How I found my style as a wheelchair user

How I found my style as a wheelchair user

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accessibility, chronically ill, disability, fashion, plus size, Wheelchair

Or how the disability community helped me find my style (and importantly, my confidence)

@pip.the.hobbit (of @foxesandravens who make THE coolest leather accessories with fantasy vibes) tagged me in the comments of a @refashionedhippie post.
Someone had written in to ask for a reel with advice on wheelchair fashion & @refashionedhippie was struggling to find helpful information which reminded me SO much of me in 2012 when I was struggling so much to find the advice I needed as a new wheelchair user.

[Image description: A photo of a slim to mid size teenage Robyn smiling on a beach. They are a white teenage girl with glasses & a long brown bob with a side fringe wearing a khaki ‘little miss sunshine’ hoodie.]

Before I got sick I had been so free with my style but I was suddenly so hyper aware of the fact that clothes looked (& felt) different now. Nothing fit right, things were digging in & I totally didn’t feel like myself anymore.

[image description photo one: A photo of Robyn from 2012 in a blue manual wheelchair. They are a mid size white woman with a dark brown pixie cut & glasses wearing red lipstick, a red & blue plaid shirt, a burgundy scarf, a wide brown waist belt, a black skater skirt, black tights & brown calf high boots.]

[image description photo two: A photo of Robyn from 2013 in a blue manual wheelchair in-front of a poster for “Oz the great & powerful”. They are a mid size white woman with a dark brown pixie cut & glasses wearing a red lip, a green ribbon choker with a wire tree pendant, a green scoop neck wicked (the play) merch t-shirt, black tights & a black skater skirt, a long cream cardigan with a wide brown belt over it & a pair of red calf high button boots.]

[image description photo three; An over exposed, very yellow photo of Robyn from 2013 in a blue manual chair on the grass of a park. They are a mid size white woman with a dark brown pixie cut & glasses wearing a straw boater, a short white dress with a pale blue floral print with a grey denim waistcoat ober the top.]

I searched & searched for advice, reference images, anything but almost all the wheelchair users I saw online in 2011 were sad looking older people in medical catalogues.

I needed help & it seemed like what I was looking for didn’t exist.

[image description photo 1: A photo of Robyn from 2014 in an electric wheelchair which has been edited to look like a photo with torn edges. They are a mid size white woman with a dark brown pixie cut & glasses wearing a spoon necklace, a fuchsia vest top, a denim shirt with a fuchsia and green plaid shirt over the top, silver sequin leggings & black combat boots.]

[image description photo 2: A photo of Robyn from 2014 sat in an electric wheelchair in a park. They are a mid size white woman with a dark brown pixie cut & glasses wearing a pale blue 2010s statement necklace, a white vest top with a sheer white scoop neck jumper/sweater, a cream waist belt with large silver studs, a silver cuff bracelet, a soft navy knee length skirt & a pair of silver glitter heels. They are also carrying an ornate blue envelope clutch bag.]

[image description photo 3: A photo of Robyn from 2015 sat in an electric wheelchair in a shopping centre. They are a mid size white woman with a dark brown pixie cut & glasses wearing a cream sleeveless blouse with a cream crochet lace jumper/sweater over it, a wide black laser cut lace belt, a rose gold sequin skater skirt, black tights & black ballet pumps. They are carrying a gold novelty handbag in the shape of a camera.]

 

I got really into tumblr, polyvore & lookbook.nu but I couldn’t find what I needed, disabled community.
In 2012 there just wasn’t a good way for us to find each other & I felt so alone.

[image description: A photo of Robyn from 2014 in an electric wheelchair. They are a mid size white woman with a dark brown pixie cut & glasses wearing a necklace with a copper wire and petrified wood pendant of a tree, a light creamy brown cropped denim jacket with the sleeves rolled up, a cream scoop neck top with a zig zag sequin design, a warm cream tulle skirt, ‘nude’ pink heels & a blush pink square handbag.]

 

I started posting fashion stuff online, pushing through my discomfort with being on camera in an attempt to find community, any community.

[image description: A photo of Robyn from 2014 in an electric wheelchair on the grass of a park. They are a mid size white woman with a red-brown pixie cut & glasses wearing a navy and bottle green plaid shirt with a chunky knit pumpkin orange jumper/sweater over it, a “nude” pink laser cut lace belt, a denim coloured knee length skirt with large navy polka dots & calf high tan lace up boots. Behind them you can see fallen leaves, almost bare trees and, in the distance, a lake.]

Documenting my outfits helped me learn how I looked in a wheelchair & doing so online helped me connect with the most amazing people, some of whom became lifelong friends.
As time passed my style developed from Twee to vintage inspired but I still felt like I was missing something.

[Image description photo 1: A photo of Robyn from 2015 in their powerchair. They have a short red brown pixie cut & are wearing a knee length, button through shirt dress in a large navy gingham with a “nude” pink laser cut lace belt and pink and white vintage inspired kitten heels.]

[Image description photo 2: A photo of Robyn from 2016 in their powerchair in front of a lot of a pond with a lot of lush green ferns. They have a pastel blue pixie cut & a red lip & are wearing a white, puff sleeved scoop neck top, a calf length white skirt with a vintage-y blue floral print & gold glitter ballet pumps.]

[Image description photo 3: A photo of Robyn from 2016 in their powerchair in a park. They are a small fat white person with a purple pixie cut & are wearing a large straw hat, a turquoise-aquamarine scoop neck top with puff sleeves, a “nude” pink waist belt, a white below knee length circle skirt with an abstract turquoise & blue rose print & pink & white vintage inspired shoes.]

[Image description photo 4: A photo of Robyn from 2017 in their powerchair in a park. They have a red-brown pixie cut & are wearing a khaki cropped cardigan, a white below knee dress with a circle skirt & a purple & green floral print & a thin lilac waist belt.]  

I posted my first Instagram picture with the hashtag #WheelchairFashion in 2014. I remember looking at the posts on the tag.
It had less than 100 posts on the whole tag, most of them decorated mobility aids.

[image description photo 1: @annieelainey sitting in their powerchair in the Museum of Ice Cream in front of a pink, white, yellow and red striped wall. She is smiling and she is wearing a red skirt and denim jacket.]

[image description photo 2: a photo of @littlepineneedles from 2017. She is in her electric wheelchair in front of a cream wall with two doors. She is wearing a red lipstick a short black & white gingham shift dress, a long grey knitted cardigan, thigh high black socks & brown loafer shoes]

When the tag #BabeWithAMobilityAid was created in 2016 by disabled fashion creator Annika Victoria it became such a hub of disability joy, style & authentic representation.

The tag #DisabledAndCute (created by Keah Brown) followed & soon my feed was filled with so many incredible disabled people just glowing!

[Image description photo 1: A photo of @rollinfunky from 2018. She is sat in her electric wheelchair in front of a rose bush & is wearing dark sunglasses, a black shirt with small pink rose print tied at the waist, a pair of light was skinny jeans with ripped knees, a small pink shoulder bag & pink strappy heels.]

[Image description photo 2: Two photos of @georginagrogan_ from 2018 side by side. In the left hand photo she is stood in front of a bright background and on the right hand photo she is sat in a transit chair in front of a bright aqua wall. In both she is wearing a long black, scoop neck dress, a diaphanous, floor length floral duster & black ballet pumps.]

[Image description photo 3: A photo of @michelle_roger from 2016. She is sat in her electric wheelchair on a path next to a lawn wearing sunglasses, a white scoop neck t-shirt with a large flower design, a red tartan skirt, lime green compression socks & light brown ankle boots.]

I was finally seeing disabled people who were vibrant, stylish, cool, badass, creative & absolutely unapologetic.
My brain chemistry changed.

[Image description: A heavily filtered photo of Robyn from 2017 in their electric wheelchair on a stone balcony. They have a wavy brown pixie cut & are wearing a navy beret with a navy tartan bow, a white puff sleeve pussy bow blouse, a navy below knee a-line skirt and sand coloured vintage inspired heels.] 

There was a recent meta analysis of 56 studies on which found body-positive content improves body satisfaction and emotional well-being immediately, especially when highlighting diverse representations and self-acceptance.

Citation: Jiménez-García AM, Arias N, Hontanaya EP, Sanz A, Garcia-Velasco O. Impact of body-positive social media content on body image perception. JEat Discord. 2025 Jul

[Image description photo 1: A photo of Robyn from 2017 in their electric wheelchair surrounded by falling autumn leaves and trees in autumn colours. They are wearing a navy beret with a navy tartan bow, a sheer white blouse with white polka dots and a navy ribbon around the collar, a pumpkin colour cardigan, a navy, mustard, white & orange plaid bellow knee skirt & a pair of sand coloured vintage inspired heels.]

[Image description photo 2: A photo of Robyn holding a vintage film camera from 2017 in their electric wheelchair on an old stone bridge over a small stream. They are wearing a burgundy beret with a darker burgundy velvet bow, a sheer muted red lace collared blouse, a deep teal cropped cardigan & a grey tweed pleated skirt.] 

I can personally attest to this. Finding the online disability community (plus body positive spaces) changed everything for me. They taught me how to shine.

[Image description: A photo of Robyn from 2020. They are a white non binary person with tattoos on their left arm sat in their electric wheelchair in a bluebell wood. They are wearing a white & blue floral off the shoulder dress with a knee length full circle skirt]

Between the years documenting my outfits & my new confidence I developed an outfit template of a sort.

[Image description photo 1: A photo of Robyn in a historic village from 2021 with a scattered sparkle overlay. Robyn is a fat non-binary person with a dark brown pixie cut sat in an electric wheelchair holding a lit candlestick in a vintage holder. They are wearing a crown made of evergreens & holly, a grey long sleeve henley top, a dark green lace up bodice & a rich red knee length circle skirt.]

[Image description photo 2: A photo of Robyn in a park from 2022. They are wearing a tall straw witches hat, a white Ukrainian Vyshyvanka inspired blouse, a mid blue velvet dirndl bodice, a textured grey circle skirt & grey ballet pumps.]

[Image description photo 3: A photo of Robyn holding a vintage film camera on a bleak browned moor from 2022. They are wearing a rounded lace collar, a brown tweed bow-tie, a sage green fair isle jumper with short puff sleeves, a tan bellow knee length edwardian style skirt and tan ballet pumps.]

I preferred skirts in my chair & petticoats improved the silhouette & stopped them bunching between my legs. Vintage inspired styles brought me joy & desaturated colours felt the most like me.

My new confidence gave me permission to play. Whimsy became the default.

[image description photo 1: A photo of Robyn holding a vintage film camera sat in the middle of the countryside with a field of sheep in the far distance. Xe has a green pixie cut with a pink, orange & yellow fringe. They are wearing glasses with a beaded glasses chain, a orange plaid blouse, a khaki cropped cardigan, a soft mid brown circle skirt, a thin tan belt & gold glitter ballet pumps.]

[image description photo 2: A photo of Robyn in the countryside from 2023. There are hills in the background & scattered trees. Xe has a green pixie cut & glasses & is wearing a pale mint gathered waist broidre anglaise knee length dress & grey ballet pumps.]

There is a lot of criticism of the internet & social media these days, some of which is incredibly valid. We know the mega corporations who run these platforms are not doing so with our best interests at heart but this post is essentially a love letter to the incredible, vibrant, empowering communities that built me.

[image description photo 1: A photo of Robyn sat in their powerchair on a moor from 2022. They are wearing a short sleeve white blouse, a blue velvet dirndl bodice, a dusty pink tweed circle skirt & grey ballet pumps.]

[image description photo 2: A photo of Robyn in their powerchair in front of a row of posh shops from 2024. They have a green pixie cut with a pink, orange and yellow fringe & glasses with a beaded glasses chain & are wearing a white t-shirt with “fatties for a free Palestine” graphic on it, a traditional black & white kufiya & a teal circle skirt with a green maple leaf print.]

[image description photo 3: A photo of Robyn from 2025 in front of a sandstone church. They have a green pixie cut & glasses with a beaded glasses chain & are a wearing a pink beret, a pink cropped cardigan, a sand coloured blouse, a dark green plaid circle skirt, cream tights & tan ballet pumps.]

I would not be who I am without the internet & the incredible people who put so much time & energy into showing up authentically online. 

Thank you so much, I owe you my life!

[Image description photo 1: A photo of Robyn from 2023 overlooking the bay at Sandsend. Xe has a green pixie cut & are a wearing a 3/4 sleeve cream scoop neck blouse, an undyed linen pinafore dress, a dusty pink tweed skirt & grey ballet pumps.]

[Image description photo 2: A photo of Robyn from 2024 at the edge of a bailed hay field. The y have a green pixie cut with a pink, yellow & orange fringe & glasses with a beaded glasses chain & are wearing a muted green embroidered headband, a white puff sleeve top, a brown lace up bodice & a muted green below knee skirt.]

[Image description photo 3: A photo of Robyn from 2024 in front of the pink shop front for Bookish Type in Leeds. Xe has a green pixie cut with a pink, yellow & orange fringe & glasses with a beaded glasses chain & is wearing a square neck blue & pink patchwork dress cinched with a grey velvet belt.]

Style changes over time & confidence requires practice.

Both are a skill like any other & they are so so so much easier when you can learn from others. I have learned from some incredible disabled icons (at the end of the post).

[image description: A photo of Robyn from 2020. Robyn is small in the foreground of the image, a road winds through the purple moorland with a soft pink sky lighting the scene.]

Each person in this post was crucial to my style journey, I am so grateful to each & every single one of you.

[image description photo 1: A photo of THE disabled icon leaning against her rollator in a scene drenched in coloured stained glass light. She is wearing a decorated beret & a stunning off the shoulder floral dress.]

[ image description photo 2: January 2023 Glamour uk cover featuring Shelby Lynch who is wearing a knitted light green matching set. The words read “The self-love issue” “‘Fashion is something I can control’”.]

[Image description photo 1: A photo of @rubyroubijou sat in her electric wheelchair in front of a light wood bay window. She is wearing a 1930s tiara, a gold blouse with big sleeves over a rose pink tulle maxi dress, navy & gold compression sock & checked mules.]

[Image description photo 2: A photo of @janmort3000 stood outside an antique store on an old tree lined street. She is wearing a navy cardigan with a design of birds on a tree over a cream collared blouse, a red-brown skirt, black & white striped tights and comfortable black ankle boots.]

[Image description photo 3: A photo of @ReunitedWithTime stood among wildflowers & tall grasses in a wooded glade. They are wearing a plum Ukrainian style flower crown with long purple & black ribbons, a long sleeve plum shirt dress & a pale pink belt they have embroidered with flowers & Ghibli characters.]

[Image description photo 1: A photo of @brightonbacall stood in front of a glass fronted dark wood cabinet and a door way with stained glass panels. She is wearing a white collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a tan fair-isle v-neck vest & a pair of almost knee length tweed shorts.]

[Image description photo 2: A photo of @lunajay_r sat in their electric wheelchair in dappled sunlight. They have wavy yellow hair, a long sleeve white shirt, a baby pink corset & long tulle overskirt, light wash jeans & red platform heels.] 

[Image description: A photo of @val_and.co sat in their powerchair in a beam of light in front of a colourful graffiti mural. She is a fat indigenous white woman with dark hair wearing a cream linen two piece outfit with fruits and vegetables printed on them.]

“Finding my place in the disability community changed my relationship with my wheelchair in ways I never expected. Before, I saw it through the eyes of a world that treated mobility aids as symbols of tragedy, failure, or something to hide. Being surrounded by disabled people who used their wheelchairs openly, unapologetically, and even joyfully helped me realize that my wheelchair wasn’t evidence that I’d lost something—it was evidence that I deserved access to my life. The more I embraced disability community, the less I feared being seen. My wheelchair stopped feeling like a public confession of weakness and became what it had always been: a tool that gives me freedom, autonomy, and the ability to participate in the world on my own terms.” - @val_and.co

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Fashion blogging is just advertising fast fashion?

Fashion blogging is just advertising fast fashion?

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Hi, long time no post. This is the full version of a post I did on Instagram but had to cut down to make it fit. Hopefully you find ot interesting.

[image description: Robyn (a plus size white person with a pixie cut and glasses) sits in their electric wheelchair on grass in front of a dry stone wall & autumn trees. They are wearing a plum cardigan & beret, a white blouse, a grey belt & a teal skirt with a maple leaf print]

I’m currently reading (listening to) Aja Barbar’s book ‘Consumed’ for the LoudBodies Book Club and it’s making me confront a lot of things, which is good and also bad. 

 The part I’m struggling with right now (and had a heated conversation/argument with my mum over) is my place as a cog in the fashion machine. 

 Aja talks in the first chapter of her book about their history in the fashion industry and their time as a fashion blogger. She talks about the over consumption in the fashion blogging community as well as the inherent inequalities and many biases against bloggers from systemically oppressed communities, most notably against black and brown bloggers. 

(If you can I highly recommend you read this book, I’m just summarising the first chapter here. I’m learning and unlearning so much!)

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Wheelchair Fashion: M.E. Blue

Wheelchair Fashion: M.E. Blue

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disability, fashion, M.E., ootd, plus size, retro, spring, vintage, Wheelchair

This wasn't the post I thought would bring me back to blogging. You'll see if when I do more posts that I have some photos taken way before these all ready for me to add a blog post.
I just haven't been well enough to do it.
The contrariness of M.E. being what it is I can go out & take photos twice a month & look totally 'normal' but stringing a sentence together, even on a good day, is almost impossible. Writing the captions for my Instagram (where I post every 2-3 days) is a herculean task. Every time. I go through like two or three drafts of the posts, like handwritten in my notebook.
But for this I wanted to be slightly more unscripted, just kind of stream of consciousness-y.

So, this post is about M.E. (not about this fabulous outfit which is a dress from British Retro, tights from Snag & shoes from B.A.I.T.).

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Goodbye and thanks for all the fish

Goodbye and thanks for all the fish

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Hey *waves weakly*
I guess it has been a while huh?
Erm, so my health sucks these days. I literally haven’t been out of the house since I last had to go to the dentist (it turns out that 8 years of increasing neglect does a number on your teeth, who knew? Lol). I struggle to even leave my room most of the time and when I can I omly manage it for a few hours at a time.

You know those severe M.E. posts I’ve done? The sleeping beauty ones where I talked about the bedridden, the sufferers who are trapped by the M.E. Yeah, increasingly that’s my life.
This picture is 75%+ of my life these days, except I haven’t worn makeup since this picture was taken back in May & all that much light would be agonising these days...

So, it looks like I won’t be posting anything anymore. I can barely leave my room, speak to anyone (I am beyond exhausted all the time) & I can’t keep blogging.

It was nice doing this, I hope this blog brought some of you joy.

Sally

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Wheelchair Fashion: Once upon a snowy morning

Wheelchair Fashion: Once upon a snowy morning

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fashion, ootd, plus size, retro, vintage, Wheelchair, winter

Hi everyone. Long time no see. Thank you for sticking with me.
I’m finding blogging increasingly overwhelming lately so I'm not sure I'll be posting very often. Maybe twice a season. Maybe.
I really would like to post more but as this post took almost a month to put together I'm not sure it's feasible...
Make sure to check on my Instagram though, I post on there usually a few times a week. It's a mixture of outfit photos, flat lays & pictures of my adorable cat, hopefully it'll tide you over till my next blog post :)

So, this outfit post. My idea when I heard it was going to snow was to do a whole Narnia concept complete with photo in front of a lamppost. My clothes kind of got away with me however & I ended up with this whole fairy tale theme instead. To me it feels like a kind of Snow White meets Red Riding Hood, Grimm's Fairy Tales, blood on the snow vibe you know? Kind of with a bit of a fae, old magic Wild Hunt feel, at least in my mind.
I guess there's just something about people with pale skin & dark hair wearing red in a snowy landscape that instantly feels a little ominous in a fairy tale way..... I think the trees help too, so maybe it's pale people, wearing red, in snowy landscape surrounded by trees that's ominous in a fairy tale way... This is getting us no where.
(Blood on the snow is a reference to Indexing by Seanan McGuire btw. Also the Hogfather by Terry Pratchett but Indexing is more relevant in this case, this whole thing is making me think of the Whiteout Wood where the Snow Whites live...).

The original outfit concept had been Narnia (I was thinking my House of Haute plaid skirt, an olive leaf pattern cardigan I have from Collectif Clothing, a cream blouse & this hat) but when I looked in my wardrobe this skirt practically screamed at me. The last time I wore it for a post was about this time last year for that year's Christmas look & it has to be one of my favourite pieces. For a starters it always looks like it's in motion (which makes it a stunning piece for wheelchair users), for another thing it rustles when you walk & I always get an almost childlike sense of glee in that. I think it unlocks the sensory memory of those ugly taffeta party dresses that were a thing for little girls when I was a kid that I loved & but my mum couldn’t afford (plus I didn’t need one & they were ugly & when I was actually able to buy a party dress I always picked something else because even as a kid I kind of knew they were ugly....). They used to have a whole rack of them near the checkout in the BHS we went to & I thought they were the greatest thing ever, I don’t even think they make them anymore....
[Edit: I checked & wow, kids partywear has moved on a LOT since I was a kid! I guess puff sleeves, cheap faux velvet stuff & ugly scratchy lace are out of style these days...lol.]

It definitely feels like a party item. Unfortunately they don't make it anymore, like I said it was a last year Christmas item but people at Collectif clothing, if you are reading this PLEASE MAKE MORE!!!!! I'm thinking a teal maybe & a silvery grey? Maybe a dusty pink or lavender for summer? I would buy ALL OF THEM....plus maybe a few for giveaways....

Other than the beret (my favourite from Imogens Imagination on Etsy), the gloves (vintage), the tights (M&S thermals) & the shoes (Lulu Hun from Collectif Clothing, also out of stock but only just. Sorry) the rest of the outfit is from Modcloth.
Let me re-phrase that, the other key pieces are from Modcloth. That sounds much better :)
Modcloth is one of the few places I can find blouses I like in sizes I can wear so other than my beloved Collectif clothing pussy bow blouse most of my tops come from Modcloth. As do a lot of my thinner cardigans, mostly because I am in love with their Charter School Cardigans. I just love the shape of them (they are a regular length cardigan which I actually like better than most cropped cardigans, especially when I'm wearing skirts, & the fine knit makes them sit beautifully on my shape) & the colours they come in. This grey is an old one & they don't have this exact colour any more but they always have lovely new colours coming in so I like to keep an eye out.
This top is....it looks really beautiful. The problem with this top is that it was washed once (once!) on a gentle wash before it started to bobble & turn grey. Which really sucks because it is SUPER pretty. It's one of those pieces that isn't the obvious choice but that really sends an outfit over the top once you put it on. Hopefully the top I got is just a random dud but I'd be hesitant about buying it again...

So that was my snow outfit.... I hope that this post makes up for the wait :)
Like I said I won't be posting as often but if there are any specific posts you guys would be interested in seeing please let me know & I will try to get round to it (energy permitting).

Thank you again for sticking with me :)

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Wheelchair Fashion: Stealing a moment

Wheelchair Fashion: Stealing a moment

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autumn, fashion, ootd, plus size, retro, vintage, Wheelchair, winter

Post-Halloween Autumn. It's kind of an awkward time.

Stores & TV have already decided it's time for Christmas & the weather has started to get frosty but the leaves have barely turned...
This time of year always flies by so it's kind of nice to steal a moment of quiet, to just let time slow. Just for a minute. Just to enjoy the last of the season.

Snuggle under a blanket with a hot chocolate, a pile of biscuits & a good book.
Light a candle, put on your favourite jumper & make something pumpkin spiced.
Make s'mores on the stove, paint your nails & watch movies in bed.

Or you could, you know, get up before dawn to take photos in a picturesque Yorkshire village at sunrise....

Maybe I'll try the first three options next time.

If I'm honest I quite liked getting up & taking photos. The fact that it was the 2nd day of the first period I'd had in a while was not quite so much fun (the cramps were a beeyatch!) but I wasn't going to let it ruin a the only day with relatively good weather for weeks (by which I mean that there were rainbows when it rained). As I said in the last post Autumn weather in Yorkshire tends towards changeable, in that it changes between grey & wet, grey and cold, grey and windy & grey and all three lol.
It was nice to have  a morning of sunshine, even if it was in between showers. I was really worried on the drive over because it was very damp & very dark. Luckily we drove into a band of sunshine about 5 minutes before the sun came up.

For all that the weather was glorious (& it really was...until we got rained off about 2 minutes after the photo below) the photos aren't really my favourites.


It was just one of those days I guess. Some days the photos are just harder to take than other days...
Something about the awkwardness of taking photos in the middle of an empty village & menstrual cramps & the vagaries of fate lol
Interestingly though my period really changes the shape of my face (see if you can spot the differences lol) and it makes the photos look....weird I guess. It just doesn't really look like me. Even more so than normal.
I never feel like the person in the photos is 'me'. Mostly because I'll see people leaving these comments about how beautiful or effortless I am & I'll be sat in the same pjs I've been wearing for 3 days with greasy hair & soup stains all down the front of my top... I struggle to mesh the two halves of myself in my brain.
I'm working on it by wearing more of my pretty clothes in my day to day & trying to remember that being sick doesn't define me.

For all that I don't love these photos I love this outfit.
For one thing the blouse is a proper colour! It is so hard to find tops that I like & that fit me (I know I've said this before but it is super frustrating) and finding ones that aren't white, off white or cream is even harder. This is from Modcloth (and is currently on sale). It goes up to a size 4XL, it's a super cute colour (and it also comes in a pine that's great for Christmas-y looks), the lace is adorable, it's really versatile & it washes amazingly.
The cardigan is another one of the EmmyDesign Sweden cardigans I LOVE (I have 3 & wear them all the time). I was so nervous about buying this one, I don't really wear a lot of teal, in fact I think this is the only piece of teal clothing I own. It has actually turned out to be one of my favourite pieces. I wear it all the time just in casual wear & I'm always wanting to pair it with burgundies. I think it's so fun with the two tone teal & it's like the opposite of burgundy on the colour wheel so it works really well. All that colour theory technical-ness lol. Plus it is super super warm & comfortable. Unfortunately these cardigans seem to have sold out everywhere but they are worth keeping an eye out for...
I got the skirt from TopVintage Boutique. It's actually a size too small because it only went up to an XL but it was far too cute not to get. Plus the wheelchair means no-one is going to know if the zip is open a bit at the back lol. What drew me to this skirt was the tweed & the ribbon detail at the bottom. The detail that made me fall in love with the skirt was the great pleat detail.
Also the glitter.
I wish it showed in the photos because I LOVE the glitter. It totally takes the skirt to the next level.

Oooo, and the shoes. The shoes are these bettie page shoes & I am totally in love with them (even though they are secretly cursed, literally everything went wrong whilst I was trying to buy these).

What's your favourite way to enjoy the last of Autumn? Also do you ever feel disconnected from a part of yourself?

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