A Curvy Cupcake: #HeresWhatIWouldHaveSpent

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Here's What I Would Have Spent: River Island

Welcome one and all to another instalment of Here's What I Would Have Spent.
This feature focuses on brands that would get our money if they catered for all sizes but as they do not stock plus sizes, we spend our money elsewhere. We want to show companies that it IS worth it to increase their market to include ALL sizes. This time around we're looking at what I would be interested in buying from River Island.

So here's is my River Island wishlist

As you can see I have included a bag in this list. I understand that of course I could walk into River Island to buy this bag but there are a couple of reasons why I won't do that.

1) If a brand doesn't sell my size in clothes, I'm almost 0% likely to wander into their store to find that accessories such as this bag exist.
2) Now I'm aware that this bag does exist, I'd be much happier to find a similar bag in a store that wants my custom, ie a brand that sells plus sizes.

Do you agree with this sentiment? Would you buy accessories from somewhere that didn't make clothes available to you?

Please take a look at the River Island lists from these beautiful plus size bloggers:

Debz - www.wannabeprincess.co.uk
Mookie - http://www.mookieslife.com/
Steph - Seeingspots.co.uk
Toni - Www.theleftofperfect.blogspot.co.uk
Kitty - www.Adventuresofariotgrrrl.com
Vicky - http://thecurvedopinion.com
Sarah - www.plussizeproud.co.uk
Daisy - https://iwillnotwrapmyselfinsmocksandapologies.wordpress.com/
Katt - www.acurvycupcake.com
Abi - aisforabi.blogspot.co.uk
Lisa Marie - www.diaryofasize22.wordpress.com
Kathryn - http://murderofgoths.co.uk

Monday, 23 March 2015

Here's What I Would Have Spent: ASOS Main Range

ASOS Curve has a pretty big range of plus size clothing for the lower-mid end of plus size fashion. With on trend seasonal low cost fashion to higher budget boutique labels, ASOS Curve are pretty inclusive. But of course there are always straight sized clothes that plus size shoppers do not have access to.

The fabulous Debz came up with the #HeresWhatIWouldHaveSpent hashtag for us plus size lovelies who are longing for the same clothing you find in the lower size bracket and this month we are looking at the ASOS standard range.

Now, there are plenty of pretties that I could mention but I often find something similar in the plus size section and when I don't, it's usually out of my price range anyway.

However there is one thing I am gutted they don't sell more of in the Curve range...

Quirky novelty prints!

Yes they do bodycons and bikinis for the babes in size fat who want to flaunt the goods and believe me that's brilliant but this girl just wants a dress covered in donuts!

I was always called a tomboy as a child and there were three things that I one day dreamed of encountering: Robots, dinosaurs and unicorns. I understand the chances of meeting a robodinocorn are perhaps a little slim so ASOS, oh ASOS, give us a dino print dress in size fat to ease the disappointment.