ASOS curve review 2020 #15

Oh Macs and trenches.... how I adore thee!

So I've had my eye on a couple of things on Asos that I point blank just refuse to pay full price for, and happily they're both in the sale, but with the additional 20% off sale deal that popped up recently I couldn't resist any longer!

Just a couple of bits before the coats though!

Unique 21 satin dress with diamante buttons in black

I'm not shitting you, this is supposed to be a size 28. Could barely get it on my waist. I'm truly done with Unique 21!

COLLUSION Plus oversized shirt in white

So look.... there is certainly a market for oversized clothing for plus size women, but in my experience so much of it is crap! Generally speaking, when regular size ranges are oversized they are sensibly proportioned; made to look baggy rather than just looking like you're wearing clothes that are 4 sizes too big for you. Very often the length and the sleeves and the neckline are accurate to size, but the body is super generous so it looks deliberate. OBVIOUSLY there are some styles designed to look like you're wearing your boyfriends shirt and it's massive on you, but most oversized clothes for thin women, aren't that. They're supposed to look effortless and slouchy, so the wrists and neck etc need to have some sort of fit or shape that fits the body size of the person wearing it! Why don't plus size women get to have that same style? This is a size 24 apparently. For a size 24 woman with arms that scrape along the floor?! Meh!

 Every oversized or slouchy / slubby item of clothing I have is made from a soft or flowing fabric so that it falls beautifully. Loose deliberately, but obviously still made to fit me. I want more of that in plus sizes! If this shirt had sensible length sleeves and was made from satin or jersey, it would have been awesome. As it is, I hated it. If it's supposed to look like I'm a child wearing my dads shirt, why is it curved to fit hips? I dunno.... maybe this works for someone, but even if I sized down I think the starchy fabric kills it!

ASOS DESIGN Curve double breasted lightweight trench in teracotta

First coat up is the one I'm not keeping. This is actually great for so many reasons - It's lightweight, generously sized (this is the 24 and I often need a 26 in Asos coats and jackets!) and the colour is LUSH! The only reason I'm not keeping it is because I was more excited about the other style I tried!

Super easy to wear and brilliant for warmer weather. For less than £30 you can't go wrong with this one, but only get your normal size if you want it to look oversized!

ASOS DESIGN Curve neon spliced trench coat in stone

YES PLEASE! I was excited by this when I saw it at full price, because I love a coat with unusual detailing, but a coat with pops of neon? Yes. Please. Thank you.

So then, collar down or collar up, it's awesome! However, going back to that plus size ranges doing oversized bullshit again.....

Here is the sticking point. I'm wearing a size 18. No shit. It looks very oversized on the model, but sometimes with asos you just can't tell if that's because they have her in the wrong size or not!

Hello Neon pleat!

Initially I ordered the 24, and it drowned me! So I re-ordered the 20, and thought MAYBE just in case I should get the 18 too. Good job I did huh? The most noticeable difference between the size 20 (only available in curve range) and the 18 (available in both curve and regular range) is the sleeves. The body was bigger, obviously, but the sleeves are SO much longer on 20!

I don't understand what the crack is with retailers and designers thinking that because a woman is fat, when is also some sort of long limbed giant?! And I'm 5'8", so I'm taller than average! It annoys me that so many women of average height and below have to deal with sleeves that entirely cover their hands. I wish Asos would sort it out!

Anyway! Happily if you wanted one of the curve versions, it has the little belts on the wrists to hold them up, so on this occasion the stupidly long sleeves don't ruin the coat. Plus if you are a size 18 or 20 and like me, don't want to wear this coat massively oversized, then you can get it from the regular range, a few sizes smaller. And yey! If you wear a size (or 3!) above what the curve range goes up to.... still can fit into this awesome coat!

Love it! The belt and wrists can be worn reversed if you want less neon, but honestly.... why would anyone want that?!

ASOS curve review 2020 #14

 "Not more jumpsuits surely?" I hear you cry!

Yeah it's my current obsession. I will need to do a downsize soon though because of space issues! 

I bought this red one a while back and totally forgot to take photos when I wore it out to meet my friend in the park!

ASOS DESIGN Curve sleeveless tea jumpsuit in spot print

So here it is. I tried it and wasn't sure about it because it comes with a tie at the neck and the back. The tie kept getting caught in my hair and the shoulder were so wide on me. At the same time it's red and pretty, and thin and floaty fabric, so I decided to keep it. Cut off the ties and add a couple of hook and eyes so the back crosses over, bringing the shoulders in more. It worked really well and I wore it and loved it!

Then I put it in the wash. Trust me it wasn't this short before the wash! It definitely shrank. It's stretched out sideways to it's previous size, but it's still shorter in body and leg than it was before. Meh.

Oh well. Still okay for hot days (it's 36 degrees in London today and this has been keeping me cool in the flat!)

Noisy May Curve culotte jumpsuit in green spot print

This right here is one of the rare occasions where I've bought something from Asos for full price and with no discount code! I bloody love this bright minty green colour! My partner asked me if it was glow in the dark because it is the same colour as those stars you stick on ceilings!

The other big selling point was the fact that it's thick-ish jersey fabric. So really stretchy and hella comfy. Also wonderfully wide legged and long!

I got it in a size 52 because the 50 wasn't available. I would have preferred a size smaller but I love this anyway! The straps were a bit long (i tied them!) But apart from that it's pretty great. 

See.... just a little knot in each strap and I was off down the park. I love this one. It's very cute considering how amazingly comfy it is!

Asos curve review #13 2020

If you'd have told me a few years ago that I would buy a bikini, I'd have laughed in your face. It's annoying really, because I have a long torso and so many swimsuits are far too short in the body for me. A bikini would help with that issue, but as confident as I am, I do have a blind spot. My body shape and the rolls of fat I have do not lend themselves to separates. Its fine for undies because anyone who gets to see me in those has been carefully selected(!) But in terms of being out and about? I'm not keen on having my love handles flapping around in the breeze. It's not just about how I look though, it's about not feeling physically secure. Hard to explain but I shall try!

The tide has turned with bikinis. There is an impressive selection nowadays and it's possible to get REAL high waisted bottoms. Not ones that say high waisted and then just come up to the belly button, ones that totally cover your arse and belly. The issue I've had is that they're often so high in the leg too. I know that most women consider pubic hair to be a nuisance that needs to be removed, but I love pubic hair and my 70s bush needs a low leg! I've seen tons of bikinis on asos that I've loved, but when I've seen how much crotch is on display I've been put off trying any of them. And then I saw this beauty!

Kind of perfect. Firstly I adore yellow as it's such a happy colour. Secondly it's very high-waisted and relatively low legged. Bikini line might be safe?! THIRDLY the top has an awesome back that can handle and contain my back fat. Winner!

I tried the 24 first as that seems to be the size I need in swimwear. It was surprisingly generous. I felt like my boobs might pop out of the top and my bush and belly might pop out of the bottoms.... not much, but enough to think that maybe this set was too loose, so I ordered the 22.

ASOS DESIGN curve tie front bikini top in yellow ditsy floral

ASOS DESIGN curve belted high waist bikini bottom in yellow ditsy floral

It's so cute! I kinda love it. It's good for me step outside my comfort zone. I've beaten a few of my body hang-ups out of myself over the years. Bikinis are now dealt with!