Curvy Con revisited!

It's a week since Curvy Con and I've been so busy that I haven't really had a chance to catch up and write anything down. So here goes:

I had an excellent time! The convention itself was much smaller than I was expecting but then good things come in small packages ( so we are told!) I was pleased to meet up with some of the other ladies competing in the Miss British Beauty Curve contest this August. All I can say is that the judges will have a hard job because, fair play, we're all gorgeous! ;-)


Ms Hertfordshire, Miss Worcestershire and
Ms Gloucestershire
- MBBC 2015

Sri Lanka by Gemma Collins

Arriving at the convention, the first fashion show was in full flow and it was the Gemma Collins collection. Some more of the lovely Miss British Beauty Curve finalists were on the catwalk and the soundtrack was fabulous (I arrived to 'All about that bass'!) The collection is full of beautiful clothes that really flatter and hug your curves. I'd had my eye on the 'Sri Lanka' dress for quite a while and I have to admit that I succumbed!

Next stop was 'Voodoo Vixen' and 'Taking Shape'. Voodoo Vixen had a selection of their styles to view and a discount code for all visitors - which is always welcome -as was the red velvet cupcake that I had from their stand too! ;-) As you all know I love my taking shape dresses and I was a little disappointed not to see any of their gorgeous clothes on display at the convention but the little gift bags with travel manicure kits that we were all given were very cute and much appreciated.

Nicky Rockets
Slash Neck t-shirt

Then on to the 'Nicky Rockets' stand to meet the fabulous Betty Pamper. You can check out this fab lady's blog at Pamper & Curves - an absolutely must read. And I can tell you that in person, she's even more fabulous than I thought! I bought a gorgeous slash neck 'Curvy as Hell' t-shirt in red from the stand and I'm looking forward to seeing Betty in Gloucestershire very soon - but more on that in future blogs.

By now the second fashion show was in full swing from 'Topsy Curvy'. Gorgeous, easy to wear clothing at very reasonable prices. Everyone must have felt the same because there was a run on the stall after the fashion show and you couldn't get near! Great news for the stall holders but disappointing for me as I couldn't get my hands on a black and white tartan travel suit that I had my eye on!

Kim & myself at
'Apples & Pears'

From there, we went to the 'Apples & Pears' stand and met the lovely Liz Smith. Again, another collection of great, easy-breezy clothing that is perfect for the summer. Great to see that MBBC's very own Miss London Curve 2015 is a model for the 'Apples & Pears' line. Us MBBC girls get everywhere ;-)



Boho dress from
Simply Be (wedge
sandals form Zalando)



Gingham Bardot top from
Simply Be (shown with 'Pear Fit'
high waist indigo crops
from Evans)

Our last stop for the day was the 'Simply Be' stand - and it was great! Lovely samples of clothing that is on sale in their Oxford Street store (all very tempting) and a discount coupon to take along to the store that day! Well - it would have been rude not to!



And so all done at the convention, we popped along to Oxford street to 'Simply Be'. And I bought this gorgeous boho dress (with 30% off I might add) and a fab gingham Bardot top that comes straight out of the 'Grease' style book! Fab store, amazingly helpful staff and we will most definitely be back!  
 
 
All in all, my day in London (accompanied by my amazing sponsor, bestest bud and owner of the fabulous 'Katherine's Closet', the exquisite Ms Emma Adams) was phenomenal. I met some amazing people in the plus size community and received some fantastic support for the Miss British Beauty Curve pageant. It really brought home how honoured I am to be a part of such an amazingly supportive and wonderful group of people. Thank you all xx

Myself and Emma - living it large on the train!