Wardrobe weekly

Monday

 Dress XL - Carmakoma

Belt - Forever 21+ (from my jumpsuit!)

Leggings XL - H&M

Shoes - New Look

Tuesday

 Nice bit of flash!

 Yes bodycon dresses cling to a big belly, but they also cling to a big butt & that's always a good thing in my book.... I love a big booty, even my own!

 

 Dress 22 - Asos Curve

Leggings 20 - Primark

Brogues - Charity shop

 Wednesday

 I just love this dress, it is so comfortable and funky that I could just wear it everyday (if it weren't for the 4 million other dresses I'd be neglecting!).

 I got this awesome set of 8 thin metallic rings from Primark for £3, & I love them. A mixture of silver, gun metal and gold that can be worn in loads of different ways. I really love these, but wait till you see the amazing cat eye gemstone rings I just got from China, I'll wear them next week so you can see how lush they are!

 Dress 26-28 - ebay (get it from AX Paris here)

Leggings 20 & rings - Primark

trainers - Nike

Thursday

 It was just a Bowie day you know?!

 My Nikon refused to focus on this coat when I first got it, so here it is again, in it's full glory! Leah reviewed the new version of this coat here if you're interested in buying one, which looks pretty similar but has the pockets in a slightly different position.

 To be honest I could have got my regular size in this because it's pretty generous, but the arms are quite fitted so I'd rather have arm room and embrace the swing of it!

 Yeah, swing-tastic!

Coat 24 - Bonmarche

Bowie tee 20 - Primark (new look inspire currently have a really good one here for £6!)

Jeggings 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Brogues - Brako via TKmaxx

 Friday

Dress 24 - Pocket Rocket for Simply Be

Leggings 20 - Primark

Boots - New Look

Forever 21 jeans - The good, the bad and the ugly!

The jeans I ordered from Forever 21+ arrived today. Not a huge success sadly! Before I go any further, I should say that I never wear short tops, and normally cover my big old belly but in order to give a decent review and show you guys how the jeans look I've stepped out of my comfort zone and worn a top that doesn't reach my second belly! All of these jeans are US size 20 / UK 24. I'll get right on with it...

First up the medium weight coated skinny jeans £22.75. Firstly these seem much lighter than the other 'lightweight' coated jeans, but who knows how they work that kind of thing out!

 Jesus these were tight. I'm not entirely surprised as coated jeans are pretty rigid. Could just about do them up but they were uncomfortable (clearly!). All my jeans are from Dorothy Perkins, and they're all a size 22. According to forever 21+, the US size 20 is a UK size 24. I'm happy to admit that sometimes in jeans and trousers I need a UK 24, normally because of my thighs, but they do tent to be a bit loose everywhere else. In forever 21+ land I guess I'd need a UK26, but as they only go up to a 24 I don't have the option to size up. Not too bothered about these as I didn't like them much anyway. Still annoying - it reminds me of H&M+, I'm lucky to get into a 26 trouser there which is friggin' ridiculous, and doesn't leave real size 26 ladies with any options at all - not much of a plus size range in my book!

They don't look as leathery in real life as they look on the site either!

 The next pair I tried were the light weight coated coloured skinny jeans £22.75. Gratuitous pant shot coming up!

 I'm really pissed about these! They really look like leather, and I really wanted them to fit! Same size as the other coated jeans, but couldn't get them over my arse let alone zip them up. Big hairy bollocks!

Could have been great. If your a size 20, get some and wear them for me!

Now the metalic paisley skinny jeans £22.75. Much greener than on the site.

 These fit much better - they're tight (as skinny jeans should be), and they're quite thin fabric so are pretty comfortable.

I sat at my computer for a minute in these and they started to loosen up a bit - good news because they were folding up a bit on the back as you can see in the pic above. I'm not keeping them though, because I just don't know what I'd wear them with. I'd have to buy loads of plain / gold or black jumpers, and I don't really like them enough to warrant that- mainly because they flatten the bottom of my bum which makes me a bit sad!

Last up are the fab denim jeggings £9.75. Straight out of the parcel and instantly I noticed that the colour isn't anywhere near as nice as in the picture.

 These are really comfy. Don't look like much in my camera with my flash, but they're just what I've been looking for. Round bum the way I like it!

I particularly like that they are small round the ankles. Some clothes manufacturers make jeggings / skinny jeans and size the ankles up in proportion to the waist, which leaves you with straight leg trousers (or wide leg in the worst of my experiences, naming no names... M&S!).

I'm keeping them. This is probably how I'll wear them this winter - I love to tuck jeans into my boots which is why I like tight ankles on them. Sorry for my white Bra!

I'll finish with a snap I took a few weeks ago of me in some of my Dorothy Perkins Jeans - great fit, size 22. Lovely!. Forever 21+, please fix-up look sharp (woo!).