Giorgio Asdaso saves me!!

So having been away with two different groups of girls for weekends recently, I have noticed my friends have been sporting some gorgeous blouses. Chiffony blouses, some with ruffles, some plain but all in warm peach and cream tones and so pretty, gorgeous and light!

Well as much as I love doing my own thing in fashion, sometimes I am a follower without a doubt. Sometimes you see something on someone and you want want want one like a child in a sweet store verging on a tantrum! So needless to say - I had made up my mind that I wanted to get myself one! Given I have two nights out this weekend, I realised online wasn't going to satisfy my impatience and I would need to hit the stores in search of the perfect blouse. Well no not perfect, just a pretty blouse would do.

Well I'm guessing you know how this ends!!

I'll start from the beginning though and  given the success of my much loved Maxi I thought I would check out New Look first. Now here comes another rant - apologies in advance. I flounced into the store and wow in their main range the have screeds and screeds of gorgeous blouses in warm tones that I loved - check out this little number!

 

Ruffle Button Chiffon Blouse £22.99 

Then I saw this lovely and it was reduced -



Apricot crinkle blouse reduced to £13.00

Then I got to the Inspire Range - and guess what - NADA, NOTHING, ZILCH!!! One token attempt at a pretty blouse  -

Pussy Bow top £17.99

Now don't get me wrong - nothing wrong with this blouse - except it's not really a blouse. The body is Viscose and frankly clingy and unforgiving and its a pull on top! I wanted a lovely floaty blouse that looked pretty and made me feel pretty. A blouse with buttons up the front - you know that way that blouses do! It's not as though I am asking that they carry something it would be ridiculous that a bigger girl would want to wear (well not that I think anything like that exists!) but anyway! All I wanted was a nice, normal, light floaty blouse! Even the Tall range was in on the game with some lovely blouses in gorgeous corals and peach. In fact I found it quite disappointing to look at the corals, peaches and warm tones throughout the store - and to look at the Inspire Range and see we were being short changed.

Anyway after New Look I ventured into Next, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Marks & Spencer and Monsoon. Hmmmmmmmm - not too impressed at all. With the exception of Monsoon with this lovely number, no one came close! As much as I loved this blouse - £55 is a bit over my budget for a blouse for lunches with the ladies or nights in the local pub!

Cagney Blouse £55

So with despair and an utter frustration I plodded along to my local 24 hr Asda Wallmart. The cats needed new cat milk - not every hour is glamour you know :-)!

So before I got myself along to the pet aisle for the cats I found myself browsing George at Asda - why not - the high street chains are letting me down so lets see what Mr friendly superstore can do for me - and hey presto - BINGO!!

I came home with two lovely blouses -

Pussy bow blouse £10!!!

and

Heart print blouse £13

Now don't get me wrong - these aren't the peachy floaty blouses I had hoped for but for the price I cannot grumble. It's a sad state of affairs when Reliable George at Asda has more choice than stores that are meant to cater to plus sizes!

Anyway ladies - I promise I won't just grumble all the time. The more fashion has became my focus the more I realise how much plus size girls are missing out that's all but I appreciate there are some diamonds out there too!

Have a lovely weekend

Rachael xx