Edinburgh based plus size style and fat positive blogger AmandaApparel shares her thoughts about the Kurbo: the WW (Weight Watchers, Wellness that Works) weight loss app for kids. CW: diets, weight loss, eating disorder mention I was only 7 or 8 the first time I tried dieting. When you grow up fat in America, you get treated a certain way. Pressure to slim down comes from every facet of your adolescent life: family, friends, school, church. You don’t go a day without hearing about someone’s mum losing *whatever* pounds, or so-and-so’s auntie trying the *who cares* diet. Adverts for Weight Wa ..read more

Edinburgh based plus size style and fat positive blogger AmandaApparel shares 10 tips for surviving and making the most of the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This post contains affiliate links. If you follow these links and choose to make a purchase, then I will receive compensation from the affiliate site at no extra cost to you. For more information please visit the policy page. So, you made the pilgrimage to Edinburgh for The Fringe...now what? Well, if you haven't already done so then you should definitely book tickets to see the fat performers listed in my #FatFringe guidethat I poste ..read more

Edinburgh based plus size style and fat positive blogger AmandaApparel shares her #FatFringe guide to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Well hello, friends! It’s uh, been a while huh? Eight months of radio silence then BAM! Here I am with a beautifully curated list of fat fringe shows! I have a very complicated relationship with the fringe. I first visited Edinburgh about a decade ago for the fringe, and back then I thought it was the absolute most interesting and exciting event on the planet. After moving to Edinburgh in 2012, I started to slowly distance myself from the fringe, because h ..read more

Edinburgh based plus size style and fat positive blogger AmandaApparel discusses Amy Schumer’s clothing line, Ashley Graham’s podcast, and the importance of inclusivity. Banner photo via Pretty Big Deal. In an Instagram post last July, Amy Schumer hinted that she is working on a clothing line with stylist Leesa Evans. According to InStyle, Schumer stated “Leesa Evans and I have created a clothing line for all sizes and shapes at a chill price point.” On Ashley Graham’s podcast Pretty Big Deal, Schumer also revealed that the line will be available at Saks Fifth Avenue, but there was no mentio ..read more