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Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Outfit August day 6

Hi everyone

I can't believe we're on day 6 already! And unfortunately days 4 and 5 have gone awol - they may not be the last! Anyway, today was a bit of a relaxing day after a couple of hectic days so relaxed clothing was called for.

Skirt - Indigo @ Marks & Spencer (old) - size 22
Top - Primark (old) - size 20

I'm wearing my current favourite skirt again - my blue denim one from Indigo @ Marks & Spencer. The top and the sunglasses are from Primark and the shoes are from Next.

This type of outfit is my go to outfit when I don't have time to think and was perfect for meeting friends for a pub lunch!

Have a look to see what everyone else is up to:

Sam
Debz
Vicky G

Nikki

Sarah D
Vicky F

Nic
Charlie
Christiana

Kitty
Hannah

Mary

Veronika
Nat
Rebecca
Natalie

Steph

Thanks for reading

Cathy
xx

Style XL

Hello everyone,

Last week I heard from the lovely Leah at Just Me Leah that I won tickets for Style XL in a competition on her blog.

Style XL is the first Midlands Plus Sized fashion event and for me it was my first ever event where I'd have to chance to meet and chat with other bloggers. I heard on Thursday that I had won the tickets so luckily I didn't have too long to think - otherwise I might have had kittens about something so new!

So Saturday morning I ambled up to Leicester. Luckily it was an area I knew fairly well from childhood and only took me me about 2.5 hours each way (I'm a driving freak who loves to drive!).

I decided to wear this dress and my favourite 'Cathy' necklace which you might have seen on my Outfit August post for days 2 & 3.

Just as I arrived, the heavens opened! So after lurking in the car and waiting for a dry spell, I made the dash to the venue complete with my Mickey Mouse umbrella (classy...).

There I was greeted by another lovely Leah - Leah Shafik who instantly made me feel very welcome with a beautiful smile.

Now at this point I have to admit to being useless at taking photos! I went with all good intentions, then promptly got distracted and forgot - bad me! I also forgot a lot of peoples names, so if I spoke to you, please say hello. There was lots of familiar faces there fom all the blogs I follow so hopefully at future events, I'll get to speak to more of you. I also kept forgetting that I had my 'Cathy' necklace on so I often looked confused when people I didn't know called me by my name - it didn't take much to confuse me :-)

The models looked amazing and it was so good to see the clothes in person and how they looked. How some of them walked in heels is beyond me and it was great to see people's confidence grow everytime they went on stage.

The ladies from all the suppliers were lovely. I could have bankrupted myself at the Chunky Cat Cuddler stand, but I resisted. I think I'll be visiting their website very soon though! I did purchase a beautiful kimono from the Apples & Pears stand which has been put away for my holiday next month - if I can wait that long to wear it!

I was very excited to hear from the ladies at Simply Be that a new store would be opening soon just 30 mins away from me! That really did bring a big smile to my face :-)

I was a tired bunny at the end of the day! A very big thank you to both Leahs for allowing me the opportunity and for organising such a great event and making me feel so welcome.

The next event won't seem so scary now!

Thanks for reading

Cathy
xx

Outfit August - days 2 and 3

Hi everyone

Well, it's been a busy few days so I've combined days 2 and 3.

I was lucky enough to win tickets to StyleXL on from Leah's blog Just Me Leah so on Saturday I scampered on up to Leicester. I'll write up my day in a separate post but in the meantime, here's what I decided to wear.

I opted for one of my favourite Joe Browns dresses from Simply Be. I've had this a few years now and it's seen me through quite a few parties. It's slightly big on the top half though, so I should probably have sized down. But it's a longer length and very comfy!

Dress - Joe Browns from Simply Be (old) - size 22

Shoes - Marks and Spencer (old)

I love bright jewellery. And these are two of my favourite pieces. The unicorn is from the childrens section of Accessorise and the Cathy necklace was purchased during my last trip up to Manchester when I visited Afflecks. This is one of my most favourite shops ever! I could just just get lost in there and I think I did! The necklace is from Extreme Largeness. I'm not sure if you can still get this style but they lots of others here that I already have my eye on :-)

Today was a lazy day after going to and from Leicester so a casual vest from Marks & Spencer teamed with a very old Joe Browns skirt from Simply Be.

Top - Marks and Spencer (old) - size 20
Skirt - Joe Browns from Simply Be (old) - size 22
Slippers Asda!!

The skirt originally came with bead and sequins, which I'm not a fan of. And true to form, I was finding that where ever I went - I left a trail of beads behind. So I decided to replace them all with some cheap colourful buttons from my local Hobbycraft store. I think they look prety good and I haven't lost one yet!

That's days 2 & 3 for me. Check out these lovely folk to see what they're up to:

Sam
Debz
Vicky G

Nikki

Sarah D
Vicky F

Nic
Charlie
Christiana

Kitty
Hannah

Mary

Veronika
Nat
Rebecca
Natalie

Steph

Thanks for reading

Cathy
xx

Outfit August

Hi everyone,

The lovely Leah from Just Me Leah came up with a challenge for August encouraging us all to re-use what we already have in our wardrobes.

Well, as I still have clothes in my wardrobe going back 10+ years (seriously!) I didn't need asking twice. I probably won't be able to do it every day but it will be fun to have a look and see what's lurking in the depths.

So here's me today. I'm testing a new phone so brace yourself for wonky shots all throughout August. I have my old faithful skirt from Indigo at Marks & Spencer and basic t-shirt from TU at Sainsburys. I love the t-shirt as it has glitter thread so perfect for sunny days but I had to size up as it was pretty snug on the tummy! The necklaces are part of a set I got for Christmas.

But...the more observant amongst you will notice two different tops. That's a result of spilling a glass of strawberry milk over you inbetween photos - d'oh!