Laura Capon
Cosmopolitan's deputy beauty editor
Up until that T-shirt, I never showed any skin. My summers were spent sweating in cardigans and black leggings, with just my hands and ankles getting that vitamin D exposure. One evening, while doing my usual online search for “trendy plus-size fashion”, I came across Callie Thorpe’s blog, and from that moment my relationship with fashion shifted. In Callie I saw someone who looked like me, but who wore the clothes I could never dream of. I bought a black ASOS Curve T-shirt that, from just below the navel, was sheer. That T-shirt was the start of me coming out of my fabric-swaddled shell. of great clothes to me. But the item that has changed my life has to be a pair of incredible vintage Celine sunglasses, which I spent years hinting to my mum that I’d love to take off her hands. I persevered, and she finally gave in. They are a bold ’60s chequered pattern, and they really stand out – everyone always comments on them. I owe her big time, and not just because of all the amazing things she has given me. Love you, Mum.