I don’t know about you but I just love Nigella Lawson. She has such a gorgeous curvy figure and always looks so happy and healthy. And hey, I love a woman who loves her food! (Girl after my own heart.)

It seems, like fashionable first lady Michelle Obama, Nigella’s also well aware of the joys of a really good plus size red dress.Doesn’t she look fabulous?

Gorgeous as she looks, I was probably more interested to read about her failsafe formula for every day dressing to work those stunning plus size curves. It certainly really works for her and it’s a look that’s really easy to achieve.

First things first – good underwear! Nigella swears by a bit of shapewear, especially good old ‘magic knickers’. Try these plus size pants from Gok Wan’s shapewear range at Marisota – available in size 8-32.

Then Nigella goes for a full black skirt – black is great for your bottom half if you want to minimise it. This plus size black skirt from Marisota should do the trick:

Then she goes for a sexy scoop neck top to show off her best bits. Go for a red plus size top for maximum sex appeal (you can match it with your lippy!)

To get the true Nigella hourglass shape, tuck your top in to your skirt to keep your waist line clean, then nip in that waist further with a wide belt, like this plus size belt from Marisota:

If you want a little more help achieving that cinched-in look then the Gok Wan wonder waspie really will work wonders!

Then Nigella adds a cute cropped denim jacket like this one (keeping that nipped in waist on show).

So there you have it, every day plus size fashion made simple!

The US election may be over, but as always in this world, the men get noticed for their policies and politics and the women get noticed for… what they wear.

And whilst Sarah Palin has to hand back her $150,000 campaign wardrobe, Michelle Obama is making waves with hers for all the right reasons.

She’s clearly got a thing for red dresses. She divided opinion with the red dress she wore on election night but the latest red dress that she wore when posing with Barack and the Bushes has gone down a storm. It’s nice to see bit of glamour in the White House, and nothing says glamour like a red dress!

In fact I’m thinking of taking a leaf out of Mrs O’s book myself this Christmas. I do love a little black dress but I like to stand out from the crowd, and there’s something just so Christmassy about a red dress.

I think I’ll go with a plus size red dress from Marisota for Pete’s work’s Christmas party… but I’m not sure which…

I love this plus size red dress:

But then I also really like these red dresses:

Which is your favourite red dress? Help!