7 Plus Size Summer Holiday Looks
I can’t go away without blogging my outfits (click here to see my last cruise fashion post!) so here are 7 plus size summer holiday looks. I did plan for quite a few more but due to my ever challenging health, this is all I could manage. I did try to make sure it was from different places so I’d still have a good variation to show and I hope you agree that I did a good job?
We headed off to Spain again after a long 5 years. My mum’s friend lives there so that’s why we always go to the same place. It’s a really beautiful, small town, hardly anyone speaks English and there’s not much to do apart from relax so it’s a very different holiday to what we’ve been up to the last few years on busy cruises with itineraries!
7 Plus Size Summer Holiday Looks
Night 1
Night 1 outfit was this super thin, I mean so thin my dad actually burnt holes into it whilst trying to iron it, Curve Soul V Neck Ruched Split Maxi Dress. I absolutely adore the colour and the style and I do love that it’s super thin. It was definitely our fault for not reading the care label properly! At £50 full price I do think it’s extremely expensive, for how thin the dress is I wouldn’t go above £30 full price for it personally.
I’m wearing a 3XL which is a 22/24.
Night 2
I really can’t believe that Collectif has gone into administration, I am absolutely gutted. It was incredibly good timing that I had been sent some beautiful dresses just weeks before, including this absolute beauty. This is the one out of my picks that I wasn’t sure on and it ended up being my absolute favourite. I’ve loved Collectif for so many years and always wished they’d properly extend their plus sizes. I’ve hunted for the odd 24 and 26 over the years and I guess I’ll continue hunting for any pieces that pop up on Vinted.
PS – Lindybop is owned by the same company as Collectif so they do have some things on their site still. I’m unsure on returns so be careful ordering!
As plus size summer holiday looks goes though, I think this is up there as my best.
Wearing a size 22.
Night 3
I have been hunting on Vinted for absolutely months before this holiday. It’s got to the point where I’ve had to remove it off my home screen because I was looking multiple times a day. I have searched set up so I can see every single dress that’s listed in my sizes, I don’t miss a thing! So this is a Shein dress, but Tiktok shop also have the same print with just slightly different sleeves. It’s extremely thin for the hot weather and very pretty.
It’s called the SHEIN Mulvari Plus Size Women’s Casual Short Sleeve Printed Basic Daily Dress but sadly it’s out of stock, they do have similar in the same print though, like this one.
Wearing a 3x/22.
Night 4
Having been a massive fan of Manners London and their crop tops that you can wear as bras for years, I cannot tell you how excited I was to get a DM from the incredible owner. What that woman has made is nothing short of actual magical, dresses (and tops) where you don’t have to wear a bra? Incredible! It took me exactly 0.3 seconds to decide what I wanted to try as it’s been on my wish lsit for while.
The Asri Api Leopard Print dress in midi petite, now I wasn’t ever thinking about a petite version but on my 5’3 frame, and especially in summer, I think it suits me! What do you think?
The quality is absolutely insane but I already knew that. When I tried it on my stories it caused quite a stir for a few reasons (have a look), and I couldn’t wait to wear it out to give it a proper test. I was so beyond comfortable, I didn’t feel anything but comfort. I didn’t have to adjust my boobs, I think I’m around a 40G now and it was so nice on my achy back!
I can’t recommend Manners London enough.
Night 5
I had been eyeing up this gorgeous City Chic dress for a very long time and almost bought it full price on the Evans site. If you don’t know City Chic bought Evans and it became an extremely exciting place to shop, and then Yours Clothing bought Evans and brought the old Evans back and now it’s less exciting. I think this is a perfect plus size summer holiday dress.
They’ve renamed all the City Chic clothes now which means it’s extremely difficult to shop them but at least they are finally discounting them so you can currently pick this up for £20! Look for the Multi Magic Palm Short Sleeve Maxi Dress. With City Chic sizes being different and no one listing them properly you’d be best off ordering a few sizes if buying from somewhere you can return, or on Vinted, asking to see a photo of the actual label.
Wearing an XL/22.
Night 6
This City Chic style really stood out to me as something really easy to wear, I love the shirred top and all the different prints it comes in. I stuck a hair clip onto the neckline of mine for an extra bit of a glam!
If you can’t tell, I really am a City Chic fan and I’m so upset that they’re no longer going to be available in the UK. I’d really urge any other fans to check Evans for the last of the stock which is heavily discounted, you can get the same as this maxi dress but in lots of different colours from £15-£20 right now! Here are some links as they’re not easy to find:
Wearing an XL/22.
Night 7
The final of my plus size summer holiday looks and in my opinion, my best! I didn’t want to get my hair wet but my family and competitive games are no joke so I ended up having to wash my hair and style it from soaking wet, a proper curly girl method! Of course, it came out better than every other time so I was kicking myself for not doing it sooner!
The dress is another Vinted find and I’ve simply pinned the front to be a little lower as I always think I look frumpy in higher necked things. This is the Shein Plus Size Women Summer Holiday Rose Printed Bubble Sleeve Dress, a really lovely dress and I’ve seen a few more on Vinted too.
Let me know what you think to my 7 plus size summer holiday looks and which one was your favourite?
