Wear the Damm Dress

Wear the Damm Dress We are passionate about giving our clothing a long life and coordinate Canberra clothing swap events for the curvy ladies of the Capital.

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12/06/2026

Content evolves, views evolve, perspectives change and that’s ok as long as we remember that:
1. People have the right to create the content they want on their platform AND
2. You are under no obligation to engage or consume the content of creators that don’t align with you and your purpose anymore.

Unfollow and mute buttons exist for a reason.

Happy Friday x

Your daily reminder that a lot of what you’ve been told about health and weight is flawed and that you’re more than a nu...
10/06/2026

Your daily reminder that a lot of what you’ve been told about health and weight is flawed and that you’re more than a number, a box, a label, or a categories established by some dude in the 1800s.

The diet industry is worth a lot of money (some estimates are over $200 billion). There is a reason people want to keep you unhappy about your size.

TW: Eating disordersI genuinely have a memory of being disappointed that I couldn’t bring myself to be bulimic. Like I w...
09/06/2026

TW: Eating disorders

I genuinely have a memory of being disappointed that I couldn’t bring myself to be bulimic. Like I wasn’t strong enough to have a “proper” eating disorder so I could just be thin.

So instead I developed other eating disorders that I didn’t recognise until later in life. I thought they were normal ways of being. They were “healthy”.

I was so proud when I got myself to regularly consume 600 -700 calories a day. I could not miss a day of exercise incase I couldn’t start back up again. I was always “just 5 more kilos away” from my goal weight (which was always shifting).

Despite all of this I was still overweight according to my doctor at the time. Even when I got pregnant I was advised to not put on more than 10kg for the whole of my pregnancy because I had a high BMI. I worked out with a PT 3 times a week, ran every day and weighed 72kg at that point.

I wish I’d known each plateau was probably my body going “hey, I think we’ve reached a good point here” and not punished it even more.

I wish I could have just enjoyed the body I had and not seen it as a constant failure to achieve my goals.

I wish I’d been less scared and ashamed of being the “bigger friend” because there was honestly nothing to be ashamed about.

This is always my why, with this account. With , with the articles I write and put out in the world. I missed all the signs. Everyone did.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to take care of your body. You don’t have to love it deeply all the time, or even at all. But if the behaviours you’re calling healthy are stepping over into compulsive, fearful or obsessive then they’re not healthy any more and you could be doing more damage to yourself, and those around you than you realise.

Be kind, be mindful and always remember health doesn’t have a dress size or a calorie count. There is more than one way to be unhealthy ❤️

Start your Friday with this reminder that social media might be making you believe that you’re less than and in fact all...
04/06/2026

Start your Friday with this reminder that social media might be making you believe that you’re less than and in fact all of these things are absolutely normal and you’re great just the way you are ❤️

02/06/2026

I am officially a skort convert, showing it’s never too late to be bold with your fashion choices (ripe old age of 42 here).

Why do I love these ones (which are from and j purchased with my own monies)?

Because they are a good length and SO soft.
Because I worry about wearing a short skirt and accidentally flashing people, but these let me do it and still feel like my underwear is going to stay safely hidden.

Because they’re classic enough that I will be able to wear them for years, even when the skort trend dies.

What do you think? Are you team skort?

How long do we spend believing this?For me - it was too long. My whole life felt like it was on hold while I kept waitin...
31/05/2026

How long do we spend believing this?

For me - it was too long. My whole life felt like it was on hold while I kept waiting for my body to be smaller. The beauty was, once I stopped waiting and started dressing how I wanted to the compliments rolled in.

Shrinking and hiding sucked the joy and vibrance out of me. Dressing to feel good in the body I’m in became powerful and beautiful.

Stop believing the lie, and wear the clothes that you love.
Because you deserve to feel powerful and beautiful too.

28/05/2026

Question - Do we really want what we ask for? I had such a great opportunity to be part of a brand range review yesterday and something they (and it sounds like other brands) are struggling with is matching what people say they want (cool, fashion forward options that reflect standard size ranges) vs what they actually buy (tshirts, basics, the safer styles).

And I’m really curious about why that is. I have my thoughts about this, we’re still shown what we “should wear” and “shouldn’t wear” as plus-size people and that often doesn’t inspire creativity or risk in fashion.

I wonder if we still exist in a space where a plus-size body is considered temporary until we can loose weight so we don’t want to invest in anything for the size we are.

I understand cost of living pressures but I also still see lots of “hauls” and I wonder it’s that we don’t want to invest in more quality pieces and quantity is the draw card.

Do we just not see ourselves reflected enough across the board and it takes more than just the options being available for us to feel comfortable to start exploring options outside the standard.

I’m not sure what the answer is but I’m keen to hear everyone’s thoughts on what might be driving this!

Another day, another example of how low our industry standards are when it comes to brands being able to promote themsel...
26/05/2026

Another day, another example of how low our industry standards are when it comes to brands being able to promote themselves as inclusive.

This brand has a post up about the diversity of their models so all women can see themselves represented BUT little bit of research (ie checking out the website) shows they stop at an 18 and that 18 is only a available in 6% of their range.

Honestly brands, do what you want, make what you want , but stop claiming to be inclusive and for all women when you are actively leaving 33.3% of us behind.

26/05/2026

Mother to Mama - because you deserve to turn up how you want, get your glam on, play with textures, style, whatever you need regardless of your age, your size or what those haters say ❤️

25/05/2026

Fridays fit check on a Monday. Cosy layers for an office that didn’t get the memo that it’s nearly winter and an outside that didn’t get the memo that the office is permanently set to 24 degrees….

Shirt .traders
Cardigan
Jeans .illusion

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