All women look good naked. :wink:
I am not knocking my fellow Zaftig sisters.
Perhaps the reason larger women look better nude is; because many large women have no clue how to dress appropriately for their figure. I have had a few plus size friends over the years; and they either wear clothes which are too tight or too big. Rarely have I seen them in anything that actually fits their form.
Since gaining a few extra pounds I have noticed I have a tendency to wear big shirts or over-sized sweaters. Yet, I have had men tell me I look good at my current weight.
All women look good naked. :wink:
I am not saying that thin women don't look good naked, nor that larger women don't look good clothed, but I am wondering if they each look better as in the title and what that says about our stereotypes.
Larger ladies should go naked :biggrin1:
Yeah yeah, so should "larger" men.
1 - there are very few brands that even attempt to sell attractive clothing for larger women - usually things stop at size 14.
3 - the clothing that most stores sell for women are shaped like tents - no shape whatsoever. I don't know if that's due to them being foreign made, the cost of extra material or just the lack of good design.
I'm sure there are other points I'm not thinking of. Boston Store is great - they sell Jones NY and Laura Ashley for very affordable prices. Quite frankly, it's the best store I've ever been in with such a nice selection. Other stores, like Talbots, etc., set their prices so high a person has $400 in 2 pairs of pants and a jacket. My problem is 2 fold - I am "petite" in that I'm short waisted - so I have to get women's petite sizes which pretty much sucks in the clothing-finding department.
I think it's what sells. I don't know how many women I know or have worked with are so self-conscious about their weight that they think wearing tents will hide their size. The truth is, clothing that accentuates curves and shows off cleavage and the like make a woman look shapely. Also, there are few designers that care for designing clothing for women over a size 2 let alone a size 16. One thing I still depend on under clothing are Spanx or other smoothing garments. They do a great job of smoothing out rolls and bumps, etc.
Going shopping is always an adventure.
I have a large top, big bottom, but small waist line. I try very hard to find clothes that flatter me. I may not look like a supermodel
never have been, never wanted to be. I say this with truest sincerity. I have never been a stick figure. I celebrate curves, something that separates my body from a man. I don't think the malnourished look is cool. But to each his own.
I hate shopping because I am so particular. I refuse to buy frompy, flowered, no form fitting clothes.
This is so true. I've found that Old Navy and Lane Bryant carry clothing in larger sizes that are much more attractive than what you'd find in a department store. I especially like Lane Bryant's jeans-- they are sized in 3 different silhouettes so if you carry your weight disproportionately in the abdomen or the hips/legs, they have a silhouette to fit you. Also, Lane Bryant carries basic tees and shirts that are tailored well-- not skin tight but also not big and baggy. There are also some catalogs that sell some plus-size clothing that's attractive. You just have to look harder and find clothes that flatter your figure, something that's harder for women who are a size 16 and above.
I think it's what sells. I don't know how many women I know or have worked with are so self-conscious about their weight that they think wearing tents will hide their size. The truth is, clothing that accentuates curves and shows off cleavage and the like make a woman look shapely. Also, there are few designers that care for designing clothing for women over a size 2 let alone a size 16. One thing I still depend on under clothing are Spanx or other smoothing garments. They do a great job of smoothing out rolls and bumps, etc.
If you find a store whose clothing works for you, stick with it. Fit is so important. When I was a size 16 and larger, I really liked Lane Bryant (they even had tall sizes) and Old Navy, as I mentioned before. Macy's always had great suiting and really good sales. As my body has changed, I like Gap a lot because they tend to be fitted for women with slim hips-- I've never had much of an ass. Ann Taylor clothes fit me well too. I still love Macy's because they carry so many manufacturers that you're bound to find one that makes clothing that flatters your figure. I'm thick waisted and slim hipped. What interesting is that mercurialbliss and I are about the same size-- I'm a little bit bigger than her-- but we're shaped so differently that things that don't fit her usually fit me great and vice versa. She's small in the upper body and has a small waist and nice ass where I'm all tits and torso. Going shopping is always an adventure.
aside from old navy and lane bryant, torrid plus sizes is also good to look in to. when i was younger i used to work as a sales girl for at the mall for torrid. (their parent company is actually hot topic.) i've gotta say, torrid is definitely the best thing to happen to plus size fashions since lane bryant. before i went to i work there i had no idea that torrid carried designer brands either, like baby phat and apple bottoms. the clothes are a little bit more pricy than lane bryant, however, everything is very stylish, trendy, and up to date, and that's what shoppers were concerned about. most people i talked to often praised torrid for being one of the few plus size stores that actually had trendy and up to date clothes, aside from old navy. one funny thing that always happened was when super skinny girls would come in to the store and tell me how they wish torrid sizes would fit them because the clothes were so cute. now that's pretty unusual!
i've never heard of torrid. that's very cool. i just looked at their site and they do have some great clothes. i like that they use plus size models on their site too. that's becoming more in style and i'm really glad for that. there's nothing more annoying than looking at a size 6 woman modeling plus size clothes.
BTW-- i just looked at your gallery and you are gorgeous.
I've never heard of Torrid! There's a store in Milwaukee - I may have to take a trip. Do you know though if they sell more petite tops - regular sized tops come down over my hips and just make me look sillier than I already am .
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personally i love extra booty meat.
You go girl ! And I don't think you'd have any problem if we both showed up at the same nude beach and think I was any more of an asshole for finding a more ideal spot or turned my chair in another direction where I felt the view was what I felt was more in line with the natural beauty of the seaside either ? I wouldn't hold it against you for doing the same. Hopefully we both can co-exist in harmony without terribly inconveniencing the other ?
It's really the same for even something as simple as taste in music. There are some that will turn their stereo up with little regard as to what others that are within earshot prefer in terms of music taste and volume of noise. But you know what, people will do that to you just the same and actually think they are enhancing your life while they're doing it to you !
I prefer the terms "Willowy" and "Rubenesque" rather than thin or fat.