Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: Not Hiding Anymore

I used to have reasonably long hair. From childhood up until grade 12, it never got shorter than my shoulder blades. It was something I hid behind.
I’d always been told that fat girls can’t have short hair. They need to have hair framing their faces. They need to have a little length. To hide the [...]

Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: Sizing Up The Situation

A few weeks ago it was my sister’s birthday. The sister whose ultimate aspiration is to buy from the front of the clothing racks, rather than the back. I carefully listened to her for months beforehand, to see if she would inadvertently give me a hint as to what she wanted for her birthday. She [...]

Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: Breaking Fashion Rules

I spent four days in Sydney last weekend. And each day I wore or tried on things I shouldn’t be wearing or trying on:
1. Wore a playsuit on the way down. My sister’s exact words were: “I will not be seen with you if you [...]

Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: Sydney Solicitation

This column is going to be a solicitation column this week.
Oooh dirty!
Ok, not really.
I’m heading down to Sydney with another fat and fabulous person tomorrow afternoon. Can any Sydneysiders recommend us places to shop? I vary from a 12-20 and she’s around a 16-22. Doesn’t just have to be clothing though—shoes and bags and accessories [...]


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