As
I have mentioned previously, once a month I write a guest post on
Fashion Worked. Fashion Worked is a fantastic fashion and
opinion site which aims to be inclusive and promote a better body
image for all. As such, they kindly asked me to be their “Plus
Perspective” guest blogger once a month.
For
my next post with them I wanted to do an open question and answer
session. What I have noticed since starting fashion blogging
myself is that there always seem to be questions when it comes to
plus size fashion bloggers. Whether it be about the fashion we
choose, confidence levels, or the body image that we
have of ourselves. I know that I was mystified to see confident, happy in front of the camera women when I first started myself, until I grew into one.
For
example I was once participating in the weekly #psbloggerschat when I
saw someone ask why it was that plus size bloggers felt the need to
hold their own separate chat, aside from the regular #fbloggers chat.
If
I remember rightly a few different people answered her, my answer
being that with only certain stores available to shop in, it made
sense to have somewhere where you can pool your information to find the best fashion. Also
for people just coming into fashion blogging or in need of a place to
grow your confidence, it was a great resource to have.
The
girl asking the question had never thought about it in those terms
before and said as much, adding that it seemed to separate us apart
when there was no need. If only everyone in the world thought this way!
It
made me wonder, what other preconceptions/questions/wonderments do others have
about plus size bloggers and their fashion blogs? Are there
questions that people want to know but are afraid to ask? Is it
really them and us or can fashion blogging move on to being totally
inclusive?
I
certainly don’t have all of the answers and my knowledge in this
subject only relates as far as my own experiences, but I would be
really interested to find out the views and questions of other
fashion bloggers and readers.
So,
whether you are a blogger yourself or a reader of fashion blogs, if
you have a question can you send it in the below ways. If you know someone who may be interested in this, I would be grateful if you could share the post.
Email: thecurvedopinion@gmail.com
or cComment on this post
This may be an interesting experiment! The Q&A post will be up on the FashionWorked in early February.
