a beautifully cold evening, and it all felt very Christmassy and lush. So I thought Id post the outfit I had thrown on as my second outfit of the day post! *Squee*

Checked Longline Shirt - Evans Summer 2009

Longline Beige Vest Top (Underneath Shirt) - H&M B&B £7.99

Black Shrug - Old Chapter range from MKone Years ago!

Boots - Evans £45

Leggings - New Look Inspire £10

Black Scarf - Primark

Sparkly Beanie Hat - Primark

We went early on in the daytime and managed to get a nosey around the Bullring and a select few places that I had been meaning to pop into for a while. I had chance to finally visit the new Birmingham Forever 21 store, but amidst the excitement I have to say, I came away rather disappointed. I headed firstly for the F21 plus range which was located underneath the stairs in a tiny dark corner of the store (surprise surprise). There were probably around 40 items in total and I can honestly say only one drew my eye which was a knitted cobalt blue v-neck tunic dress. I have to admit, it was a nice, yes just nice dress, but nothing to really write home about, and after closely inspecting the garment it was very poorly made definitely not worth the nearly £22 price tag (not a lot I know, but for poorly made awful material its not gonna happen!) After the disappointing mooch around the plus section I made my way upstairs to the shoes and accessories floor. In the past, when visiting F21 in the USA I have always loved their accessories range and in the case of the UK store I was equally impressed. The whole floor was sparkly and bright and laid out like a boutique bedroom, with trinkets dripping from wall fittings, in ornate bowls on beautiful tables and tonnes of mirrors around for you to try on and play dress up. I spotted about 3 very pretty headbands all reasonably priced around £3-£5 and lots of *bling bling* costume jewellery which I will be popping back for. My last disappointment though was their shoe section, I can honestly say I walked up to it, skimmed around it and walked off, nothing caught my eye long enough to keep me entertained with the area so off I went....

Anyway, after hitting up F21 I headed over to Birmingham's main Evans store. This has to be my favourite Evans store. It has 2 floors and is usually always stocked with most of the items on the website. I have been hankering over their Pink Jacquard Dress which was featured in their 'BIBA' collection a few months ago and when it was finally released it was included in one of my very first blog posts 'Frock Me' as one of my favourite party wear items this season. As soon as I got into the store, I quickly located the dress and headed off to the changing rooms and here are a few sneaky snaps....(P.S yes I have had another new hair do hehe)

Pink Jacquard Dress - Evans (Currently online for £25!!)

Black Biker Jacket - Evans

Sparkly Beanie - Primark

I have to say, I absolutely loved the dress I was in no way disappointed except for the fact that the size I tried on was far too tight around my bust and when I sized up it was too big everywhere else *sigh*. I tried it on with leggings, the Evans boots in which I posted about in a previous post and I tried it in the first 2 pics as you can see with my Evans biker jacket and in the last pic with just a short black shrug. I honestly only ever imagined the dress as serious party wear as its so pretty and delicate but when I put the jacket over the top I looked at the casual kinda grungey look it gave the dress and I really loved it. I showed it to the BF and he also said how great it looked dressed down which made me realise how versatile the dress is. The straps on the dress are adjustable which I thought was great and the material was really feminine and floaty but fell beautiful to create a lovely shape. I really do love this dress. I havent purchased it, but after just seeing it online at an even lower price I am so tempted. Seriously girls, go try it on, even if you think it may be too girly for you or you could only wear it to go out in, you can see how easily it can be dressed down to get more wear from it!

On a sadder note, the dress I posted previously about from eBay which I was intending on wearing to this weekends BGP Xmas Party arrived and isnt suitable *sigh* its more like a top than a dress and wasnt the size it was advertised as. I am rather annoyed but I suppose thats the risk you take with eBay. On an even sadder note, I have had to panic order 2 dresses from SimplyBe. Now if any of you follow me on Twitter you may have noticed a couple of angry tweets from me aimed at SimplyBe. In the past 2 weeks I have made orders with them and paid for Next Day Delivery and both times the item hasnt arrived next day. I understand the snow etc etc, but I have managed to receive parcels from other retailers on time so why are SimplyBe an exception? I was supposed to receive my panic/backup dresses today but they havent shown after spending like nearly £7 on special delivery, so heres hoping they arrive tomorrow, otherwise there is going to be a very angry email heading to SimplyBe's inbox from me! Grrrrrrr *rant over* so as it stands I am without an outfit for Saturday night, whats a girl to do?!?!

Anyway I dont want to end my first post in a while on a bad note so Im going to mention some awesome things going on that are making me smile loads and making me very happy that I started to blog. First of all, I had a lovely couple of Tweets from the lovely Kat over at one of my fave blogs Plus Size Beauty! and from the also fab Lauren from the must read Pocket Rocket Fashion inviting me to attend a blogger meet in February which is currently being organised (Deets over at Pocket Rocket Fashion) I cant wait to meet some of the other girls rockin' the UK Fatshion Community!

Also this afternoon I received an email from one of my favourite online magazines Plus Model Magazine asking if I minded if they used one of my OOTD images for a blog post they were doing. So as soon as its up I will post over here! So pleased!

So I think thats all for today folks, please follow me and comment and keep in contact, I really love to see that people are coming along. I will leave you with one more snap. Me and Mr Naomi in Bham....