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Announcing Boom Gin - a Mothers Ruined x House of Boom collaboration!

Announcing Boom Gin - a Mothers Ruined x House of Boom collaboration!

Two small Wellington companies have collaborated on a new limited release gin ready to bring ethical businesses into the… limelight.  Gin makers Mothers Ruined have created Boom gin to match the colour and loudness of the House of Boom - an ethical clothing company for fat babes sizes 16-34.  Mothers Ruined Gin was founded by long-time friends Helen Gower and Jo Davy, and is based in Breaker Bay, Wellington. Although the company is only a year old, it’s already made a splash with its award-winning range of gins and revolutionary, Australasian first, paperboard bottle.  “Starting a new business just as...

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Kaukau Mōmona: Fat Swim - Wellington 13 April

Kaukau Mōmona: Fat Swim - Wellington 13 April

Kaukau Mōmona: Fat Swim Get together with other fat babes for a joyful swimming experience. Swim, play, lounge, and relax in a room full of people who look like you. Join us at the Aquadome in Mt Victoria, Wellington, from 7pm-9pm on Saturday 13 April.  We've hired out the whole pool. Grab your tickets here.  A Gentle Glow To keep things interesting and cos we deserve beautiful things, this swim will be divided into two parts. From 7pm until 8pm, it'll be the Fat Swim you already know and love, with overhead lights and tunes pumping.  At 8pm, we'll be...

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Introducing the new KELLYE maxi dress

Introducing the new KELLYE maxi dress

As you know, all my clothes are named for the fat babes who inspire me, and since my friend Kellye is Deaf, it's only right that this dress is introduced in NZSL. Should I have taken some more photos of Kellye in the KELLYE dress as well as filming the video? Absolutely. But I didn't. You've asked for longer skirts and maxi dresses, and I'm happy to finally deliver this for you! The KELLYE has what are known as 'kimono sleeves' which you would think meant they were long and drapey like an actual kimono, but somehow actually means that they're...

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Sending out the very last Love Letters To Myself

Sending out the very last Love Letters To Myself

Remember Season Five, A Love Letter To Myself? You can read about it here in case you forgot! It's long past time for the very last of these clothes to be out in the world, hanging on you perhaps, so I've dropped their prices, moved all of them to the clearance section on my website AND corrected the spelling mistake from "clearence" at last too. So go on, grab yourself a bargain and write yourself that love letter. 

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Kaukau Mōmona Fat Swim - Pōneke 17 February

Kaukau Mōmona Fat Swim - Pōneke 17 February

Everyone deserves the gorgeous feeling of being in water. Fat Swim exists to provide a safe, friendly space for people in marginalised bodies to float, frolic and experience fat joy.  Join us at the Aquadome in Mount Victoria on 17 February 2024. Tickets are $10 each or if that's out of your budget right now, grab a free ticket thanks to our amazing  community donors. We'll have the whole pool to ourselves.  More info is available on the ticket page. 

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