This is going to be one of those posts where I want to cram a million words into one post. I can feel it already, like I need to set the scene, temperature atmosphere… blah blah blah. But let me start with the banger. On Wednesday evening a pretty epic thing happened. I met Tess Holliday (Ne Munster) for dinner. Would you like to read that again? I love how it sounds so casual and I’d love to say she just wanted to meet me because of my riveting conversation and humour… but alas… it was actually a blogger dinner in collaboration with Yours Clothing who are working with Tess on a pretty awesome summer campaign.
I felt incredibly privileged to be one of the handful of bloggers invited and I had a great time. Once I arrived (slightly late because of some random mishap at Tower Bridge) I was somewhat overheated. I grabbed some prosecco and gave Tess an awkward ‘don’t come to close to me because you’ll stick’ kind of hug and went to have a look at the summer collection beaming from the side of the red room. Yes, the dinner we had was at the South Place Hotel in the Kuryakin room. It felt pretty seductive I can’t lie, red walls, a huge round red table with candles and roses. I’m sure you’re getting the 50 shades feel here. Moving on…
One thing to be said about Yours is they don’t hide away from bright colours and prints. This makes me love them and shows why Tess Holliday is such a good fit for them. There were a couple of pieces that really stood out for me. This skater skirt was just beautiful. The almost pastel pink mixed with the oriental print was stunning and with a simple white vest top in summer it’s an easy outfit to wear. It’s on my list. Secondly was this acid wash denim playsuit. Tess rocks this so well that I can’t help but want to give it a try!
Everything about the evening was great. The food was amazing, company was good and of course Tess herself was happy to take 1 or 500 selfies with us! I’ve written the post assuming that you now who Tess Holliday is. If you don’t know… (Why!?) Let me just say she is an inspiration for body confidence and positivity. The best way for me to introduce you to her is if you go and have a look at the hash tag #effyourbeautystandards on instagram. It will give you a sneak peek into the positive effect that Tess has had on women all over the world.
The below are a handful of my favourite items from the Tess Holliday look. As the warmer weather is about to wash over us it’s nice to have plus size fashion that’s bright, fun and affordable. Yours Clothing have ticked all the above.
– Shop The Tess Holliday Look –
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