Showing posts with label Body Positivity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Body Positivity. Show all posts
Skinny Privilege Is A Lie – I'm Plus Size & Get Told I'm Pretty All The Time
Friday, 15 May 2026 • Body Positivity, Opinion, Personal
If you've followed me for a while, you'll know that high-street sizing is a massive bugbear of mine. After all, at university I wrote a a 5,000 word dissertation on UK sizing and had an extract of it published in The Telegraph.
But while shopping recently, I've come to realise that sizing is even more whack than usual.
I'm a UK size 16-18. I'm usually smaller in tops and larger in trousers (thanks to my massive bum). So when I was buying some clothes in Tu Clothing and I could get a skirt in a size 14 and a top in a size 12, I was stunned to say the least.
The skirt, which is a grey plaid, is quite roomy, so sizing down one or two sizes was needed. And the lemon cardigan, which is ribbed and a skinny fit, is very stretchy so is the ideal garment to size down up to three sizes.
Clothing sizes are WEIRD, right?
Then, last week I went into Uniqlo.. a shop I really rate. I have a dress from them that I bought around three years ago. It's got a built-in bra, is perfect for summer, and I love wearing it. I have this in a size large. So when I tried on three pairs of trousers in the size XL, and they couldn't get past my thighs... I knew something was off. I then tried on a skirt in the same size, and nope, not possible to get it past my bum.
But the funny thing is, a size large jacket or dress from Uniqlo fits me well. So, how does any of this make any sense at all?
Primark is another shop I've tried clothes on in recently. Usually I'm a 16 or 18, so I tried on a size 16 of the new viral yellow dress. Although it fitted me, the straps were too big and gappy, and sizing down would have meant the bodice was too tight.
I then headed into Next and tried on a dress I really liked the other day. They only had a size 14, but I figured I'd give it a go and if I got stuck, so be it. But much to my surprise, the dress fit me like a glove. It was perfect. It was the ideal length, width, everything. At first I thought it was a tad too small around the bust, but then I adjusted the ribbon along the top and it was like a dream come true.
The moral of the story is sizing isn't the be all and end all, and the number in your clothes means NOTHING. Hell, I'm a size 12 and a size 20 according to some shops.
If I let the sizing discrepancies get to me, I'd be in such a bad way, mentally. But I'm lucky I can just shake it off when the thoughts creep in. I can see how sizing can really mess with people's body image, mental health and self worth, and stores need to band together to prevent this from happening.
A standardised clothing chart across all UK clothing stores and brands is needed more than ever, and I won't stop banging on about this.
So, I'm A Size 12, 14, 16, 18 And 20.... Apparently
Friday, 10 April 2026 • Body Positivity, Opinion, Personal
If you've followed me for a while, you'll know that high-street sizing is a massive bugbear of mine. After all, at university I wrote a a 5,000 word dissertation on UK sizing and had an extract of it published in The Telegraph.
But while shopping recently, I've come to realise that sizing is even more whack than usual.
I'm a UK size 16-18. I'm usually smaller in tops and larger in trousers (thanks to my massive bum). So when I was buying some clothes in Tu Clothing and I could get a skirt in a size 14 and a top in a size 12, I was stunned to say the least.
The skirt, which is a grey plaid, is quite roomy, so sizing down one or two sizes was needed. And the lemon cardigan, which is ribbed and a skinny fit, is very stretchy so is the ideal garment to size down up to three sizes.
Clothing sizes are WEIRD, right?
Then, last week I went into Uniqlo.. a shop I really rate. I have a dress from them that I bought around three years ago. It's got a built-in bra, is perfect for summer, and I love wearing it. I have this in a size large. So when I tried on three pairs of trousers in the size XL, and they couldn't get past my thighs... I knew something was off. I then tried on a skirt in the same size, and nope, not possible to get it past my bum.
But the funny thing is, a size large jacket or dress from Uniqlo fits me well. So, how does any of this make any sense at all?
Primark is another shop I've tried clothes on in recently. Usually I'm a 16 or 18, so I tried on a size 16 of the new viral yellow dress. Although it fitted me, the straps were too big and gappy, and sizing down would have meant the bodice was too tight.
I then headed into Next and tried on a dress I really liked the other day. They only had a size 14, but I figured I'd give it a go and if I got stuck, so be it. But much to my surprise, the dress fit me like a glove. It was perfect. It was the ideal length, width, everything. At first I thought it was a tad too small around the bust, but then I adjusted the ribbon along the top and it was like a dream come true.
The moral of the story is sizing isn't the be all and end all, and the number in your clothes means NOTHING. Hell, I'm a size 12 and a size 20 according to some shops.
If I let the sizing discrepancies get to me, I'd be in such a bad way, mentally. But I'm lucky I can just shake it off when the thoughts creep in. I can see how sizing can really mess with people's body image, mental health and self worth, and stores need to band together to prevent this from happening.
A standardised clothing chart across all UK clothing stores and brands is needed more than ever, and I won't stop banging on about this.
[Contains gifted bikinis/pr products]
Despite summer 2020 being one of the weirdest summers in existence, it was the summer where I wore bikinis fearlessly and boldly.
[Contains gifted bikinis/pr products]
Despite summer 2020 being one of the weirdest summers in existence, it was the summer where I wore bikinis fearlessly and boldly.
[Gifted bikini from SHEIN]
Classy women are always perceived as thin. You'll rarely see a fat classy woman in a movie or described in a book. Classy fat women don't exist according to the media and society. But I'm willing to rewrite the rule book.
WHY I WON'T LET MY CURVES (AND FATNESS) STOP ME FROM BEING CLASSY
Monday, 24 August 2020 • Body Positivity
[Gifted bikini from SHEIN]
Classy women are always perceived as thin. You'll rarely see a fat classy woman in a movie or described in a book. Classy fat women don't exist according to the media and society. But I'm willing to rewrite the rule book.
[Gifted bikini from SHEIN]
Summer 2020.. a summer that none of us will ever forget. I spent summer 2020 mostly in lockdown, which meant I spent the hottest days of the year in my apartment on the sixth floor. High rises in the heat aren't an awful lot of fun – but there were a few positives to spending my days in a bikini, one positive in particular....
WEARING A BIKINI HAS HELPED ME TO OVERCOME MY BODY IMAGE ISSUES
Thursday, 20 August 2020 • Body Positivity
[Gifted bikini from SHEIN]
Summer 2020.. a summer that none of us will ever forget. I spent summer 2020 mostly in lockdown, which meant I spent the hottest days of the year in my apartment on the sixth floor. High rises in the heat aren't an awful lot of fun – but there were a few positives to spending my days in a bikini, one positive in particular....
[Gifted tee from The Yay Makers & gifted bikini from SHEIN]
[Gifted tee from The Yay Makers & gifted bikini from SHEIN]
[Gifted bikini from SHEIN]
Hi, I'm Mollie Munro Quirk. I'm 22-years-old and I am fat. Yes, you did just read that correctly. I am fat. And yes, I am calling myself fat. Why? Because that's what I am. I'm fat and I'm okay with it – I'm at peace with my fatness and you should be too.
[Gifted bikini from SHEIN]
Hi, I'm Mollie Munro Quirk. I'm 22-years-old and I am fat. Yes, you did just read that correctly. I am fat. And yes, I am calling myself fat. Why? Because that's what I am. I'm fat and I'm okay with it – I'm at peace with my fatness and you should be too.
[Gifted knickers from The Big Bloomers Company]
I wear big knickers and I give 0 f*cks to what you think. When I was younger, big knickers were not trendy AT ALL. High waisted knickers and bikini bottoms were like gold dust, and wearing big knickers to school meant getting changed for PE felt daunting to say the least.
[Gifted knickers from The Big Bloomers Company]
I wear big knickers and I give 0 f*cks to what you think. When I was younger, big knickers were not trendy AT ALL. High waisted knickers and bikini bottoms were like gold dust, and wearing big knickers to school meant getting changed for PE felt daunting to say the least.
[Gifted bikini from Figleaves & tee from SHEIN Curve]
I have cellulite. I have dimply thighs and a dimply bum. I have fat rolls, back rolls, bingo wings and saggy boobs. I have a little belly that hangs a little bit. And guess what? NONE of the above means I can't wear a bikini. Because every BODY is a bikini body. Now, prove me wrong.
[Gifted bikini from Figleaves & tee from SHEIN Curve]
I have cellulite. I have dimply thighs and a dimply bum. I have fat rolls, back rolls, bingo wings and saggy boobs. I have a little belly that hangs a little bit. And guess what? NONE of the above means I can't wear a bikini. Because every BODY is a bikini body. Now, prove me wrong.
[Book gifted to me]
When I was growing up the body positivity movement didn't exist in my world. We didn't have mobile phones until secondary school, we didn't have Facebook until we were 13, and we didn't surf the web as they called it back then – you were lucky if you owned any technology other than a PS2, MP3 player or lava lamp.
[Book gifted to me]
When I was growing up the body positivity movement didn't exist in my world. We didn't have mobile phones until secondary school, we didn't have Facebook until we were 13, and we didn't surf the web as they called it back then – you were lucky if you owned any technology other than a PS2, MP3 player or lava lamp.
[Dress featured in this blog post was gifted by SHEIN]
Big boobs, small boobs, perky boobs and saggy boobs – no two boobs are the same (like, literally). I'm blessed with big boobs and you know what? I've not actually always been content with my bosoms.. why? Well, I think the media and society have a big role to play in my mindset prior to finding the body positive community.
[Dress featured in this blog post was gifted by SHEIN]
Big boobs, small boobs, perky boobs and saggy boobs – no two boobs are the same (like, literally). I'm blessed with big boobs and you know what? I've not actually always been content with my bosoms.. why? Well, I think the media and society have a big role to play in my mindset prior to finding the body positive community.
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