Someone made a comment to me recently that my Fat Girls Shouldn’t Wear Stripes project was glamourising obesity. This wasn’t the first time that this comment has been made, and I doubt it will be the last considering that my project is about to be featured on one of our national current affairs shows, so I decided that it was something that I should respond to.
In case you’re unsure, here is a diagram to help you out…
Khrissie thinks that body positivity is important because, “Put simply, there are so many other issues in the world to bother ourselves about other than stacking ourselves up against one another or feeling like the skin we were born into is not good enough. You’re good enough, I’m good enough and that’s all we should have in common when it comes to the number on your dress label. It’s what’s inside that counts – it’s not the peel, it’s the ‘nana.” View Post
I’ve been an impoverished student for the last four years, without a lot of money to spend on clothes. over this time, I’ve become quite adept at wearing my clothes in new ways to change things up a bit and to make it seem like my wardrobe is much more extensive than it really is. And so, I was quite excited when Aussie Curves “Double Take” was announced – what a great opportunity to show off different ways of styling something! View Post
This week’s Aussie Curves theme is Breaking The Rules, and this is a pretty big deal for me. I’ve waited all week to post this, because today is all about breaking the rules for me. I’m not sure if you can tell, but this is my *so fricken nervous* face… View Post
“When I go, I go balls-deep. In the morning I say to myself: “Self, if you’re going to ‘do’ today, then FUCKING DO today!” So when I need to put on clothes, then I go hard core and I FUCKING PUT ON CLOTHES! I find a massive surge in self-motivation when I get dressed properly. When I put in the effort to totally master my day, I am empowered. View Post