FFFWeek: Curves shopping day and Brand building

Day two of FFFWeek was a massive day! It started early with the Curves in the City shopping day, where the main hall of the Affinia Manhattan was made up into our own private brand boutique!

photo by Danimezza

We spent several hours perusing all the goodies and I picked up a few amazing bargains- most notably a rocking necklace from the Queen Grace collection, which I wore later that night. 


It was also the first time I met Anslee- the designer behind Savannah Red. She is so amazing! I didn't get a picture of her collection at the Curvy Sale, but I can't wait to share her pieces from the Indie Designs Runway show!

I ADORED this rainbow sequin dress by Pop Up Plus, I wanted it sooooo much, but it was still a little out of my price range. Damn traveller budget! (I love the image of my clothes in the backround! Just stripped off lol!)

I dressed comfy-like mostly so I could easily slip in and out of the designer samples (..... not just because I was epically hung over from the White Cruise *cough*), but loved wearing this geometric print tee that I picked in LA from Thick Chic Boutique. 

Blouse: Thick Chick Boutique

Skirt: Torrid

Tights: BigW

It was also so awesome to meet the Evans team! These ladies are so approachable and friendly, I'm sure they made some American fans just because they were so rad! Cool story though, when we were in the UK at Christmas time, I tweeted at Evans asking where the nearest store was to me and it was these two that replied! They even remembered the tweet!

That afternoon we headed to the Building Your Brand workshop- an event I thoroughly enjoyed!

Hosted by Marie Denee, the panel really approached the building your brand concept from all angles. The speakers were from varied backgrounds- designer Marina, from Queen Grace, Alissa, blogger from Stylish Curves and Madeline, editor from Plus Model Magazine, so it was awesome to hear their diffrent tools and tips. 

 Marina, Alissa and Madeline

Blazer: Forever 21+

Lace Tank: Forever 21+

Skirt: City Chic

Tights: We Love Colors
Necklace: Ashley Stewart

I dressed in a kind of preppy-chic style for this event. I am totally in love with blazers (I brought three on this trip), they add instant structure to an outfit. This skirt is one of my old favourites from City Chic, it has such an awesome shape and is easily dressed up or down. 

The rocking necklace was one of many I picked up on sale at Ashley Stewart. The geometric design is so awesome really added to the dressy-ness of the top. What do you think of the necklace????

Oh, and as a last thing- branded cupcakes- OMNOMNOMNOMNOM!!

FFFWeek: White Cruise

I know I've posted a few piccys from this already- what with the Fatshion Faceoff and all those aahhhmazzing proposal pictures; but the night was so enjoyable it deserves its own post!

Believe it or not, I was extremely nervous about the White Cruise. For starters, I don't really wear white. And the biggest thing of all- I was meeting all these fabulous women that have inspired me. I was a major blog stalker before I started my own, so in a way I felt like I knew these babes already! But, that first meeting is always scary. As it turned out, everyone was even more amazing than I imagined!!

We caught a cab from our hotel with Nicole from A Well-Rounded Venture and Rebecca from The Plus Side of Me. I was so stoaked to meet these two gorgeous ladies and was lucky enough to spend quite a bit of the week with them. If you haven't read their blogs yet- get over there now! They are so open and genuine and loads of fun!

Photo by Rebecca 

As we cruised around the Statue of Liberty, the sun was setting and the drinks flowing freely; it became pretty evident we were in for a big night so my heels came off and my flats were on! Here are my favourite piccys and some of the amazing women I was honoured to meet that night! 

 Photo by Rebecca 

photo by Danimezza 

Rebecca, Nicole, Me, Jessica 

Nicole, Rebecca, Beck,Ylenia, 

It was awesome meeting Ylenia who had come all the way from Italy for FFFWeek! Her and her partner were so friendly and lovely- we hit it off straight away!

Oh, and since we are talking about the top deck of the cruise ship- this is the perfect chance for me to squeeze in a few more engagement shots! ;)

Photo by Rebecca 

Photo by Rebecca 

And! I also got to finally meet my other Aussie bloggers! I was so happy to meet these wonderful ladies that I had had quite a lot to do with online; it's almost ridiculous that it took for me to get to New York to finally catch up with them!

photo by Danimezza 

Caitlin and I

photo by Danimezza 

Danimezza, Caitlin and I

photo by Rikke

Chatting with Jess! I loved meeting her sooooo much! 

And then down to business....
Later into the night there was the Big and Tall Men's runway show, where some mega foxes showed off some smokin' outfits. After these shenanigans we headed to the dancefloor where we partied the night away!

The following 5 photo's are by Danimezza 

Busting some moves with Marie and Kelly

I love this one of all of us grooving on the dancefloor. It really captures the energy and positivity of the whole cruise!

Rocking out my signature move- The Shampoo!

Oh, and then of course for those who missed it in the last post, I'm wearing:

Dress and Heels: Torrid

Facinator: Macy's

Photo by Nicole

Phew! So there you have it- day one of FFFWeek! As you can see it was an epic night, and the beginning of a fabulous 5 days! I can't wait to share the rest of the posts with you!!

Fatshion Faceoff: Blue Jeans

This week's Fatshion Faceoff challenge item is blue jeans! Now, I'm not a huge pants person in general, but there is something so timeless about a perfect fitting pair of jeans! I love that jeans can be so easily dressed up or down; a tee and sneakers for the day, a sparkly tank and stilettos for the night! This weeks outfit was worn casual while exploring DisneyWorld on our USA Adventure!

Jeans: Crossroads

Tee: Old Navy

Sneakers: Strawberry

The jeans are my old-favourites from Crossroads; unbelievably super comfy and no button on the waist! I picked up these rad little sneakers from Strawberry while shopping in NYC. I went a little wild and snapped up quite a few things as this cute store, they even have a snazzy plus-size range! I really like the sequin details, the add that extra oomph!

Another shop we went crazy in was Old Navy. This stretchy little v-neck is from the straight sized section (it's an XXL) but fits really well, it has made great DisneyWorld wear! I am disappointed they don't carry the plus-size range in stores any more, I was really looking forward to getting in and trying everything on! Ben gained almost a whole new wardrobe while we were there, they have so many fab polo shirts and casual tees!

Can't wait to see how all the Fatshion Faceoff girls rock their blue jeans!

Hanna from The Wardrobe Challenge

Dani from DIY Fatshion

Molly from Molly Pocket

Mouna from Brussels Fatshion

Mhairi from Lilybobombs

How do you wear jeans??? Do you wear them a lot??

OOTD: LA Days

We have almost been in LA for a week now and am loving soaking up all this sun! We have done loads of walking and exploring around (these particular piccys taken at the Getty Museum!) and days like that calls for comfy clothes!

Dress: Ashley Stewart

Leggings: BigW

Jacket: City Chic

Side Bag: eQuip

Thongs: Crocs

This cute little dress is one of the MANY things I've bought while being on holidays so far. It was a cheapo find at Ashley Stewart and it sits really comfortably- perfect for touristing!

I love the funky little pocket and belt detailing on the dress- it really dresses it up. When travelling I swear by side bags- it keeps my hands free for shopping and exploring!

I got some kick-ass sunburn on the second day we were here and I'm still waiting for it to heal! I've been covering up with the rocking City Chic cape, it's keeping me cool and it goes with everything!

What do you wear while on holidays???? 

Having an awesome time!

I am just quickly touching base to let you all know we have recovered from jet-lag and are well and truly living it up! We headed out for dinner tonight at a diner just off Hollywood Boulevard and got seriously into the $4 cocktails. So rather than just tell you what a fab time we are having,I thought I'd show you this video!

Good times!

I hope you all keep up with our trip, I'm posting several times a day on my Facebook and my Instagram and I'd love to see you all there too!