Interview with Chichi from My Lovely Big Feet + Miss and Mrs Tall Clothes

Very seldom can we find fashion blogs that cater to either tall women or to women with big feet. Well, our interviewee Chichi has precisely created 2 blogs catering to fashion conscious women: My Lovely Big Feet, as wells as Miss and Mrs Tall Clothes. Here, she tells us about her what makes her tick when it comes to outsize fashion and shoes.

1/ Chichi, you have 2 fashion blogs: a Shoe Blog (http://www.mylovelybigfeetblog.com) and a Style Blog (http://www.missandmrstallclothes.com). How did you become interested in fashion blogging? And why 2 blogs?

I have always been interested in fashion for as long as I can remember especially with shoes. When you are tall and you also have big feet you then have one of the most common dilemma faced by women who fall into one or both categories as where to find fashionable and trendy items. It was on this basis that the 2 blogs came along.

2/ What are the topics that you cover most often (related to fashion or not)?

All of the topics covered are fashion related which could come in the form of fashion news, current trends, next season trends, celebrity style inspired etc etc.

3/ Do you think that most of your readers are the same from one blog to the other?

I would have thought so, but what I have come to realise is that not all tall women have large size feet though but they are somehow interlinked.

4/ What is the most frequent mistake that tall women make when it comes to buying an outfit?

Buying outfit in the regular range hoping that it would fit their enlongated body.

5/ How does a tall clothing specialist like Long Tall Sally compare with mainstream stores with a Tall section, New Look or Dorothy Perkins?

I am really grateful that store like Long Tall Sally have really step up in offering fashionable clothing for tall women though there’s still room for improvement. One could possibly buy their wardrobe from them if they so wish as they are dedicated to making sure that tall women have the access to beautiful clothes as other women of different heights.

Based on my own shopping experience, stores like New Look or Dorothy Perkins may have tall section but choices are very limited. Sometimes, when you clicked on a category like dress – you will only find one item, which is very sad.

6/ Do you think that tall people in the UK often have to buy online from American sites?

It’s very hard to say because I shop online a lot and I haven’t come across any online store in the America that could be compared to Long Tall Sally, though the number of online stores offering tall women’s section is more in America compared to the UK. I have bought from J Crew and I love their quality.

Secondly, people are put off buying from America because they have to pay import tax on top of shipping charge.

7/ On a personal level, what does fashion blogging bring to you?

It brings so much joy and satisfaction simply because what I once considered to be a curse (in terms of having big feet) is what I am now so happy to write about. Through this two blogs I hope other tall women or women with large size feet can now feel proud of what they have.

8/ One last word?

Always have your own personal style regardless of trends.

Chichi’s sites:

- My Lovely Big Feet (http://www.mylovelybigfeetblog.com)

- Miss and Mrs Tall Clothes (http://www.missandmrstallclothes.com)