The Magpie Diary

This is a dress I’ve seen being sold on ebay several times. I’ve wanted it but was never quite sure whether it would fit me, whether it was too short, whether it was worth taking the chance, so I didn’t buy it. Until it came up in a fatshionista friday sales post by the lovely Lauren of  the pocket rocket.

I’m a firm believer of confidence. Confidence is key, especially when it comes to pulling of dresses that might be a tad bit short and a wee bit tight. So I wore this dress with my head held high and my back straight and made myself  be comfortable with it. With a cardigan, because it’s autumn and freezing.

In other news : I found a HUGE bright yellow coat at a thrift shop today. It’s going to be all kinds of rad for winter. Now I want a nice big braided belt to wear on top of it.

• Dress – Second hand, size 22 UK
• Cardigan – George by Asda, size 20 UK
• Shoes – Evans

Autumn hit a few days ago. October came with winds and hail, rain and clouds and we admit defeat. We put our coats on, bring in our duvets and remember the mild summer days when the grain was growing still and the sun woke us up early in the mornings.

This blog is turning into a FATshion blog. Whatever happened to the flea market finds? Well I feel inspired and I’ve been better at getting photos taken.

I bought the (in)famous domino dress by Beth Ditto at Evans and I’ve been using it quite a bit. It’s seen early morning flea markets, the insides of grocery stores and now it’s also come with me to work.

I love the way it hugs my body without clinging too much. I used to hate my belly but nowadays I even think it’s a bit sexy. What an amazing transformation.

• Dress – Beth Ditto at Evans, size 24UK
• Cardigan – F&F by Tesco, size 20 UK
• Shoes & Accessories – Flea market finds

This is me today. After work, and going apple picking. And having dinner at mums and dropping of a few parcels at the petrol station. So my hair’s a bit flat and my eyes look a bit tired but overall I look pretty happy and I feel great in this dress.

I really like my legs. From my thick thighs to my chubby knees to my muscular calves and slender ankles. They’re short and kind of stubby, but they’re strong and will take me anywhere I want to go. When I was younger and played hockey (not on ice) my calves almost had a square shape because they were just muscle. People have never complimented my legs, but they’re pretty great!

• Dress – George by ASDA, via Ebay, size 22 UK
• Cardigan – George by ASDA, size 20 UK
• Shoes – Skopunkten, from a few years ago