Girl Date at Curvy Convention 2016

May bank holiday weekend had me nipping down to London to Curvy Con to catch up with some of my favourite blogger babes and support two friends walking on the catwalk.

This year Curvy Convention  was set at a bigger location which I felt sadly, lacked any real atmosphere. The music was a bit dated, there was no big brands that caught my attention and on the whole was a bit disappointed. However, the catwalk shows were well hosted by Sian Yapp and Helena Nacca. 

Luckily, I didn't go purely for the convention as I got to spend time with those that I usually only get to see at events. It was great to see fellow bloggers/friends Indie brands Nicky Rockets ( a cruelty free T shirt company with ballsy, kickass designs) and A Rose Like This Designs ( vintage inspired, quirky swimwear and custom pieces) being showcased on the catwalk though. Brands with stalls included Voodoo Vixen, Jamberry Nails (review of these to follow), Ms Pomelo, Apples and Pears, Tortz plus many others. It's always great to meet new faces and brands at events like these. I especially loved new brand Plus Equals, who specialise in reworked clothing. 
Once I had a walk round the venue and networked with some brands, there wasn't much else to do so myself and other bloggers went for lunch and spent some time in the park outside given that the weather was glorious. It's a shame I didn't enjoy the actual event this year but that's just me personally as a blogger and not a reflection of the event itself. These events, however large or small, are so important to the plus community. Not just for shopping and socialising in a comfortable environment but for engaging with brands that focus on their customers needs.  X

      The stunning Paige

The beautiful Nikee wearing A Rose Like This Designs

    Amazing Kat wearing Panache Lingerie 

      Photobooth fun!

I wore this amazing jumpsuit from Simply Be with some bright pink Nike Air Max, also from Simply Be.

Plus North pt1

Recently I attended my first ever Plus North. I had previously heard nothing but positive things for this event when I first ventured into the world of plus size blogging. Did it live up to expectations? Totally!

These events are not a simple thing to put together but spread over the two days, I thought it ran pretty smoothly. 

I was fortunate enough to model for two brands too. Like many others who attended, I was too busy enjoying myself that I forgot to take any pictures so I've had to pinch them from other people!

Modelling for Yours Clothing

The first day was a mixture of catwalks and shopping. Stalls included Curvy Kate with bra fittings and bargain knickers, Chunky Cat Cuddler with her beautiful laser cut acrylic pieces of jewellery, Nicky Rockets fab T shirts, Bon Prix, Zizzi, SLiNK magazine, Apples and Pears and Topsy Curvy. 

The fashion shows included Simply Be, Yours Clothing, Ann Harvey, So Fabulous and Topsy Curvy. 

The So Fab models

I travelled to Leeds for the event alone, shared a room with girls I've not stayed with before and was in a room full of people I either didn't know or only had seen or spoken to online, all this was completely out of my comfort zone. I get a little shy and uncomfortable around new faces and I'm generally a bit socially awkward. But here, I didn't let that bother me. Not everyone knew each other and that was ok. I met new faces and those that I have been following on social media sites for a while. If at any point of the day I found myself alone, there was a face I recognised to talk to. What a truly positive environment to be in!

After the first day was done, a group of us went out for meal before the afterparty 

Wearing Modcloth for the day

Part 2 to follow x