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As I try to wind up things here at the House of Boom, there's just a couple of events that I wanna get done before Camp: The very final pop-up sale ever Kaukau Mōmona Fat Swim!  The very last popup ever: 13-15 September The House of Boom is closing, so this is your final chance to shop in person and try things on. Expect to see big discounts as I try to clear out all my stock! Boom's gorgeous clothes come in sizes 16-34 and are made ethically right here in Wellington. Almost everything is cotton, everything has pockets and there's...

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Tl:dr: I’m closing the House of Boom. I hope to have everything absolutely done in November after Camp.  So. It’s taken me a week to actually sit down to write this, because I don’t want to write this, but at the same time, I need to. You’ve probably heard me say before that I had been thinking of giving up on Boom when Cat died and I realised I needed to do it even more. Or that I wanted to wrap up last year but Camp was so great that I decided to keep going. But it’s time now. This...

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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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Happening on 4 & 5 November 2023, Camp Boom is a weekend of fun with fat babes. Find community, camaraderie and joy spending time with people with bodies like yours who’ve had similar experiences.  

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Join us for a conversation about being fat and living with chronic illness. With so much stigma and shame around health for fat folk, chronic illness can be extra difficult to live with for fat people. Join Kath for a discussion on breaking down stigma and shame, working your way through the medical minefield and sharing our experiences with living with chronic illness.

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