For Immediate Release - please spread this info far and wide!
The Big Bum Jumble
Saturday 14 August 2010, 12-5pm
Stratford Circus
Theatre Square
London E15 1BX
www.stratford-circus.com
Contact:
bigbumjumble@gmail.com
www.bigbumjumble.blogspot.com
The Big Bum Jumble, where Fatshion in the UK takes an ethical turn
The Big Bum Jumble is landmark fatshion event selling low-cost second-hand and vintage clothes in sizes XL+. It will take place on 14 August 2010 in London's East End, and will comprise a traditional jumble sale, a catwalk show and other activities, as well as the chance to participate in a film of the event.
Kay Hyatt, its principle organiser, is a fat activist who often struggles to find clothes to fit. Knowing that other people were in the same position, she decided to do something about it after attending a similar event in the US. Kay explains: "I was impressed by the celebratory atmosphere, the friendliness, the sense of community and, of course, the excellent fashion. It was like jumping into a giant dressing-up box. I wanted to bring that feeling home.
Kay says: "Fashion can be creative and playful, it can help you feel really good about yourself. I think this should be available to everyone regardless of size or background." She adds: "Although The Big Bum Jumble is a sale, it's also anti-consumerist, all about reusing and recycling, and it has a DIY-culture ethic of making something out of the resources available to you."
"The situation is improving but, unless you can afford the high-end stuff, plus-sized fashion is often limited to poor quality, overpriced and ethically-dubious products sold by companies who see fat people as self-hating, desperate consumers. We deserve better."
Notes for editors
The Big Bum Jumble is a fundraiser for further fat activist community events in the UK, including the proposed 2012 Fattylympics.
Clean, plus-sized donations are welcome on the day, just bring them along. For larger amounts, please get in touch with the organisers to arrange a pick-up.
High resolution images are available for download:
Big Bum Jumble Logo (b+w) 2.9mb
Kay Hyatt (col) 21.4mb
The Big Bum Jumble has been partially funded by The Fat of The Land: A Queer Chub Harvest Festival, which took place in London on 3 October 2009. Please visit that event's blog for more information: http://queerchub.blogspot.com
Fatshionista is a term coined by American fat activist Amanda Piasecki in 2004. For more on Fatshion, see: www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/jan/30/fat-fashion-blogs
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