The Perfect Fit!
Everyone comes into this world with a certain body shape, ether your a tall, short skinny or plus size, everyone has their unique figure, and what comes with this is in mind, is finding the clothing that flaunts and suites your body shape. I’m sure their are many times that you loved a certain type of trendy clothing, that set you in the must have mind set, but to a disappointment, when you looked in the mirror, your mind went from love it to love to hate it! Nevertheless, with the thousands and millions of fashion divas out their, designing new looks, and plus size shape wear, still the question to be asked.. What really works for my body?
There are three basic body shapes: pear, apple, and the hourglass figure. Most women are the apple and pear body types. On apple shape the upper body is larger than the lower body, when on pear shape is the opposite. An apple shaped women needs to draw attention to the lower body. That is why shoes are very important when dressing it adds length, to the body which gives a more even look . Flare/wide leg pants are also a must have in the wardrobe, which i have a million pairs, and love in any size group! A pear body type is the most common shape on women. You need to draw attention to your upper body, so a few clothing articles will definitely help you. Semi-fitted and form fitting tops are a must have best friends. Also straight skirts and maxi dresses look amazing on a pear shape body. heres a a little play by play of what to think about when your finding your perfect piece of clothing…
Hourglass Body Shape
Women with an hourglass body shape are sometimes referred to as having a Figure Eight shape or an X-shape.
Characteristics of the plus size Hourglass figure:
- The top half of your body is similar in proportion to your lower body.
- Your back is average and soft with a medium size ribcage.
- Your upper arms are average in size but tend to be fleshly.
- Your bust is medium to large, shapely and full and is usually narrower or equal to your hips.
- You have a clearly defined waist, which could be 6″ to 9″ smaller than your bust and hips.
- Your hips are usually soft and round with full buttocks.
- Your thighs are full with a tendency toward inner and outer thigh bulging.
- Your legs are shapely and proportionately slender.
The greatest Hourglass Figure’s assets are:
- Balanced silhouette
- Voluptuous bust
- Feminine waist
- Proportionate and curvy hips
- Shapely legs
To enhance and balance the Hourglass silhouette, the objective is to:
- Accentuate the face, neck and décolleté area
- Highlight the waist
- Softly drape over the feminine curves of the bust and hips
- Overall elongate body silhouette
- Accentuate shapely legs
Apple Body Shape
Apple body shapes are sometimes referred to as O-shapes, Oval shapes or Round shapes.
Characteristics of the plus size Apple body shape:
- Overall, your upper body is larger than your lower body.
- You may have full breasts, usually larger than your hips.
- Your back tends to be broad and fleshly.
- Your arms could be slim while your shoulders could be wide.
- You have an undefined waistline.
- You carry your weight in the front midsection of your body.
- Your thighs are usually thinner with a slight fullness at the high hip.
- You often receive compliments on your shapely legs.
Your greatest assets are:
- Proportionately slender hips
- Balanced thighs
- Shapely legs
- Great arms
To enhance and balance the Apple silhouette, the objective is to:
- De-emphasize the tummy and draw the attention away from the midriff section
- Visually elongate the neck and face area
- Elongate the upper torso
- De-emphasize heavier back
- Accentuate thighs, hips, and shapely legs
As well, there are a few fashion tips you need to remember always when getting dressed or renewing your wardrobe. Dressing in one tone or lovely soft colors will definitely help your image, however, be open to new colors, red, royal blues, and so forth. Colors like these and more so, will really bring life to any closet as well, depending on your natural skin tones, and really rock your look up! Knowing what to dress all the time, is a difficult task for everyone, no matter the size. however, for plus sized women is even harder, when it comes to finding that perfect outfit when shopping. When looking at the local clothing line towards plus size women, their is an industry cut standard, however we all don’t fit into those “size Standards” Which in my next post I will be setting forth the innovated ideas of custom made clothing, an slightly different approce to buying plus size clothing from rockabilly, business, and street wear.
Most women wear clothes that are too big for them. Why? Because they think this way they’ll hide flaws. Really, I recommend to step out of this trend of over size clothing, take your time and experiment with different items and even go for things that fit a little tighter, more colors and learn that its ok to flaunt what you have just like any other girl! Any woman, even a plus size one can learn how to dress and gain more confidence. The first step is to really look in the mirror to observe your body. You must not be ashamed, no matter your body type or your weight. Always trust yourself, trust your instinct. You’ll know what clothes are the best for you if you really look at yourself when you wear them.
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Plus Size Vintage
Let your Pin Up girl loose!
Now, not that I aim for the look, but it does come naturally to me, the ever so classic plus size vintage look. It could be a mix of 1920′s flapper style or 1950′s plus size pin up queen, ether case its still a classic to sexy look that a big girl can rock! However, searching online for vintage plus size can be a nightmare their it would be on eBay or endless searches online, only to find a bright orange plus size dress labeled as Vintage, and you know thats not what you had in mind! Well, I will share my little vintage tips on two stores I found the best spots for plus size vintage for the perfect pin up rockabilly look!
Torrid, has on time to time the best rockabilly retro outfits around especially for larger girls beyond the 2x size like myself. You will find from pencil skirts, vintage inspired jewelery, dresses,pants, flower hair accessories, shoes, and handbags. Click here for a few of their latest vintage releases. The second shop you will grab some really great outfits is stopstaringclothing.com, they have a very large selection of plus size clothing, however mind you they do run small so make sure you check the measurements page to size up, on a perfect fit!
You can really get wild here and put together some real classy looks or causal looks that can make you look and feel like a pin up doll!! Pictures coming soon to show you come of my looks their in the other computer.lol But Nevertheless, if your not aiming for the vintage look, its worth a fun try, you might be just surprised how it looks on you. Below I added a few fun videos to let you experiment with the Vintage look yourself!!
And Remember Girls..
“Never judge a dress on its hanger, unless you try it on once!”
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