Figure. What comes to mind when you hear that word? Do you think of it in numerical terms, or do you think of it in terms of body? Do you think "figure" means "in shape"? Does it mean "hourglass"? What about fuller figures? What do they represent? Here in the United States we have a serious misunderstanding about figure. Clothing is almost always built to fit small-breasted, stick thin models. Day in and day out, though, we see fashion bloggers talk about the elusive "hourglass shape" and how if you're lucky enough to have it, anything will look great on you! Anyone with a waist that is 10" less than their bust and hips knows this is wrong and on many levels, backwards.
Thin and skinny are words almost always associated with being flat chested and the opposite of "curvy". Curvy implies some sort of fat problem, and while curvy is beautiful, designers can't design for that. Shopping for clothes when you have an hourglass figure can be extremely difficult. For those of you out there thinking, "You have no idea!" trust me, I do. I am not someone you would consider extremely curvy, but I have all the same problems. I have to get things as simple as "fitted polos" altered and taken in in the waist. Clothing almost never fits me off the rack, or when it does, it makes me look larger than I actually am. I can't find my bra size anywhere in stores and have to order from overseas.
This blog is a method to help other people who have a shape like mine (skinny hourglass) and document what I discover in my never-ending search for clothes and bras that fit properly. Hopefully other people will start to feel better about their bodies and no longer feel "weird" or like "misfits" because clothing and bras off the rack never fit. Perhaps it will act as a good resource for those of you who, like me, are trying to figure out where to go or where to order from.
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