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Summer Dresses for Curvy Women
15 May 2008
I love the summer, the perfect excuse to go all girlie in beautiful summer dresses. This year there are some absolute corkers and with the growing choice in plus sizes us curvy women aren''t being l...
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Celebrity Plus Size Designers
13 May 2008
The last couple of years has seen an increase in the number of celebrity designers either going solo or designing for well known high street stores. Kate Moss, Lily Allen, Jodie Kidd to name a few b...
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Back by Popular Demand
09 May 2008
The dress pictured was available in the UK earlier this year at Curvety.com but sold out almost immediately!
It is now available again but in very limited quantities so if you want this fab halter...
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First Single from Plus
07 May 2008
You may remember that last year I wrote about the X factor style formation of plus size girl band Plus.
5 girls were chosen and the band was formed. Now, after months of planning, rehearsing and ...
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Race for Life
02 May 2008
This year I am entering race for life again in the hope of raising some cash for cancer research.
Like many others my family has been plagued by cancer. 1 in 3 adults will have to deal with cancer...
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Fabulous Curvy Style
28 April 2008
I am absolutely loving this new summery strapless dress that is available at Curvety.com.
This style is perfect for a summer wedding or some similar occasion which requires a knock em dead outfit....
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Author Chooses Igigi
18 April 2008
Chamein Canton, the 2007 Reviewers Choice Awardwinner for African American Romance in the US, has chosen to wear an Igigi design to the Romantic Times Booklover''s Convention on April 18. Canton will ...
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10% Off at Curvety
17 April 2008
Fancy a bit of guilt free shopping?
Curvety.com are giving you the chance to grab a bargain new outfit, by offering a 10% discount on all orders for over £100!
The discount code is valid from to...
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Fashion Sweatshop Documentary
15 April 2008
TV presenter & ex model Alexa Chung has set up a sweatshop for a shocking look into the world of High Street fashion.
Set up in London''s trendy Covent Garden the aim is to show the gruelling con...
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Big Babes Party!
11 April 2008
I have received an email today from Claire at Big Babes Bash, telling me about a great new party venue for BBW.
If you fancy a night out with other like minded curvy women (and the men that adore t...
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Plus Size Summer Essentials
10 April 2008
As the eternal optimist that I am, I''m going to take yesterday''s beautiful weather as a sign of things to come (and ignore the snow of the weekend!!!).
I think it is high time to plan our Summer...
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Curvy Celebrity Pressure
07 April 2008
Is there a pattern emerging?
It seems to me that whenever a plus size, or curvier woman in the public eye is praised for being a good role model representing ''normal'' women in the UK and portrayi...
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Fight Chloe Marshall''s Backlash
03 April 2008
As much as I was hoping it wouldn''t happen, there was always the possibility that Chloe would receive a certain amount of bad press for her success in what has always been a closed and unaccepting in...
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Topshop Snubs Beth Ditto
02 April 2008
After Beth Ditto publically refused to sing in Topshops flagship store as they didn''t stock her size, it was widely rumoured that Ditto would be their next celebrity designer collaboration.
She w...
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Goodbye Size Zero Fashion Role Models
31 March 2008
Now, I know that Coleen McLoughlin is NOT a plus size woman, but there is no denying she has more curves than the average WAG. This is why I was so pleased to hear that she is now regarded as the nati...
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Curvety on BBC Radio Tees
27 March 2008
This morning I had the pleasure of appearing on BBC Radio Tees to talk about Curvety & my views on Chloe Marshall, the first ever size 16 Miss England finalist.
It was a pleasure to put my opinion...
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Chloe wins Miss Surrey
25 March 2008
On Friday Chloe was crowned Miss Surrey 08 and won a guaranteed entry to the Miss England final a first ever for a size 16!
As some commenters of earlier posts have pointed out, it is hard to cla...
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The Proposal
19 March 2008
After 11 years together my partner finally proposed last week. After I had picked my jaw up from the floor, and spent numerous hours staring at my new sparkly diamond ring, my thoughts, as always, tur...
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Fern Britton Plays Dirty
17 March 2008
One of my favourite curvy role models, Fern Britton, is receiving some stick along with fellow presenter Phillip Schofield, for a bit of riske fun on daytime TV.
This Morning plunged into contro...
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New Spring Styles in Plus Sizes
13 March 2008
Wow, how gorgeous is this new lace dress available at Curvety.com. It is almost sold out already but I am assured it will be re stocked as soon as possible.
They have added a number of other new s...
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Chloe on ''This Morning''
11 March 2008
Chloe Marshall, The first ''plus size'' Miss England entrant, is really making a name for herself. Today Chloe has appeared on ''This Morning'' something I only know about due to the huge influx of p...
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Real Women Model Jordans Lingerie
07 March 2008
Glamour model Jordan stripped to her undies with 6 competition winners to show that all women look great in her sexy new collection by Panache.
Now more commonly known as Katie Price, she used a s...
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Adele Proud of her Curves
05 March 2008
The first time I heard Adele on the radio I was an instant fan of her sexy, timeless sound. She has seen huge success over the last 6 months or so, but as with any curvy star, she has had to put up wi...
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First Plus Size Miss England Entrant
04 March 2008
Beautiful & voluptuous Chloe Marshall has set her sights on challenging the fashion industry stereotype by becoming the first ever size 16 Miss England entrant.
The 17 yearold from Guildford in Sur...
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The Clutch, A Spring Essential
27 February 2008
When building your wardrobe for the coming season it is always important to buy some fab accessories that will work as finishing pieces to your look.
No girl can be without a bag to carry her dai...
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Next say Hide your Love Handles
26 February 2008
Next are a big name in high street fashion, and although willing to sell their clothes to some smaller plus sizes (albeit grudgingly), it seems they don''t want any lumps & bumps on show in their stor...
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Favourite Oscars 2008 Fashion
25 February 2008
The red carpet season continues with the 80th Annual Acadamy Awards ceremony last night in Hollywood. Although the whole night was a civlised (if not slightly dull) affair, with no major surprises, hi...
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Top Style at Brits
21 February 2008
The celebritites attending the 2008 Brit Awards did not disappoint, and all arrived well turned out amidst a whirl of sparkle, shimmer & glitz. For me, the red carpet winners were Fearne Cotton, who p...
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Hooray for Online Shopping
20 February 2008
As a long time convert to the joys of online shopping, I was not surprised to find out that more and more of you are starting to agree.
Fashion is now second only to books when it comes to shoppin...
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Who ate all the Pies?
15 February 2008
A pie making firm near Caerphilly, Wales, has taken a stand against hungry looking models used at London Fashion Week by sending its ''Starvation Army'' volunteers to deliver pasties & sausage rolls t...
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