Wardrobe fortnight

It would seem that bank holidays confuse me and stop me doing my wardrobe weekly posts, but here we go... a double dose!

Monday

 Basically If you see me wearing this dress you know I've had a morning when I just can't function and don't know what to wear.... it's my 'this looks nice and I don't have to think about it' dress!

Dress 24 - New Look

Cardi 20 - Primark

Leggings 22 - South/Very

Shoes - Asos

Tuesday

 This dress was such a good buy... to think I almost sent it back! I had a couple of Cocktails with the lovely Lauren after work and had a natter. She is just as charming in real life as on her blog!

Dress 22 - Asos Curve

Necklace - Black Heart Creatives (bespoke!)

Leggings 20 - Primark

Shoes - Charity shop

Wednesday

 I never would have thought I'd love a peplum dress as much as I love this one, tis perfect! I went out after work to drink cocktails to celebrate my friends last day at work before her wedding & honeymoon. A quick cocktail after work seems to be something that makes me very happy, it's a nice way to end the day!

 It also gave me an excuse to wear my deep pink-almost red lippy from miss sporty for the first time!

It's not a perfect match, but it's pretty close & I love the colour!

Dress 24 - Anna Scholz White Label

Cardi 18 - Dorothy Perkins

Leggings XL - H&M

Shoes - Primark

Thursday

 Considerably more low-key on Thursday to combat the rain!

T-shirt 22 - Asos Curve

Jeans 22 - New Look Inspire

Boots - Asos

Square hoops - Primark

Friday

Pretending the weather was spring-like by going totally floral!

Dress 22 - Asos Curve

Leggings 20 - Primark

Shoes - New Look

Saturday

 I went out west at the weekend to go to a wedding and see my family on the way. I ordered these plimsolls from Asos and was so happy with them.... I saw the silver holographic pair in Office when I was in  Kingston a while back, and I was like 'I wish I could get a these in a different colour' ('cause I have silver holographic brogues already!). When I saw this dark version on the Asos site I ordered them straight away! I had to get a size 8 like normal because Asos shoes are insanely small!

 Forgot to take pictures until the evening, but the only thing you're missing is a white t-shirt (same tee as the black one I wore on Thursday) and a brown arrow necklace from forever 21!

Coat 24 - George

Jeans 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes - Asos

Love these!

Sunday

 The big day! I was very comfortable in this dress, it's from Queen of Holloway (via her store on ebay) 'cause you know I be loving the old school swing dresses! I'm glad I decided not to go for a beaded dress.... they're too heavy and delicate for me to dance around like a maniac! I was not at all comfy in these tights from big tights company though, they itched me horribly and I hated them!

 I did my hair in a side bun (using a doughnut) with simple eyes and classic red lips. Thank goodness I wore waterproof mascara 'cause I starting crying the moment I saw the bride!

 Genuinely perfect day for the wedding!

The shoes are a sort of pewter colour and I got them from TKmaxx when my search for white shoes failed miserably. They matched the colour of the leaves on the dress perfectly, and I took my metallic clutch. I decided to save my white clutch for the wedding party I'm going to next month (probably with the lovely Taking shape monochrome dress I got last month!). I need some friggin' white shoes people!

Cardi 20 & clutch bag - Primark

Dress 24 (4XL) - Queen of Holloway

Tights (40 den, mink) 28-32 - The big tights company

Shoes - TKmaxx

Blue crystal earrings and ring - V&A

My hair came down and the flat shoes went on for the party in the evening!

Monday

 Bank holiday recovery!

Top 24 - George

Jeans 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes - Asos

Tuesday

 Okay so I was expecting it to be cold on Tuesday but it wasn't and I was boiling in all these layers! Stupid rain and grey skies confusing me!

 Jumper / skirt / leggings 20 & earrings - Primark

 Boots - Asos

Wednesday

 Lunch with two birthday girls requires a yummy dress. So Anna Scholz, obviously!

Dress 22 - Anna Scholz White Label

Leggings XL - H&M

Shoes - Asos

Thursday

 Replay of Mondays outfit...

Top 24 - George

Jeggings 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes - Asos

 Friday

 This dress is cute, but my lord I love these shoes! They got so many compliments....

 ... and so many women were eyeing them up in the street, I wanted to send them all to Primark to snap up the £8 bargains!

 Dress 24 - Asos Curve

Cardi 18 - Dorothy Perkins

Leggings 22 - Very

Shoes - Primark

Saturday

 Keeping it casual. This vest will be in my next blog post so you can see it properly!

Vest XL - Uniqlo

Jeans 22 - New Look

Nude not rude

Why is it so hard for fat women to find decent tights, huh? They seem like a wardrobe staple?! I've also never understood why even standard retailers don't make nude tights in the range of deniers they do for black tights. Maybe I'm the only woman who doesn't like sheer tights? Who knows.... either way I was getting desperate to find some nude tights for the wedding I'm going to (in 4 days... who knows what the weather will be like?!) so I bite the bullet and ordered some from the big tights company. Frankly I found paying £15 for a pair of tights really depressing (I can get leggings for £3 for fecks sake!) but needs must, so I ordered 3 pairs of nude-ish tights and here is how I got on....

The least said about the Venice Lady 20 denier tights the better. Thank goodness I got the sample pair for £1... the only size available was the 20-22, and I couldn't get these on past the knees. Thankfully I sized up in the other tights I ordered.

 These are the New York Lady 40 denier tights in mink. I got these in a 28-32, and thank goodness I did, because these were tough to get on! The problem seems to be that these tights are a decent enough size from the groin up, but if you have thighs as large as mine these are just not as generous as they should be! I should be swamped by tights that would fit a size 32, but instead they're pretty tight everywhere but my waist.

 

The look and colour is okay, but I'm not keen on the fabric. I find it itchy and I suspect my thighs will still chafe. A bit gutted for £12.95!

 This is the pair I like - New York Lady 70 denier tights in Mink. Also size 28-32, these are notably bigger than the 40 denier. A tad bigger on the thighs (and therefore more comfortable) but WAY bigger on the waist.

The fabric of these is a bit rough, but the thickness makes them more comfy, and they feel less itchy. These are certainly the best of the bunch in my opinion, and should be for £14.95!

Over all I'd say that if you have a big belly but smaller legs, then these tights from the big tights company will be excellent for you, but if you have mega thighs like me you will need to get the biggest size and hope that the fabric is nice. The other bummer is that the 'mink' colour will be too dark for many ladies with pale skin, and sadly they don't offer any of the high denier pairs in the paler 'natural' colour. I've read many rave reviews of the big tights company but I'm not really convinced myself. I think If I'm going to spend loads of money trying to get good tights in the future I will try we love colours from the U.S, as they have such an impressive range of colours in opaque plus size tights.... the shipping is pricey but the tights are cheaper, so I think it will be worth a try. Many bloggers swear by them after all!

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