Hello my lovies,

I’m sure most of you know that last weekend was the weekend of Plus London 3. I had Mimmi staying with me for the weekend, and since neither of us was feeling too well (damn flu), we didn’t go to the event for the whole day. When we got to Shoreditch we had lunch with Mouna and her hubby, and then went to the venue. Even though we weren’t there for the whole day, from what we could see, it was all lovely, and the organisers Claire, Isha, Kirsty, Lauren and Michelle did an amazing job! I had a great time chatting with old and new blogger friends, and it was lovely to see the girls from Curvy Kate and Simply Be again :).

And of course Mimmi and I had to take outfit photos when we were walking to the venue. Shoreditch is an area with lots of lovely street art, and there’s endless amazing backgrounds for photos! By the way, this top and skirt were my fave ASOS sale bargains. The t-shirt is from the ASOS main range (sadly sold out) and it was £8, and this kilt-type skirt is just awesome, and it’s still available here in all Curve sizes for only £8.50!

Coat*: 24, So Fabulous (similar at ASOS Curve) | Top: 18, ASOS (grey t-shirt at ASOS Curve) | Skirt: 26, ASOS Curve | Tights: 22-26, Yours Clothing | Boots: Evans | Bag*: F&F | Bracelets: Lane Bryant*, Evans | Rings: Forever 21 | Glasses: Select Specs | Lippy: Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids in Brazen Berry

Takki*: 24 UK, So Fabulous (saman tyylinen ASOS Curvella) | T-paita: 18 UK, ASOS (harmaa t-paita ASOS Curvella) | Hame: 26 UK, ASOS Curve | Sukkikset: 22-26, Yours Clothing | Saappaat: Evans | Laukku*: F&F | Rannekorut: Lane Bryant*, Evans | Sormukset: Forever 21 | Rillit: Select Specs | Huulipuna: Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids in Brazen Berry

Heissan!

Viime viikonloppuna Mimmi oli täällä kylässä, ja shoppauksen ja asukuvamaratonien välissä me käytiin myös Plus London 3 -tapahtumassa. Tavattiin ensin Mouna ja hänen miehensä ja käytiin lounaalla The Dinerissä (josta Mimmi postasi). Tämän jälkeen sitten mentiin iltapäiväksi itse tapahtumaan. Oli kiva nähdä bloggaajakavereita, ja tehdä myös uusia tuttavuuksia. Ja tykkään aina vähän turista Curvy Katen ja Simply Ben tyttöjen kanssa – ihania tyyppejä :)!

Tapahtuma oli Shoreditchissä, joka on Lontoon ‘hipster-aluetta’. Seiniltä löytyy paljon makeita graffiteja ja maalauksia, joten tietysti otettiin Mimmin kanssa asukuvat matkalla tapahtumaan. Mun asusta löytyi aiemmin sillä viikolla ostaneeni ale-löydöt ASOSilta, t-paita maksoi vaan 8 puntaa (on jo loppuunmyyty), mutta ihanaa kilttimäistä hametta löytyy täältä vielä kaikissa Curve-koissa.. ja hinta on huimat 8,50 puntaa!!!

Photos: / Kuvat: Mimmi

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Hello my lovies,

So, like you might have seen on blogs last week, Simply Be held an event for bloggers to meet Gok Wan and see his new shapewear and lingerie range up close. I saw people planning outfits on Twitter, and I got slightly panicky as I hadn’t given my outfit much thought. I ended up wearing some of my current fave pieces, and I hope it was ok for ‘the stylish one’ :)! Haha. At the event itself I was feeling tired and grumpy, it was really warm at the room. Gok himself asked me a few times if I was alright. Oops, sometimes my grumpy and socially awkward Finnish personality comes out too much I guess. Funny thing is, Mimmi and I saw Gok at the pub yesterday by accident.. we chatted a bit and I think I finally managed to convince him that I was indeed alright back on Weds :D!

In this outfit you can also see the Isabel & Ruben Toledo for Lane Bryant tote bag, it’s so cute isn’t it?! My Toledo t-shirt giveaway has now ended, and the winner was Hayley :). In case you want to buy it, it is available now.

Jacket: 24, New Look Inspire via ASOS | Top: 28, ASOS Curve | Skirt: 26, Simply Be | Tights: 22-26, Yours Clothing | Ankle boots*: Simply Be | Bag*: Lane Bryant | Glasses: Select Specs | Necklace: gift from Dani (similar at ASOS) | Lippy: Rimmel London Kate Moss shade 110

Takki: 24 UK, New Look Inspire ASOSilta | Paita: 28 UK, ASOS Curve | Hame: 26 UK, Simply Be (saman tyylinen Pink Clovella) | Sukkikset: 22-26 UK, Yours Clothing | Nilkkasaappaat*: Simply Be | Laukku*: Lane Bryant | Rillit: Select Specs | Kaulakoru: lahja Danilta (saman tyylinen ASOSilla) | Huulipuna: Rimmel London Kate Moss shade 110

Heippa!

Niinkuin olette saattaneet nähdä muissa blogeissa, Simply Be kutsui brittibloggaajia koolle viime keskiviikkona. Illan aikana saatiin tavata Gok Wan, ja tutustua herran uuteen muotoilevien alusvaatteiden mallistoon. Muut bloggerit tuntuivat puhuvan Twitterissä jo paljon aiemmin siitä, mitä aikovat laittaa päälle tilaisuuteen, mutta itselläni oli sitten paniikki vasta samana päivänä. Päädyin pukeutumaan vaatteisiin jotka on aikalailla mun lemppareita tällä hetkellä, ja toivottavasti tämä asu kelpasi ‘herra tyylikkäälle’ ;). Itse tapahtumassa olin väsynyt ja kärttyinen, paljolti johtuen siitä, että huoneessa oli ihan järkyttävän kuuma. Gok itse tuli kysymään multa pariin otteeseen että ‘oletko varmasti ok?’. Hiukan hävetti, mutta en osannut siellä piilottaa megasosiaalisia tilanteita ja small talkia välttävää suomalaista luonnettani kunnolla, haha. Mutta kävipä eilen sitten hassu sattuma.. oltiin Mimmin kanssa pubissa sidulla ja syömässä, ja eikös herra Wan kävele samaan pubiin sisään :D! Hän muisti minut, ja toivottavasti tällä kertaa sain hänet uskomaan, että olin todellakin ihan ok. Hullua, pieni tämä maailma.

Tässä asussa näette myös Lane Bryantin Isabel & Ruben Toledo -malliston laukun, ja eikös olekin söpö? Mahdollisuutesi voittaa saman malliston paita on jo valitettavasti loppunut, ja voittaja oli Hayley. Jos kuitenkin haluat ostaa paidan, se on nyt myynnissä.

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Photos by the lovely Caroline

Hello lovies,

I got two tickets to last weekend’s London Fashion Weekend, and went there for an afternoon of fun with my friend Ausra. It was nice to have a look what was going on in there, and we even got to do this funny 360° video with Canon. I think we are still quite far from The Matrix, haha ;).

Blazer*: 24, Simply Be (patterned blazer with mint: ASOS Curve, similar in coral: ASOS Curve) | Top*: 24, Pink Clove | Jeggings*: 26, Junarose | Heels: Evans (similar coloured flats and heels at ASOS) | Necklace: Evans | Glasses: Select Specs | Lippy: Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids in Shocking Coral (UK link, US link)

Bleiseri*: 24 UK, Simply Be (printti-bleiseri, jossa mintunvihreää: ASOS Curve, saman tyylinen korallina: ASOS Curve) | Paita*: 24 UK, Pink Clove | Jeggingsit*: 54, Junarose | Korkkarit: Evans (saman väriset kengät ja korkkarit ASOSilla) | Kaulakoru: Evans | Rillit: Select Specs | Huulipuna: Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids, sävy Shocking Coral

Moikka,

Sain London Fashion Weekendiin kaksi lippua, ja viime sunnuntaina menin sinne viettämään hauskaa iltapäivää ystäväni Ausran kanssa. Oli kiva katsella ympärilleen siellä, vaikka kaikki itse muoti ei olisi mulle mahtunut päälle (ja vaikka olisikin, niin eipä mulla olisi ollut varaakaan) – ja jopa saatiin kuvata tälläinen 360° video Canonin osastolla. Ihan ei olla vielä Matrixin tasolla tuossa touhussa ;).

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Hello my lovelies,

This is my final post on Plus North (see previous ones here and here), and it’s just a quick outfit post on what I wore for the Scarlett & Jo catwalk at the afterparty.

First time I saw this dress was in NYC when I went to the Evans A/W press day, and I fell in love with it. The dress is the same shape as this top, and I really love that shape on me (seen in this post). Thankfully the lovely Lucy from Scarlett & Jo remembered that I loved it, and scheduled me to model it at Plus North (and actually sent the dress to me last week as well – thank you). The catwalk itself was scary, but thankfully the other modelling bloggers were there with me and we got through it together :). I loved how they styled our hair and make-up, I wish I could do a bun like this myself!

Dress*: 24, Scarlett & Jo | Shoeboots: Evans (same with studs) | Glasses: Select Specs | makeup and earrings provided by Scarlett & Jo

Mekko*: 52, Scarlett & Jo | Korkkarit: Evans (samat erilaisella korolla) | Rillit: Select Specs | meikki ja korvikset Scarlett & Jo:lta

Heipparallaa,

Apua, eka asupostaus suomeksi, jännittää :D. Noh, eiköhän tää tästä.. Ihan ekaks haluan mainita, että niin paljon kuin pystyn, niin laitan asulinkkejä paikkoihin jotka toimittaa myös Suomeen/mainitsen suomalaiset koot. Tässä tietyssä postauksessa olen käyttänyt UK-linkkejä englannin kielisessä tekstissä ja Suomi-linkkejä suomalaisessa tekstissä. Toivottavasti linkit toimivat, mutta jättäkää ihmeessä kommenttia jos tarviitte lisäinfoa tai apua :). Ok, sitten itse postaukseen…

En tiedä ootteko jo nähneet mun edellisiä postauksia Plus North-tapahtumasta parin viikon takaa (jos ette, niin ne löytyy täältä ja täältä)? Tämä on asu joka oli päälläni, kun olin catwalk mallina Scarlett & Jo-merkille tapahtuman iltabileissä.

Näin tämän mekon eka kertaa New Yorkissa kesällä, kun vierailin Evansin syys-talvi malliston pressipäivillä. Mekko on samaa mallia kuin tämä paita, joten tiesin mallin sopivan hyvin kropalleni (jos kiinnostaa, niin vanha asupostaus kyseisen paidan aikaisemman version kanssa löytyy täältä). Lucy Scarlett & Jo:lta onneksi muisti, että rakastuin mekkoon New Yorkissa ja listasi mut malliksi sille (ja lähettikin mekon mulle omaksi viime viikolla – ihanaa)!

Catwalkilla oli pelottavaa, mutta onneksi me kaikki bloggeri-mallit oltiin samassa jamassa ja tuettiin toisiamme. Ja siis RAKASTAN miten meidän meikit ja hiukset laitettiin.. osaisinpa tehdä tuollaisen nutturan itse! Valitettavasti olen ihan toivoton hius- ja meikkiasioissa, haha ;).

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I posted my Plus North: Day look a few days ago, and now it’s time for me to show you my evening look. I wore my shirt dress from ASOS Curve, that I had only worn once before (and as a casual look). I love this dress, it’s simple, but has gorgeous details. And since I had my hair and makeup done for the Scarlett & Jo -catwalk (more about that later), the whole outfit looked fab – so I have to send a huge THANK YOUUUU  to Team S&J for the super lovely hair and makeup look!

Dress: 26, ASOS Curve (similarish at ASOS Curve: 1, 2) | Shoeboots: Evans (same with studs) | Pearl necklace: New Look (similar at Simply Be) | Bow ring: Forever 21 (similar at Forever 21 US, New Look) | Glasses: Select Specs

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Like most of you surely know, Plus North was held this past weekend. It was lovely seeing a huge room full of plus-size women embrace who they are and enjoying themselves and fashion. The event was amazingly organised by Becky and Toni, so huge thank you to them :)! I was feeling a bit down as I was ill on Thursday and Friday, but it was really lovely to see some of my fave blogger babes again, and of course to talk to some brands, old and new :).

So, here’s the outfit I wore during the day-event. I went for comfort, but wanted to feel cute as well.. and this dress never fails me in that department. It was odd to pose in front of something so huge that I had designed myself (the stands), but of course I had to take my outfit pics in front of them ;)

Denim vest: 1x, Forever 21+ | Dress: 22, ASOS Curve | Cami*: Camlettes | Bag: Forever 21 | Shoes: Torrid (gift from Mouna) | Glasses: Select Specs | Necklace: Evans | Elephant bangle: Forever 21 | Rings: ASOS Curve & Forever 21 | Lippy: Maybelline Colorsensational Vivids in Orange Edge

Here comes the last of my FFFW posts.. the outfit that I wore to the afterparty. Dani and I started the party in a pub near the afterparty venue, the pub was cosy and a bit weird too: they had Churchill’s speeches on speaker in the toilets :D! We enjoyed our pints of cider and then went to the afterparty. We stayed there for about 15 minutes, and came back to the pub, haha! We are such grannies, that we wanted to have our ciders and sit down and talk, instead of standing with our fancy cocktails and not hear a thing. Grannies for the win ;). Mouna, Olivia and their other halves joined us later and we ended up having a fun last evening in the city. (I miss you ladies!)

I wore this amazing prom dress from Scarlett & Jo, and I absolutely LOVE it. I felt so cute and girly, and I recommend this dress to everyone – the shape of it is perfect, I believe it would suit all bodyshapes.

Dress*: 24, Scarlett & Jo | Clutch: Accessorize (similar at Debenhams) | Shoes*: Evans (similarish at Evans) | Bracelets: Forever 21, Evans, *Lane Bryant | Glasses: Select Specs | Lippy: Maybelline ColorSensational Vivids in Fuchsia Flash (UK link, US link)

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It’s time for the next one in our Plus North Premier Sponsor Spotlight series, and this time it’s Curvissa. They have a big collection and they offer shoes and accessories too, you can find something for everyone in their site.

For this post we were sent a cute pinafore dress that has cute buttons and pockets. I really think this is a cute dress, but unfortunately doesn’t really work for my bodyshape. I sized up to 30 (I’m normally 22-24 in dresses) and it’s still snug around my belly, and too big on my boob area. So if you have big boobs and not that big belly, I do recommend this dress. I added a belt and a vest to help with these problem areas, and it ended up looking better on me :).

Dress*: 30, Curvissa | Denim vest: 22, New Look Inspire | Belt: from a New Look dress (similar at ASOS Curve) | Shoes: Evans | Glasses: Select Specs | Lippy: Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Shock

And now you should go and see the other girls’ posts – I’m sure they look gorgeous!

Becky of The Ramblings of Mrs BeBe
Toni of The Only Way is Toni
Rosie of A Rose Like This
Mhairi of Lilybobombs Lovely Lumps

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My favourite event I attended at Full Figured Fashion Week was the Indie designers runway show. It was amazing to see the diversity in the industry, and funnily enough my favourites were Rue 114 and Live Unlimited – which were the most daring and most classic out of them all :)! Sadly my photos didn’t turn out very well, but please see Dani’s post for nice detailed photos.

I wore a gorgeous dress that I got from Marisota, I love the vibrant coral colour and the lace detailing, it is definitely one of my favourite dresses. I teamed it up with my nude/neon yellow heels from Lane Bryant and some gold jewellery.

Dress*: 26, Marisota | Heels*: Lane Bryant | Belt: from a New Look dress (similar at ASOS Curve) | Bow ring: ASOS Curve | Bracelets: Evans & *Lane Bryant | Glasses: Select Specs | Lippy: Maybelline ColorSensational Vivids in Electric Orange (UK link, US link)

After the runway Dani and I went for dinner and drinks with Lucy and Angela from Scarlett&Jo. It was lovely to chat with them and hear things about plus-size fashion from a brand’s point of view. That day was definitely my favourite day in NYC :).

ps. Did you see my post on Pink Clove, a new plus-size brand? Check it out and enter the giveaway too!

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It’s time for the next one in our Plus North Premier Sponsor Spotlight series, and this time it’s Excite Clothing. They are a company based in Leeds and they bring affordable fashion to women in both plus and main range sizes.

For this post we were sent a gorgeous houndstooth midi skirt, which is a bargain at the site – only £12.99! I wore it to work one day last week, and I teamed it up with a fit and flare top and my trusty pair of Converse chucks :)

Skirt*: 24/26, Excite Clothing | Top*: 24, Scarlett & Jo at Evans (same with lace top) | Shoes: Converse | Bracelets: Primark | Glasses: Select Specs | Lippy: Maybelline ColorSensational in Pleasure Me Red

Now go and check out how the other Plus North team members styled their skirts :)

Becky of The Ramblings of Mrs BeBe
Toni of The Only Way is Toni
Rosie of A Rose Like This
Mhairi of Lilybobombs Lovely Lumps

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