Dressing for my Fibromyalgia

Firbromyalgia has ruled my life for the last year and for most of that time I had no clue what was causing me so much constant pain. It has affected my hands and feet quite seriously and has made some items of clothing nearly impossible for me to wear without help to dress which at 33 years old quite honestly sucks!

Buttons have become my nightmare my hands just won't work well enough to do them up easily so I have begun to avoid half my wardrobe! Simply be recently sent me a few bits to try out for the summer, and I decided to focus on clothing suitable for my hands that wouldn't leave me stressed and a gibbering wreck.

My first outfit features a beautiful and simple top which I am dying to buy a new skirt to wear it with but today I teamed it with my gorgeous floral trousers from Very.

Crochet Sleeve Top C/O Simply Be

Trousers - Very (previous season)

Pink Brogues - Clarks (previous season)

This top is so simple to wear, no buttons or clasps not even a zip! Perfect for me to throw on without stressing and struggling. It also comes in a coral colour that is just perfect too, I would love to see it in back or purple colours I would live in them! 

I ordered this in a size 22 as I knew it would have no stretch and it is pretty spot on, any bigger and it wouldn't have worked for me. 

I have another outfit I put together for you which I will post on sunday most likely as I have a BBQ to go to tomorrow night. looking forward to a night out!

For all you readers out there who suffer from chronic pain, do you have any advice on clothing that works well for you. 

Mhairi

xxx

*Top provided for review free of charge, all words and opinions are my own. 

Fatshion Faceoff - Maxi skirt

Maxi Skirts are one of my favourite wardrobe staples, as a short girl they can be quite hard to wear (well for me anyway) but when I find a good one I wear it to death! 

This summer I found it really hard to find one that I loved enough to splash out for so when I won £100 worth of Pink Clove vouchers I was glad to spot one on their website I wanted to try. I have to be honest though I haven't worn it much as I couldn't decide what top would look good with it as it is quite straight up and down, but I came up with an outfit I was pleased with, I felt comfortable yet stylish.

Skirt @Pink Clove - Blouse C/o Simply Be - Cardigan - Very Old New Look

I only managed to get one full length picture and my feet are missing so sorry. 

I teamed the Blouse/ skirt combination with my Wide belt to stop it all looking boxy.

Boots C/o Simply Be

I teamed the skirt with my Shoe boots from Simply be as they are great with skirts as it doesn't end up tucked into them.

A Little Close up of my new Glasses from SpecsPost

Head on over and check out the other gorgeous Fatshion Faceoff girls, I bet they look stunning!

Hanna The Wardrobe Challenge (UK)

Olivia Wait Until the Sunset (Australia)

Mouna Brussels Fatshion (Belgium)

Dani http://www.diyfatshion.com/(USA)

Money Supermarket Passion For Fashion Competition

Passion for Fashion

After seeing a few of these competition entries popping up on blogs recently I decided to give it a go myself a put my own plus size spin on it, every outfit is something i would dare to wear so enjoy!

The competition is being run by Money supermarket and is called the Passion for Fashion competition you can see details of how to enter yourself here Money Supermarket, top prize is £1000 and an ipad becoming a student again and blogging means this would be a huge help to me!

Every item available I have tried to make sure it is available at least to a size 22 but the majority is available up to a 28/30.

My first look is office, I wanted somethign that could take me from office to evening easily, this amazing body con dress from simply be does that, you could easily make it even smarter by adding a suit jacket instead of the cardigan then whip it of and head out for a cocktail in it!

Dress £65 - SimplyBe   Cardigan £10 - Tesco

Shoes £35 - Evans    Bag £38 - Accessorize

Belt - Evans    Tights - Pamela Mann

For my second look which is casual I wanted something simple and sexy that could take me to lunch with the girls or on errands throughout the day. The beautiful girly peterpan collar top from simply be teamed with their high waisted jeans looks fabulous when given a little rock chick edge with this fabulous biker jacket from Tesco and the versatile little rucksack teamed with the fabulous star shoes just finish it al off!

Peter pan Blouse £36 - SimplyBe    High Waisted Jeans £40 - SimplyBe

Biker Jacket £30 - Tesco    Star Shoes £45 - Schuh

Rucksack £45 - Accessorize

The third look is outdoors, Fairisle and Heritage looks are huge for AW12 and it doesn't have to mean a look for wearing outdoors, I went for a everyday look which could be easily worn for home, days out and even work! This is one of my favourite looks from them all and i want to get my hands on it all asap!

Fairisle Jumper £40 - SimplyBe    Tights £9.50 - Marks and Spencer

Blouse £26 - Dorothy Perkins    Skirt £19.50 - Dorothy Perkins

Jacket £28 - Tesco    Boots £22 - Tesco

For my first date I wanted something, sexy and sultry, something which shows my personality and style, this dress from simply be is already in my wardrobe and is just waiting for its finishing touches so I can wear it out, not a first date for me but after 10 years together I still like to look good on date night!

Dress £70 - SimplyBe    Jacket £69 - New Look

Shoes £22.99 - New Look    Bag £12.99 - New Look

Tights £9.99 - Pamela Mann

For my last look which is Party, I wanted something beautiful fun and flirty, this amazing gold dress from ASOS curve is just that. I teamed it with this gorgeous waterfall peplum jacket and my favourite part the amazing whiskers cat shoes from irregular choice, finished off with a simple clutch and seemed tights for sexiness!

Dress £55 - Asos    Jacket £40 - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes £79 - Schuh    Bag £15.99 - New Look

Tights £7.99 - Pamela Mann

Hope you liked my entry, Which is your favourite look from the ones I made?

Mhairi

xxx