I have to say, I don't think the new spring/summer collection is half bad. Yes, there are some of the usual iffy suspects. But there are a few cute pieces to be had, and I think there's definitely been an improvement somewhere along the line. Though maybe I am just being swayed by better styling?
It's been so long since I was a teenager I don't know whether teenage girls these days still go through the tie-dye, joss sticks, hairband on the forehead, hippy phase? If they do the long red-pink ombre maxi-skirt is totally cute, and I love the styling with the little jacket, belt and bangles.
The colour on the periwinkle ruffle top is maybe a little too garish for me, but online there are a ton of examples of feminine ruffled tops in colours that are a little more "fashion", deep jewels, plums and teals, for example. And I love that model's haircut.
I'm also totally digging this dress:
Maybe it's just because that's the loose, sexy silhouette I'm into right now; but the pleats! The bang-on-the-knee finish! The way it skims!
So what do we think? Have you guys seen a (slight) improvement, are my eyes playing tricks, or are we seeing the usual seasonal trend, wherein spring/summer looks are always better than autumn/winter ones in the plus-sized fashion world? (I'm sorry, but it's true: sexy tanks, sweet dresses, cute v-necks, etc, always seem to be better than the winter offerings, which are inevitably dowdy.)
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