If youโre finding that your Instagram feed is feeling a little uninspiring of late, it might be time to think about following some different accounts.
There are loads of brilliant ladies on Instagram who offer up amazing fashion inspo, designed for figures that look a little more like the average Australian woman, rather than just sample-size bodies.
Weโve had a trawl through the โgram and rounded up five accounts from women who give us constant style ideas.
Plus they have the inside scoop on cool, chic brands that offer a diverse range of sizes โ take our money, please?
So if youโre looking for some fabulous new women to follow, weโve got you covered.
Keep on scrolling for five awesome Instagram accounts you should follow right now.
Let Me Try Before You Buy
Natalie Angel was trying to sell some of her old clothes in a Facebook group when she stumbled across an exciting business idea. In an attempt to help other women in the group understand the size and fit of what she was selling, Natalie began making quick videos.
โI thought it would be helpful if I just did some videos of me trying on the garments,โ Natalie told Now To Love last year.
โThen I was getting these messages from members of the group going, โoh thank you so muchโ and โyouโve helped me so muchโ and โI struggle with my confidence.โ You know, just beautiful, really long messages saying how grateful they were. It was very touching for me.โ
The Australian fashion blogger recognised an opportunity, and began sharing her shopping hauls on Instagram under the name Let Me Try Before You Buy.
On her channels, Natalie tries on collections from different brands to see how โsize 16 friendlyโ their clothes are. Itโs an idea thatโs seen her following quickly skyrocket to 34,000.
โThere are so many Australian women who are a size 14 and up, okay, thatโs just fact. And yet brands put only size 6-8 women in their marketing campaigns,โ she says.
โFrom a sales background, generally, what successful brands will do is they will market their products to their largest potential customer base โ but fashion isnโt doing that! And then they wonder why the size 14 and size 16 up arenโt selling? I want to help women find clothes because the brands are just doing such a bad job.โ
Her videos are fun and super helpful โ follow Natalie on Instagram here.
Jessica Vander Leahy
Jessica is a model and writer who is equally at home in a bikini, chic running gear or a cute summer dress.
Sheโs particularly great at finding swimwear, lingerie and activewear brands that cater to sizes 14 and up, as well as women with bigger busts.
Jess is fashion-obsessed and wants to show other curvy girls that your wardrobe doesnโt have to be filled with ill-fitting jeans or boring floaty blouses. Women of any size can rock the latest trends โ and sheโll show you the brands that are doing it right.
Katie Sturino
Katie Sturino is a former PR girl-turned beauty entrepreneur. Sheโs the founder of US beauty brand Megababe, whose rose-smelling natural deodorant and genius products protecting skin against thigh-chafe and boob-sweat consistently sell out overseas.
Sadly, Megababe isnโt available in Australia yet, so in the meantime we get to stalk Katieโs awesome Instagram account.
Sheโs the creator of several viral hashtags, including #MakeMySize, where she lobbies fashion brands to increase their size ranges by posting photos of herself trying on their clothes, proving that even their biggest sizes are too small for the average woman.
Katie also created the #SuperSizeTheLook hashtag, where she recreates chic outfits worn by celebs including Meghan Markle and Amal Clooney, using affordable and body-diverse clothing alternatives.
She fights hard against diet culture and the often damaging messaging women receive about our bodies from the world. Her account is the perfect pick-me-up on those days when youโre feeling a bit down and out.
Bree McCann
Bree is a model and now the founder of her own swimwear brand Code B.
If youโve ever had one of those days where you donโt feel like wearing a bikini to the beach, Bree will help to prove you wrong.
She rocks her curves in her bikini and is strongly against retouching, so youโll see both her killer abs and cellulite and stretch marks on display, with zero shame whatsoever.
So if you ever catch yourself thinking youโre not โbikini body readyโ yet, Bree is here to remind us that all anyone needs is a bikini and a body to be all set for a day at the beach.
WATCH BELOW: โI am a plus size model, not a plus size personโ. Story continues after video.
Fat Mum Slim
Chantelle Ellem, also known as Fat Mum Slim, has a cool 100,000 followers, plus sheโs a boho style maven.
Sheโs one half of fashion label Ada and Lou, a brand with a size range of 14-24, featuring chic and flattering dresses, jumpsuits, tops and skirts for women who love that easy, breezy beachside glam look.
Chantelle also has loads of simple kid-friendly recipes on her blog, proving she is the queen of our two favourite things in life โ fashion and food.
Follow Fat Mum Slim on Instagram here.