Liverpool's curvy fashionistas are getting super excited for the upcoming Curve Fashion Festival which hits Liverpool for the third time on the 17th of November. For 2018 the festival has a new home at St George's Hall which is a beautiful venue which has lots of space inside and it's right outside Lime street station so great for transport links. I'm particularly excited about the new venue after attending a couple of events at St George's Hall and being in awe of the building and decor! Your in for a treat guys!

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If you haven't heard of The Curve Fashion Festival before then let me tell you, it's a day filled with plus size shopping, shows, catwalks, talks and fun! I've attended the past two years and last years show knocked the first one out of the park so I've got no doubts that this year will be even more spectacular. Debenhams are part of the sponsorship team and they will be hosting a designer on this years 'How To' stage and doing bra-fittings throughout the day as well. Debenhams will also be showcasing on the Curve Festival catwalk, launching their latest lingerie collection and showing some of the plus size clothing that you can pick up here.

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With brands such as River Island, Missguided, Yours Clothing and Pretty Little Thing showcasing at the show as well as some smaller brands like Plus Equals, Nicky Rockets and Topsy Curvy X Lovedrobe; everyone will have a fantastic shopping experience and fun filled day. Lots of the brands have competitions running on the stands, freebies and treats so make sure you head over to your favourite brands when your at the show. You can see the full list of brands that have been announced so far here but keep an eye on Curve's socials for the latest updates.

Image taken by me at TCFF 2017

This year as well as fashion brands the Curve Festival has included a Beauty Hub with beauty brands like Unicorn Cosmetics, Sample Beauty and Olivia Belle; they've also just announced that Peaches and Cream will also be in the Beauty Hub. I can't wait to meet all the beauty brands and pick up some goodies.


Felicity Hayward is back for this years festival, she's the co-founder of Self Love Brings Beauty and is one of the most celebrated plus size models. Head over the the Self Love stand and catch Felicity around the festival.

At 3pm on the 'How To' stage you can see Danielle Vanier with Matalan talking social media, this is one I'm not going to miss! Danielle is a blogger, consultant and designer, she will be at the Matalan stand giving attendees style tips and chatting all things fashion!

Author Michelle Elman will be at Curve doing a book signing and meet & greet whilst at the show; I'm sure all her social media followers will be eager to meet her. Michelle is a body-positive activist, body-confidence coach and a TedX speaker.

The Curve Fashion Festival catwalk, this one is definitely not to be missed, with plus sized brands showing their latest collections, some of them launching new ranges and its the opportunity to see the clothing being worn. The catwalk last year was one of my favourite parts of the show, you can see some of it in my YouTube video from the 2017 festival here.

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There is still announcements being made and although VIP tickets have sold out, you can still grab a general entry ticket here. I'll be there all day and I can't wait to shop, see my favourite brands, chat to the Beauty Hub brands and watch the Curve Catwalk!

Wearing tights can be troublesome sometimes; when they fall down, roll down over your tummy, don’t fit well or are made from low quality fabric. I’ve struggled previously to find tights suitable for my body shape and to find comfortable tights to wear all day long.
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On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend the Curve Fashion Festival at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool, I was very excited about the event and planned my outfit for the day.
This is also my first full outfit of the day post on my blog, I've used my Instagram to post #ootd photos previously but never published a full blog post. I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about my outfit and hopefully this can be the start of something new for me and my blog.

My outfit planning started with my skirt, I found this leather-look skirt in my local Debenhams store at the Warehouse concession for just £10.00 reduced from £38.00! I wasn't sure about Warehouse sizes as I'd never purchased from them before so I did try this on in store and it was a perfect fit, don't you love it when you find something that fits nicely and your comfortable wearing it? What I particularly like about this skirt is that it has pockets; I've not seen many leather-look skirts with pockets before so I was chuffed that I'd have somewhere to put my phone. The raw hem on the skirt is also a little different to what I'd seen on other skirts so I like that feature too.

Excuse my hair and swinting eyes

I teamed my Warehouse skirt with a £6.00 tee from Primark, this t-shirt took my fancy because I loved the little heart patch. The appliquéd patch says 'not yours' in the middle of the red heart which is a little fun statement that, to me gives this tee an alternative feel to it. The red patch contrasts against the black and white stripe making it stand out. I tucked my tee into my skirt so you get the full effect of the skirt and all the details of the tee are on the upper part of the shirt anyway.


Of course I wore tights with the skirt as I'm not too confident wearing a skirt in general and I wasn't sure what the weather would be doing on Saturday; lucky the rain stayed clear but there was a cool breeze so the tights was a good option. Now to my boots... I freaking love these boots!!

Asos had these boots on sale a while ago and they was consistently out of stock; I was stalking the website daily to check for stock updates and one day they had a pair in stock and they was in my size, I think it was meant to be. These chunky heeled buckle boots are very comfortable even with the heel because the sole is very flat; the insole is also cushioned for comfort. The zip up the inside makes putting them on easy and again comfortable. I choose to style these boots with my outfit to add to the edgey look I was going for; I'd say these boots are more on the alternative side.


I wore a jacket when not inside event building and this was a black silky bomber jacket purchased from Matalan; these where £25.00 but I had a 25% off voucher so I got the jacket for £18.75. I'm always on the hunt for a bargain or using vouchers to save money because who doesn't like spending less?

Finally to the star of my outfit and to what caused a stir throughout the day; my handbag! This 'Crappy Meal' handbag was brought from DollsKill last year when they had a sale on; it cost me around £15.00 in the end which was a steal and I ordered it on one of the free international shipping weekends. From getting off the train in Liverpool to arriving back at home my bag was getting compliments, stares and one woman even took a photograph and started to google happy meal bags! The inside of the bag is quite roomy even through it doesn't look like it, I managed to fit my camera, purse, keys, makeup, a tote bag and a coin purse inside. I choose to use this bag because it is red and matched the red patch on my tee and my lipstick for the day which was Urban Decay's shade Iracebeth from the Alice Through the Looking Glass collection.


So here you have it, my first OOTD post which now I've got to the end of it, I'm pretty nervous to click that publish button; I'm out of my comfort zone and hate having my photograph taken but I'm trying to change that and be a little more confident. Let me know what you think anyway and if you'd like to see more outfit posts in the future.