The sun is out and I look 'orrible.

Thank you Lily. I'll do that very thing.

I am not obsessed with this, honest but yes " model wears a size 8 " is annoying!

Kit and kaboodle models look like normal people. Some of them may even have had children?

Harvest festival undies lol ... shaving your legs and painting your nails is a good start. I've got my tinted moisturiser to dampen the glare from my white legs until the sun has an effect, which should be September if we have another glorious summer. Next have some lovely linen dress you could try

Shop in charity shops - lots of bargains to be found in them!

Why not try one of the online catalogues - lovely to try on clothes in the privacy of your own home, and easy to return what you don't want.

I use Fashion World and Very, both of whom stock plus sizes.

You call a size 14 curvy Blinko ?

It is when you're 34GG up top, Lemon

Kim I wear midi- length dresses, then most of my legs is covered. I also use a leg cream made by This Works, as it doesn’t smell all biscuity like most fake tans. I don’t think threequarter leg trousers are the way to go, unless one is slim. They just make one look square, and draw attention to the ankles. Full length is best, or just ankle length, and slim.

Love 'harvest festival' undies...

Trisher, the M and S teeshirt dresses feel like strong and soft cotton. I haven't worn or washed one yet so I cannot say more. I have not found that M and S cotton jersey looses its shape so I expect the teeshirt dresses will be okay.

They are the sort of garment I could sleep in and then let the electricity man read the meter without looking disreputable.

One of the most attractive women I know is large! She wears loose longish tops, loose, wide trousers and quite a lot of big heavy necklaces and bracelets. She always looks good.

Adini is worth a look, not the best quality, but ok for summer, I used to adore monsoon, but they seem to have lost their way a bit, either that, or I’m getting too old for it!!!

Kit and Kaboodal dresses do look rather as if you've got something really awful to cover up.

Yes, gone girl, I had a quick look, they are VERY generous!

I've sent for a top!!!

This one www.kitandkaboodal.co.uk/kit-and-kaboodal-nicola-top-p2325/s12463?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=kit-and-kaboodal-nicola-top-colour-dusky-pink-size-one-size-please-colour-dusky-pink-size-one-size-please-see-product-description&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&gclid=CjwKCAjw7_rlBRBaEiwAc23rhlesOQzrObl2o9W_rRf-BuU57OUKKQFYGe230IetEaWrwGIwSwbLUhoCtVIQAvD_BwE

In dusky pink. (sorry for the clumsy link)

Oh, good for you! Hope it fits, let us know!

Gonegirl....weebles were toys from the seventies, the advert said ‘Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down’! Think short with a large round base!

Thanks DM. I'm just about to peruse TW. Appreciated.

Oh! That sounds just like me these days midgey.

Thanks Alexa I might order one.
Kim19 try using one of the body lotions that build up to a tan. They come in different shades probably best to use the lightest to begin with. Boots do a No 7 one.

I think Kit and kaboodle in moderation, not the big 3 tiered pom pom thing.

Monsoon used to be quite special but are not great now.

They do cover the batwings upper arms too, by the look of the photo!

One size? From 8 to 20??

Blinko haha, yes, you have a point ( in fact you have two!)

trisher don’t worry about that linen dress, I tried it on and it hung badly and felt coarse to the touch, also it was too big for it’s size.That’s M&S for you these days.The sizing is all over the place as is the quality.