It's raining, it's pouring, it's a Monsoon

I'm very busy and important, but I just have time to tell you that as I was sprinting along Oxford Street in my horrifically high heels (sort of like a better dressed and less irritating Carrie Bradshaw - now with 100% less whimsy!), I spotted something ne'er before seen on the high street, did a double take, and nearly broke my neck. I'm so coooooooooooooool.

Said spazzmoddery was caused by seeing, writ large in hot fuschia lettering across the window of Monsoon, "Sizes 8 to 22 available in store".

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Okay, it's not 'Storming of the Bastille'-level of important (and why that should pop into my head as a 'scale of importance reference' I don't know), but for a moderately expensive upscale high street chain to not just stock plus sizes, but -- gasp -- announce it, brazenly, in hot pink lettering, is kind of unusual, non? Especially since most shops, as we've learned, prefer to keep their bigger sizes online and away from sensitive customers, in case they catch fat, or something.

(See how I pulled it all together after the random Bastille reference by writing 'no' as 'non'? C'est professional fashion writing!)

In celebration of Monsoon's out-and-proud sizing policy, here's some bits and pieces from their current crop:

Clockwise: Suede baker boy hat, £25; Olive embroidered blouse, £40; Gold sequin bag, £28; Herringbone jacket, £95; Plum leather boots, £75; Lace-up shoe, £70; Sequin detail tunic top, £50.

I sort of want to have sex with the Herringbone jacket, it's so fab. Is that weird? I couldn't help but wonder...