Crystal Renn, Harper’s Bazaar
In precurse, body types are unchanging whether your size falls above or below the number dozen. And the tips following will sleek and slim any size, but they are particularly propitious for our plus size petticoats.
1. Skim, don’t swallow or squeezeThere is no monster in the plus size closet. No one knows what size you wear except for you (and your stylist). But everyone can see if you’re squeezing or shrouding into a size that doesn’t suit.
It may be that half your figure crosses into a different department. Your torso or trunk may prefer a wider cut. Your lower level may opt for a fuller fit. Or you may be consistently voluptuous from head to toe. Whether you’re plus size or petite there is no shame, and there is a department better dedicated to your needs. So wipe the shame from between your eyebrows, and taste what has been prepared for your palette. Self discrimination is never pretty.
But as you banquet, don’t bury yourself on the other side of the spectrum. A single copy of yourself should fit into your clothes. Fluid, draping, bohemian threads may flatter pixies and pocket people, but you, my love, have presence. It can not be cloaked. Therefore, we must taper it, belt it, dart it, show it.
2. Cut it into piecesIf you have a large compass to clothe, carve it into visually smaller pieces. It is optically intimidating to digest large amounts of person at once. A sumptuous steak should not be consumed in one bite, and neither should your fullest breadths.
Clothing seams and stitches are your dividing boundaries. For a full seat, always apply back pockets. Then instead of one fleshy fanny, we have a left pocket, a middle, a right pocket, and the areas to the exterior of those pockets. Deliciously tender and bite size.
Or if you have a bountiful bust, rather than presenting an uninterrupted turtleneck of bosom, try a v-neck sweater. Which offers a succulent shoulder, a center of delicately exposed clavicles, and another succulent shoulder. All more appropriately sized to our visual appetites.
For plus size fashion at its finest, may I recommend Igigi. They offer office idealism, in a wide inventory of pencil skirts, shaped sweaters, all figure conscious yet professional.
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Thank you, Thank you, from the bottom of my vuluptous heart. But PLEASE post pictures of REAL women as examples. I’ll happily voulnteer. 😉
Bekah, I would love it if you sent me pictures. Real women are so much more interesting than models.
Goodness, my top half has always been a size bigger than my bottom half!
Talk about a pain when looking for dresses and swimsuits. Love that a lot of swimsuits do the ‘separates’ now!
Reachel, I am blushing in regards to the realization that my comment was mis-delivered poorly yesterday. I am not daring, confident, or bold as to offer pictures of myself in my current state. But I would happily consent to being styled by you and after you have worked your charms I’d happily allow photographic proof that womanly and vuluptous can be beautiful. (I live in Gilbert)