OOTD- Shifts and Suede

I've always been a curvy girl. Even at my thinnest I've been amply blessed.

But with every pregnancy and life changing event,these "blessings" have grown. And before I could say "corset" my previously proportionate curves have gotten a little too generous. I'm officially a plus size now.

What hasn't changed however is my confidence( it was never tied to my size) or my love of putting together an outfit.

However, it's not the same for a lot of my ladies. The constant pressure to be skinny (but with abnormally large and magically perky breasts and bum) in the present times can be disheartening and ultimately detrimental to our mental health.

A lot of my plus sized sisters just stop caring about what they put on and end up having defeatist thoughts like " What use is it anyway?"

Just STOP.

You, whoever you are,You are worthy and deserving of looking good and feeling good about yourself.

Don't get me wrong, I'm no fashionista. My personal style is more classic and sedate. If you open my wardrobe you'll find tons of black, navy blue, grey, white and beige. There will be a few flashes and dashes of bright solid colours like Aqua, hot pink or a chirpy yellow but nothing too out there.

I believe in appropriate wear and dressing to an occasion and mostly, that less is more.I also love quietly quirky accessories.So, you will not find me following every micro-trend or putting together madly "creative" outfits. 

What I do hope to share with you though is resources for shopping Plus Size clothing.

Like for example, this lovely navy blue shift with scalloped sequin detailing that gives it a bit of Gatsby-ish dazzle. It has a a key hole back, sheer bishop sleeves and a relaxed fit.

Windy Day!

It's made by the brand DOROTHY PERKINS. 

DOROTHY PERKINS caters to plus sizes and has lovely dresses, tops and bottoms that come in sizes 18-28.

DOROTHY PERKINS also does pretty shoes and bags. The suede envelope clutch I'm carrying and my Black suede T-strap peep toe shoes with the block heel is also from them.

curled toes! haha

Light make up in Peach and Brown-Grey Tones

Bling rings and simple hoop earrings completed my Outfit Of The Day!

DOROTHY PERKINS retails on Online Shopping Site Jabong.Com and I can't sing more praises about Jabong! The shopping experience is superb there. Great customer service, Fast delivery, Constant updates and Easy returns.You can't ask for more.

This is what the Dress looked like on the site.

Of Course I've still got to learn to pose like that! haha

Pull a Chair and Grab a Glass of Wine...Or a Slice of Cake? Mi Casa es Su Casa!

A few pencil drawings I made for our Cake Studio, combining two of my loves: Baking and Drawing

For since as long as I can remember, people have been telling me that I tell a good story. My family, cousins, friends. They all seem to take great pleasure in my tall tales. Haha.

As I got older, I realised I like to write my stories far more than I liked to narrate them. So I used Facebook to pen down my many random observations, ideas, Life Lessons and daily occurrences. And what do you know? My facebook friends, instead of getting annoyed with the silly stuff popping up on their feeds,wrote in to say I should Blog!

I've been skeptical about this whole blogging thing if I'm to be honest. For one, I'm technologically challenged, secondly, I'm a champion procrastinator but mostly I'm just wondering who the heck will actually come all the way over here to read me prattling on?

But, I'd hate not to try out something at least once and so here we are!

What is Cake, Chaos and Confetti all about?

It's a whole lot of bits and pieces that make up my life. Say like my kids, CAKED ( my Cake Studio for the uninitiated) , Recipes from my Home Cooking, Kitchen tips and Parenting ideas, my kids, Party Planning Resources, Travel Tales, Home Improvements and Decor DIY's, My kids,Online Shopping Experiences, Our Favourite Places to Visit and Eat Out, Crafts and Art, Interesting Reads, Entertaining and Hosting, Beauty buys, Fashion (Esp. Plus Size!) and anything and everything that motivates me to write! Like my kids... Did I mention them already?

So please get comfortable my sistas and ixttas*, I hope we have many pleasant and fun visits together!

Mog Assum Di**!


Vanda


*Ixtt- Konkani (Goan) word for Friend
**Mog Assum Di- A heartfelt Goan greeting or goodbye or a jovial rejoinder to end an argument which literally means "let there be love between us"