So it's about time I sang some praise on the amazing Georgina Horne from Fuller Figure Fuller Bust and her vintage reproduction clothing line in collaboration with Lady V London called 'Lady Voluptous'. She released this line back in February after a successful run of her 'Estella' dress design for them last year; since then, she's added new designs to the collection, but I'll talk about that in another post. I've been following her blog for sometime now and I have so much admiration for her; I absolutely love the way she always speaks up against people who feel the need to say whatever they please, in a nasty way, when it comes to body image and the plus size world (actually even against the silly comments she got about her super cute rat posts), because I don't think nasty people or trolls should be ignored to an extent, some people's views are so damaging it's so refreshing to see Georgina stand up to them.
On to her line, she's released a collaboration with Lady V London that includes a selection of different styles of vintage reproduction dresses. One of the most admirable aspects of this line is the amount of sizes the range covers; from a size 16 up to a 32, not many clothing companies do that, so it's fantastic that this range caters to all kinds of women. Unsurprisingly, to me anyway, the bigger sizes did end up selling out very quickly which proves to the fashion industry that bigger women want lovely clothes to wear - well we know that but for some reason the fashion world doesn't seem to!
I have a few favourites I just love, but the Cosette in red rose floral on lilac colour way is the one that stands out to me the most. I'm pretty sure I'd fit into a size 16 okay - I'm between a 14-16 - but the bust will probably be too big on me, one of the reasons I haven't bought it yet. I plan on it though, and adjusting it where needing. I am utterly in love with this dress because it sort of reminds me of Pinup Girl Clothing's Birdie dress but obviously this is at a much cheaper price and much more attainable for everyone in the UK.
I've made the 'Cosette' my 'Dress of the Week' because it's glorious; from the beautiful floral print to the matching wide belt (I bloody LOVE dresses with wide waist belts) that beautifully accentuates the waist, there is nothing I couldn't love about this dress as it's suitable for literally all different shapes of women, something that I have a lot of time for. This dress also comes in four other colour ways and patterns, but this particular colour way is my favourite as I'm in love with the lilac colour with the red roses. I cannot wait to eventually buy this dress and team it with a big, fluffy petticoat.
Check out Lady Voluptuous here!
Have you bought a Cosette or any other dress from this collection?
