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As a neurologically paralysed wheelchair user, I struggle to get in and out of jackets and coats and as for buttons … I’ve gotta say that I’ve given up trying. I need to be calm and in a good mood whenever I get where I’m going! To keep warm, I simply swathe myself in beautiful […]
MoreI have been reading a lot, in the press and on the web, about how to stay stylish as you age and there are many examples of really fabulous looking women, such as Joyce Carpati, above, from the Advanced Style blog to prove the point. As ever, style +Black seems to be the order of the […]
MoreA friend of mine is several months into the post-launch phase of her start up company which has had some tremendous marketing and PR support, generated lots of interest but not the volume of orders she had hoped for at this point. There are several potential reasons for this – not least among them the […]
MoreI love this outfit from I Dare To Be; I love the shape, the fabric, the look … everything. I just wish I was able to find more of similar styles in different colours and fabrics … obviously +Black being my primary colour preference. I Dare To Be has a consistent offering of interesting clothing […]
MoreBeautiful fabrics by Antoni and Alison at LFW. They look hand-painted and are gorgeous colours on simple designs. Not plus-sized but there are designer/artists who will make bespoke items with painted fabrics, if you contact them, or many offer scarves, wraps, shawls which anyone will be able to wear. One of my favourites in the […]
MoreThere were so many things I was going to write about today and then, I fell in love … with Uma Wang’s collections and the pictures tell the story of her work far better than I ever could. Clearly, she is not a plus size designer but, like a few others, she designs clothes that […]
More‘Haute Casual’ is a term I picked up from Vogue UK, October 2012, referring to beautifully designed clothes with a simple cut in fabulous fabrics. I thought I’d put a few of my favourites for plus sizes here: OK, that was a short list, wasn’t it? Where are the plus size designers doing Haute Casual? Do […]
MoreAnn Oliver launched her first Xeni Collection earlier this year – a small range of adaptive clothing for women like her; she is a wheelchair user with Multiple Sclerosis. You may have already visited the Xeni website, having heard of it through the excellent PR coverage Ann managed to generate. I was referred to […]
MoreI am on my usual autumn/winter search for new tops as this tends to be the season for black but I am having an even worse time than usual because I simply cannot find anything in 100% good quality cotton. It’s driving me insane! My go-to for a basic black cotton top has been the […]
MoreI am hunting for replacement mules for my Haflingers which are, after years of use, falling apart. My main foot problem is swelling through the day, closely followed by needing an easy fit because carers seem ludicrously unable to manage anything that isn’t! I’d be happy to simply buy another pair of the Haflingers but, […]
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