Amber was the first person that I photographed for my Fat Girls Shouldn’t Wear Stripes project, so I was super excited to meet up with her a couple of weeks ago to photograph her again. I love her fun, playful style of dress – I mean, pies? That’s awesome. View Post
The Very Vintage Day Out 2014 was a very different experience for me this year, I think because I went with friends instead of going by myself. Everything is always infinitely more fun with friends! I’ve got loads of pictures for you this year, and very few words (for a change), so let’s kick off…
Hair by Claire at the Pamper Parlour, nails by Penny at Monaco Nails & Beauty, lipstick by Bang Cosmetics
I’m totally feeling the Amber love this week – this woman inspires me so much (plus, she’s super fun and I love spending time with her!), so here she is in a second feature for the week. Missed her earlier? Check out our Chubby Cartwheels editorial shoot from earlier in the week here.
This is the first photo I ever took of Amber, and if you made it along to my recent exhibition, you’ll recognise it as being one of my collector’s item postcards. I chose this to be one of my two postcard designs because for me it really embodies what Fat Girls Shouldn’t Wear Stripes is all about – feeling comfortable in your own skin, being confident, and embracing fashion despite being told certain things are “not for you” because of your size
A little while ago I was desperately searching for a bandeau swim top. Just a plain black one, that gave me sufficient boob coverage. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon Chubby Cartwheels – a plus size clothing and accessories store whose website actually makes me want to have my entire paycheck direct credited straight to them. Yes, it’s that amazing.
Welcome to the beautiful Matakatia Bay…
“The hatred I had for my body could have sent me over the edge, I didn’t treat myself well or have any respect for myself. It took a really long time for me to understand that I didn’t hate my body, I loved myself just as I was, I hated that everyone else felt like it was their right to try and drag me down, that everyone felt like they had a right to comment on my size.” View Post