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Pocket Rocket
thepocketrocket.wordpress.com
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Meandering around the fashion industry while plus size - that doesn't mean I can't be stylish, right?
#35120 in All , #4203 in General Fashion

Pocket Rocket Fashion has moved

This site will remain with all the old posts and lovely comments, but from now on please update your links: http://www.pocketrocketfashion .com/ xx!

08 jul 10

Be Right Back…

Currently switching over servers to showcase my fab new layout. Exciting!

08 jul 10

Fall Couture 2010 – So Far…

When couture gets it right, it’s everything I love about high fashion – outlandish, crazy, exceptional handiwork. Because everything is individually made designers get much more artistic ...

07 jul 10

Simply Be plus model competition!

Hey all, just a quick bit of news from me for those of you interested in the modelling and glamourous side of fashion! You may have seen on the twitter or blogosphere today but if not: Simply Be are ...

05 jul 10

Lauren’s Top 5 – Summer Sales

Greetings from a transitional layout-ed Pocket Rocket… Will hopefully be getting a sleek and neat new layout soonish. Today’s post is brought to you with the following (paraphrased –...

29 jun 10

Sonsi Full Figured Fashion Week

Hey everyone! The Good… Evans have reactivated my discount code – EVPOCKET – hurrah! This means if you spend £40 you get 10% off – AND, they have a sale on at the moment so ge...

25 jun 10

2 x OOTDs – Yes, Really!

…Because you miss my mug, right? These pics are special as they were taken by my lovely mum in our garden – so obviously I couldn’t get too Vogue. Apologies for the picture quality ...

14 jun 10

Lauren’s Top 5

Here’s my rundown of favourite fashion-y things this week: 1. Evans’ A/W 10-11 Preview Courtesy of Evans' Fashion Fix I am super impressed with what Evans are coming up with lately, ...

10 jun 10

Fantastic Advertorial or Fantastic Tokenism?

Courtesy of Black Book (bbook.com)It’s been noted before that the current wave of plus sized visibilty in fashion magazines has been 100% female oriented, with men’s fashion slowly emacia...

05 jun 10

Topshop part II – Vogue Curvy edition!

After a few months of keeping schtum I can finally come clean to you all: I’ve been lucky enough to join the ranks of Gabi, Sakina and Nicolette by vlogging for Vogue Curvy! Oh my god it feels ...

28 may 10

London’s Big Bum Jumble!

This summer is shaping up to be an incredibly exciting one for us fatshionistas – in London especially there are two awesome events happening. Some of you will know about the UK Bloggers’...

27 may 10 1 person likes this

Dressing room raid

You have until TOMORROW to get 10% off orders over £40 at Evans with EVPOCKET! Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these – a while since I’ve had the time to dedicate...

14 may 10 1 person likes this

Dress Flash: Monochrome

Just a quick reminder – You have until Friday (14/05/10) to get 10% off orders over £40 at Evans with EVPOCKET. Go, shoo, buy pretty things! And then come back and tell me what they are please?...

13 may 10

Damn do I love seeing big girls on the runway

Hello all! Thanks so much for all your links in the last post and for contacting me via Twitter, I think I’m up to date with links. You’re all so stylish and super. Can I just say, how mu...

08 may 10

Link Amnesty!

It’s been an extremely exciting time to be part of the “fatshion” blogging world of late, with some incredible opportunities coming my way and many of the more established blogs gai...

02 may 10

IRL Style Icons, Part 2: Diana

So I have finally gotten round to my second interview of real life style icons. This time is the turn of Diana. Diana is a very old friend of mine, and one of the most beautiful people I have ever me...

29 apr 10

Back for good!

I’m finally back. HELLO EVERYONE! I have been so out of the loop recently having been working really hard for the D&AD (‘Oscars of the advertising world’) judging event. It ende...

25 apr 10

Well, are you?

I AM SO EXCITED, ARGH! Tagged: are you ready?, bloggers

12 apr 10

So… that whole ‘making it work’ thing

Argh! I apologise for my lack of updates lately – I think my 9 hour work day combined with a 3 hour daily commute has impinged my ability to keep up with all things fashionable, sadly. I do hav...

04 apr 10

New dress x3

Oh my poor little blog! My life’s been incredibly hectic now I’m trying to branch out and do more fun stuff with my life. Which is sad because I enjoy this so much and don’t have th...

06 mar 10

…And Delight

Since the Mark Fast debacle, Glamour photoshoots and V’s size issue, there have been announcements and a flurry of excitement that the world of plus size fashion is developing for the better an...

14 feb 10

Despair…

Like everyone else who gave more than a passing glance at the world of fashion, I’m totally gutted at the death of Alexander McQueen. There’s nothing I can say that hasn’t already b...

14 feb 10

Checking In

Hello my lovelies! Thank you for any new readers that were sent my way by Christina, Gabi or Shapely Prose! Hope you don’t think I’m too rubbish. I’ve unfortunately got too much of ...

08 feb 10

Evans SS10 – I’m sorry but I just can’t contain myself

So browsing this afternoon, I stumbled accross Evans’ SS10 PR shots and… wow, I’m actually in awe! Every major trend seen on the runway during the major fashion weeks has been trans...

30 jan 10

Outfit: florals and (fake) fur

Talk about being all dressed up with nowhere to go. Dress: Evans Faux fur coat: thrifted (cost me £5!) Belt and boots: New Look Headband: Primark Has everyone seen the lovely article on fat fashion b...

30 jan 10

IRL Style Icons, Part 1 – Camilla

One of the first things I wanted to do with this blog was showcase people in my life who’ve been a massive style influence on me personally, and who I think should be influencing everyone!    T...

29 jan 10

Wait a second…

From Alexis Mabille’s 2010 Couture collection in Paris this week: Image from Style.com The Ayla dress from Igigi.com’s spring collection: Image from Igigi.com Not bad, huh? Not bad at all...

28 jan 10

Outfit: Double Dress

Thanks so much for all your positive comments regarding the size debate bingo, and for retweeting and posting to your tumblrs! Hope it managed to help you not leave fashion forums with a bad taste in...

16 jan 10

Presenting the Fashion Size Debate FAIL Bingo Card!

I tend to be the more pessimistic plus blogger out there. I do apologise about that. While it’s been great to see large(r) models featured in a high fashion setting recently, the downside is it...

13 jan 10

V Mag preview #4, Karl LOLerfeld’s turn

All photos courtesy of V Magazine and Models.com I have to hand it to you, you did good. I might even call you The Kaiser when I’m feeling charitable now. Btw, I just have to plug Xtina’s...

06 jan 10

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