I looked at the GOK range in Target (who have a new campaign featuring that showy, self promoting rice queen GOK) and to my eye it’s much the same as it ever was – mostly great sewing of not very good fabrics for small women – that is, not very tall (they do go to […]
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The Plus Size Debate…
Who was it that decided ‘plus size’ was the size category for the majority of the female population? It has such derogatory connotations and is therefore too tricky to turn that ‘plus’ into a positive – more or better or gold star or elephant stamp… I read a piece in the Guardian recently by Kirstie […]
Mamamia talks Plus Size Swimwear
Mia Freeman of Mamamia blog covers everything from politics to fashion. The site now runs a full editorial team and reaches 1.3 million a month! I think one of the things that has made this blog so popular is that the topics are always diverse, interesting and often controversial. Sadly, a lot of those […]
Betty Loves A Vintage Fair
The Rock around Randwick fair is on this weekend if you feel like adding a little Gatby glamour to your life. This annual vintage fair is organised by Randwick City Council and fabulous The Way We Wear Fairs. It brings together around fourteen […]
Wearable Art?
Quirky, luxe label Romance Was Born is a favourite spectacle of ours here at Betty Diamond Swimwear. We love to see what OTT concepts designers Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales will come up each season. They certainly didn’t disappoint at Mercedes Fashion Week last month in Sydney. Their Wizard of Oz style runway extravaganza showed […]
Get your swimsuit ready and chase the sun
If your planning a post summer vacation to Bali or even some hot Mediterranean island because you are missing our Aussie summer already, we completely understand! (Although weather in Sydney is pretty perfect at the moment at a balmy 30 degrees) Apart from comfy, very sexy swimwear (your Betty Diamond one piece swimsuit of course!) we […]
A nod to High Definition Style
New York fashion week is coming to a close and the message for next winter is high-definition style, bold patterns on very feminine silhouettes. We adore a bit of old school glamour too, and the likes of Caroline Herrera and Vera Wang didn’t disapoint! Beautiful sculptured dresses added volume to those tiny model physiques and didn’t […]
March Vogue Australia heralds the return of curves
This months Vogue is all about celebrating women and what better way to do that to celebrate the return to a curvy, healthy figure. Their covergirl Lara Stone is the perfect choice. She is stunning, yet healthy and accessible. “I am thrilled to have Lara Stone grace the cover of Vogue Australia,” says editor-in-chief Edwina McCann. […]
The Best Summer Swimwear for Every Shape
As the temperature heats up signalling the arrival of summer, so comes the arrival of the swimsuit magazine editions. Betty Diamond is lucky enough to be featured in The Australian Women’s Weekly December 2012 issue in their “Best Summer Swimwear for Every Shape” feature. Our one piece swimsuit will continue to flatter women of all […]
New Look Betty
Change is good! A little make over makes everyone feel gorgeous – right? So, we decided that the dreary winter was getting us down and it was time to lighten up! You may have noticed Betty D is now a lovely shade of vintage white instead of black. We wanted to freshen up the site […]