How fat girls should dress
Jan. 9th, 2009 12:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sereneorangeThank goodness for MSN and Good Housekeeping. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't know how to dress myself in a way to make sure I am not so revolting to the rest of the world.
"Colorful, dangly earrings (they draw attention to the face). " Because my body is a wreck? What if I want people to notice my fabulous ass?
"A blouse that can be worn with the collar up (creates width to balance hips)." for when I am going to time travel to the 1980's ?
"A V-neck shell under a swingy coat (shows off cleavage and hides hips)" Aren't women supposed to have hips? And why the hell would I want to dress like my grandmother?
"A sweater to wear around the neck (to soften broad shoulders)" Oh goody. I shall wear this and request that you all call me Buffy or Mitzy
"Tapered pants with a small print." No. tapered pants don't look good on anyone unless they are trying to make their asses look bigger and out of proportion.
Basically, I should dress like an old lady, find an invisibility cloak to wear from the neck down to make sure no one sees my hideous troll like body, or put flashers around my head as to draw the eye up and away from my disfigurements below.
"Colorful, dangly earrings (they draw attention to the face). " Because my body is a wreck? What if I want people to notice my fabulous ass?
"A blouse that can be worn with the collar up (creates width to balance hips)." for when I am going to time travel to the 1980's ?
"A V-neck shell under a swingy coat (shows off cleavage and hides hips)" Aren't women supposed to have hips? And why the hell would I want to dress like my grandmother?
"A sweater to wear around the neck (to soften broad shoulders)" Oh goody. I shall wear this and request that you all call me Buffy or Mitzy
"Tapered pants with a small print." No. tapered pants don't look good on anyone unless they are trying to make their asses look bigger and out of proportion.
Basically, I should dress like an old lady, find an invisibility cloak to wear from the neck down to make sure no one sees my hideous troll like body, or put flashers around my head as to draw the eye up and away from my disfigurements below.
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Date: 2009-01-09 08:05 pm (UTC)fuck THAT. that died with the 80s. boot cut and low waist for eternity! i can't go back to that bogus high waisted shit. too constricting. i've been spoiled by the last ten years of fashion.
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Date: 2009-01-09 08:36 pm (UTC)Hang the colorful, dangly earrings from your back belt loops. That should do the trick.
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Date: 2009-01-09 10:00 pm (UTC)First of all, I myself am still technically plus-size (normal size tops but size 18 pants!) but as far as I'm concerned, I mostly don't look it. Second, I WAS a size 28 at my heaviest. I developed a lot of opinions about plus-size stuff over all that time, and the fact is: some women, especially that large, plain flat DON'T know how to dress. I would cringe every time I saw someone with their mousy badly-permed hair wearing some shapeless print top that made them look completely DREADFUL. It all screamed, "I HATE MYSELF!!!" I actually applauded when I saw someone in my size range dressing beautifully and looking completely kickass.
Marilyn, you're beautiful and furthermore, without having seen too many full-body shots of you, I'm nonetheless sure you've got a keen sense of style and what flatters your figure. And I'm pretty sure you, like me, have rejected the "too-thin" stuff. I actually DON'T want to be much thinner than I am now. I want a flat stomach, that's it. Quite frankly, I love my clothes and I don't want to get rid of some of my favorites. That is very counter-cultural, but there it is.
Nonetheless, for the women who haven't the faintest foggiest clue what to do with themselves, I think this is empowering. And there's more women like that than like you, more's the pity. :) *hugs*
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Date: 2009-01-09 10:03 pm (UTC)Here is a full shot of me. I am maybe a little thinner than this now. I still have the pants and they are baggy on.
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Date: 2009-01-09 11:34 pm (UTC)And I see what you mean about the jackets, for example -- you've got nice hips and want to show them off. Points granted on some of the fashion details you're discussing. My point again, is that is STILL better than the muu-muu hell I see some women in.
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Date: 2009-01-11 12:37 am (UTC)2) oh why the hell not.
Mitzy!
Date: 2009-01-10 04:19 pm (UTC)(In a former life, I was a Gigi, which is a "Buffy" for someone who's name starts with G.)
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