It’s rare that a UK plus size range does a Disney clothing collaboration, so I get super excited when I see one. Imagine my excitement to see that not only have ASOS Curve done a Disney Lion King designer collaboration range BUT they have also made the collection up to a SIZE 30!!!!
You can view the full collection here but these are the items that are available up to a size 30 as they’re the most important ones!
Happy shopping my fellow Disney loving fatties!
Alyssa xxx
Hi Friends,
I have been thinking for some time about making a collection of artwork based around a theme. Villains are obviously my favourite of all Disney characters and with it coming up to Halloween the majority of my inspiration ideas centred around villains.
After much deliberation and doodling I decided to do a series of Disney Villains as Horoscopes, not only did I want to depict them in the specific style of the Horoscope signs but I also wanted the ‘negative’ traits of that sign to be representative of the villain that I chose … quite the task I set myself!
The idea behind this Collection is that all of the designs will eventually be added together to create a fabric that will be used to make bespoke border skirts with the entire Horoscope represented and obviously 12 villainous favourites. I will be releasing a character per month in line with the star signs changing, which means that the final design will be August – September 2019 just in time for me to get the fabric made for next Halloween! (didn’t I plan that well)
So, who is the first design you my be asking?
September 23 – October 22 = Libra
Libra negative traits include; Impatient, indecisive, insensitive, complainer, manipulative, Co-dependent, self-indulgent, Gossipy, Fragile, Selfish and Sulky
To me, these traits perfectly represent Yzma
Yzma is shown with her arms in a scale like position to represent the Libra scales with Kronk’s good and bad conscious on each hand for balance.
I have made this design available on my Redbubble on a variety of items, I will shortly have prints available too.
This particular design works well as a standalone and during consultation a lot of non-Libyans asked for me to make it available on its own without the Horoscope so you can purchase Yzma without her Horoscope branding on products here and she looks like this
The next design will be released mid October, I really hope you like this idea and enjoy this series, I have put a lot of heart into this.
Thanks in advance for being supportive as always
With love
Alyssa xx
Hello Friends!!
Being a plus sized lady, I can’t often buy Disney clothing ☹️ This means that the easiest way for me to show my Disney side on a daily basis is via accessories, more specially bags.
I am an obsession Disney bag collector, I probably have over 50 Disney bags and the majority of my collection come from Loungefly.
Loungefly is a brand that, until recently, was only really stocked on Amazon (at extortionate prices) or in boutique shops that had imported from America (at extortionate prices).
I know that since Shop Disney launched in the U.K. they have some Loungefly bags available but Zavvi have launched their Loungefly collection in the past couple of weeks and have by far the biggest online collection at reasonable prices!
Here’s a selection of some of my fave designs!
Seven Dwarves Pencil Case/makeup Bag
Have you had a chance to look at the Loungefly collection? What are your favourite pieces?
Have a lovely day!
Alyssa xx
A sneak peek of the AMAZING new Snow White collection by Cath Kidston has just dropped into my mailbox and all I can say is WOW!
You all know I’m a HUGE fan of all the collaborations that Cath Kidston have done with Disney. I own pretty much all of the Alice Collection (even as far as buying clothing items that didn’t go up to my size that I amended to suit!) which was, by far my favourite collaboration. However, the designs coming out for the original OG Princess Snow White are really something special!
I thought I’d share some of my faves from the items that I’ve seen so far.
The scattered blossom and singing birds collections are by far my favourite
There are also some lovely clothing items and pyjamas that caught my eye
The whole feel to the items that feature Snow is very simplistic and feminine staying true to Cath Kidston Style.
This bag is by far my favourite item of the collection and I may not be able to resist treating myself …
The collection drops onto the Cath Kidston website and in stores on Thursday the 20th September, be sure to be quick as the popular items can sell quite quickly!
Which items are your faves?
Who would you like to see a collection for next?
Alyssa xx
Hello Friends!
I haven’t done one of these for a while so thought I’d have a look see what the plus size companies have available at the moment to do a quirky little Goofy bound!
These are the items I’ve selected from what’s available right now online 😊
Playsuit – ASOS Curve
Knee high socks – Amazon
Longline waistcoat – Yours Clothing
Green hat – Marks and Spencer
Brown Boots – Simplybe
All links are working and available on the date that this post went live.
I think this looks is perfect for a festival, what do you think?
Till next time!!
Love
Alyssa xx
Hello Friends!
This is a little late but things have been crazy busy since I got back from my last DLP trip!
The last time I was at Disneyland Paris was for the Fandaze event so the clothes that I wore were mostly designed for the occasion!
The first night we went for a fabulous meal at Inventions restaurant in the Disneyland Hotel for our friend Gaëtane’s birthday. I wore a dress I had made myself …
This is a Princess vs Villains dress which I made from an old Primark duvet set! One single sized duvet cover made this entire dress which I was most impressed with!
I teamed it with a black cardigan from Yours clothing which is seasons old and a set of hand made Ariel vs Ursula crystal ears that I made myself.
I love this dress and can’t wait to wear it again on the cruise I have coming up!
The following day was Fandaze!!
For this momentous occasion I designed my own fabric and made myself a dress with it! My fabric had all my fave Saturday afternoons characters on it, you can see it up close in the photo below …
I do wish I had worn a belt with this dress on the night as it did look a bit shapeless as the design is so fussy, I did get lots of lovely compliments though and it was nice and cool in the heat.
I made myself matching crystal ears featuring the characters on my dress.
The following day we had further Fandaze events as part of our package and I had another bespoke dress to wear to this too! This time Mark had designed the fabric, sadly after making his shirt there wasn’t enough for me to have a full dress but this was the compromise
I really liked this dress and although I wish I’d added some detail to the skirt it is really flattering to wear and got me so many compliments on the day! I used the last bits of fabric to make myself matching ears!
The final day I went to visit my good friends Captain Hook and Mr Smee. I was wearing my Donald Duck dress, once again I made this for the trip!
I had purchased this amazing Daisy AP holder from Tokyo and wanted a Donald fabric dress to wear with it! I decided the fabric was a bit too fussy for an all over dress so made a bodice and border skirt dress. I should have made it a bit shorter though!
I also made matching ears to this too 😊
Which is your fave outfit from my trip?
Lots of Love
Alyssa xxx
Hi Friends!
It would appear that not everyone is as well planned outfit wise as me for Fandaze weekend … so I thought I’d lend a helping hand to those who may still be wondering what to wear!
I have found that Redbubble have the best selection of items as they carry a lot of fan art, so here are my fave items …
Ducktales Design
Magica Design
Duckberg Design
Louie’s Design
Higher for Hire Design
Darkwing Design
Monterey Jack Design
Rescue Rangers Design
Kuzko Design
No Touchy Design
Roger Rabbit Design
Mike Design
Oswald Design
Just a few selections of my faves to give you an idea.
The majority of these designs are available across a variety of items, T Shirts, Hoodies, Vest Tops, Dresses, Scarves etc .. just search through from the links.
Redbubble often have discount codes and offers so make sure you’re subscribed to the mailing list!
Are you outfit ready for Fandaze?
Lots of Love
Alyssa xx
Hey Friends!
We have previously discussed how Plus Size Disney clothing is limited in the U.K. and how annoying this is, especially as customs charges are so high to ship from the US.
Well, over the past few months EMP have made a huge impact on the Disney online community as a company offering Disney clothes from American brands like Hot Topic and Torrid in the U.K and the best news is that those shops make clothes for fatties!
Having now placed a few orders with EMP I wanted to share my experience, so hopefully other Plus Size shoppers can get an idea what they need to look out for when buying from EMP.
The primary shops that EMP offer plus size Disney clothing from are Torrid and Hot Topic. Now, both of these shops do offer plus sizes, however, Hot Topic is Plus Size Junior/ Girls which is a slightly smaller measurement and definitely a different cut than the Torrid range which is standard US plus size.
Below are the two sizing charts of those stores …
Hot Topic sizing Chart
Torrid Size Chart
As you can see there aren’t huge differences in sizes, but the fact that Hot Topic only offer bust sizes in their size 6 shows that they stop making dresses and trousers at a size 5XL. Also, as I said above, I find the cut of Hot Topic items to be slightly different and I think this is because it is aimed at a more ‘teen’ market.
EMP However, offer sizing up to a 7XL – of this very same clothing! The EMP size chart differs once again!
EMP Size Chart
So, for comparison on EMP a size 7XL bust measures 53inches – 55.5inches … which is considerably less than a 6X in Torrid or Hot Topic 😱
Basically, the EMP size guide is rubbish. I have purchased multiple items from the site in sizes 6XL and 7XL which have the same measurements as a 6XL on Torrid! Sooo … working out the plus sizing is a little hit and miss.
The vast majority of items on EMP are still live on the other websites, I find that it is best to compare between the sites and try to work out what sizing you would be from that. If it’s a Torrid item, the 7XL on EMP is usually a 6XL on Torrid, so you can work back from there to figure out your size.
Another issue I have with the website and app is that it’s not easy to find the plus size Disney clothing. The ‘plus size’ search is RUBBISH! Don’t bother using it. I follow this route to search from the home page …
Categories > Women > Clothing > Show all Products > Filtering and Sorting > Size > select 6XL and 7XL ( for my personal size preferences) > Finish > Apply
It’s pretty long winded but it’s the only way I’ve found that works!
I have purchased quite a few items from the EMP app and have been happy with them all. I knew I would be as the quality from Torrid has always been something I have been happy with. I’ve mostly purchased casual/ chilled clothing so far though so don’t have any photos of me in any of it 😂
Instead, here is my current wish list from EMP of items available in my size
I would order each of these in a size 7XL to allow for my chest, but do sometimes find I could have purchased a 6XL.
Do you have your eye on anything at EMP at the moment? Have you had similar issues with the sizing charts?
With Love
Alyssa xx
Hello Friends!
I am often asked about my outfits both when and I am in the parks and when I get back and post photos. So, I thought it might be a good idea to share my Disney trip wardrobe rundowns in a blog when I get back. (Sorry this one is excessively late)
We arrived on the Friday lunchtime and didn’t actually go into the parks until the evening event. The event we were attending was the Hollywood Tower of Terror 10th anniversary party which was specifically for Annual Passholders. When it was announced that we could attend in 1930s fancy dress, I couldn’t resist! I made myself an off the shoulder floor length navy sequin gown and Mark wore a dinner suit with a mickey bow tie and cummerbund. (A full review of the night is in an earlier blog post)
Saturday was my Pirates day! I knew that the Pirates and Princess season was starting this weekend and decided to support the pirates team with my outfit this day! I made this dress and ears with pirate themed fabric I purchased on eBay
With my pirate (close up of ears)
Easter Sunday is always my fave Disney day of the year, For as long as I can remember Easter Sunday brunch is Alice in Wonderland themed! This means all my fave characters and usually my Cheshire Cat makes an appearance too 😍
This year I decided to wear my Queen if Hearts themed dress from Be Ba Go the interaction from characters was amazing. I had the best day!
Finally on the Monday Mark and I decided to wear our Muppets outfits. My dress and Mark’s shirt were made by the lovely Kaz at Frockasaurus and I made the ears to match myself
I hope you have enjoyed seeing what I wore on my latest trip! What was your fave one?
I will be back tomorrow with part 2 of my Plus Size at DLP blog.
Thanks for Stopping by!
Alyssa xx
Hello!!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these but inspired by the Pirates and Princess season at Disneyland Paris I have a few coming up for you!
Let’s start off with Team Pirates!
Mr Smee
Trousers – ASOS Curve
Tee – ASOS Curve
Sandals – Yours Clothing
Hat – Jensnerdyknitting Etsy
Glasses – Firmoo
I think this would be such a cute spring look at DLP and I can guarantee that Mr Smee would be thrilled to see himself in a Disneybound!
All links and prices accurate at time of posting on blog.
I will be posting my blog on the Princess and Pirate season at Disneyland Paris tomorrow!
Much Love
Alyssa x
Queen Ursula 