This week I went back to basics, well not fashion basics, but life basics. I took every photo myself, on an iphone. I did my hair, my make up and my editing. I felt back like I did when I first started blogging, but armed with a lot more knowledge in light, posing, and make up. I wanted to do this to show that you don’t need fancy things to make amazing content, images and styles. I wanted to remind myself that if I stripped away all the extras, I was still a fashion contender.  And I chose to do it all in my favorite color, orange.

Let’s take a hot minute to talk about this orange dress. I picked this unique beauty up at a thrift market in London. I remember the owner was frustrated she couldn’t get this baby to sell. Plus size girls didn’t regularly attend the market and it was too bold a print for the ones who did. This put me in an amazing position. I forked over five and I was elated. I should note this was 100% most definitely some women’s self-made garment. That makes me feel extra special when I wear it. I am supporting another plus women’s art. She probably never thought when creating the dress that half way around the world a blonde sass-bot would give it a reboot and love it just as much as I imagine she did.

I love wearing it with this blue vintage inspired winter jacket gifted to me by Eloquii. Orange and blue are on opposite edges of the color wheel making this color combo, unexpected but at the same time cohesive. The styling or the two pieces flatter each other and the vintage aesthetic comes through creating a fun modern mod look.

The boots, a surprise gift from Fashion to Figure, reinforce the modular design in the dress while adding a modern touch. I personally believe these boots were made just to wear with this dress. They are too perfect. They are like the papa squares print to the baby squares print in the dress. All together this look screams sass, confidence and the stories of multiple plus size women who loved fashion.

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