Body Confidence Starts With Understanding Your Shape
How many mornings have you stood in front of your wardrobe, tried multiple outfits, and felt, βThis only looks good on a slim body,β or, in contrast, βIβm too skinny; this outfit will suit me only when I put on some weightβ?. And even if we make up our minds that we look good in an outfit and enter a family event or gathering, we all have such women in our lives who run toward us the moment they notice us. Not to compliment, but to say things like, "Oh dear, you've become so thin," or "You've put on too much weight."
My advice: Just delete them and their boomer talk from your mind.
What we need to do is understand our proportions and start dressing in a way that feels effortless.
The first step is building our lingerie wardrobe. There is lingerie suitable for every situation; it quietly performs its function, remaining unseen. Do you feel your bust or bottom looks smaller than you would like? Push-up bras can create a fuller bust and improved shape, while padded panties can give extra volume and help create a balanced body shape.
On the contrary, if you are a plus-size woman, you may find it difficult to wear fitted shirts and trousers. You have minimizers and shapewear, which redistribute excess volume, provide a cleaner, minimized bust appearance, and smooth out bulges. So, whatever your shape is, don't worry about it. Just keep in mind the following simple tips.
1. Get to know your measurements. This is a simple task that takes 10 to 15 minutes.
Take a measuring tape and start measuring these four important areas, your waist, hips, underbust and overbust. These numbers will help you choose the right-fitting bra, panty, and shapewear.
2. Choose clothes based on the fabric type. Once you start going for clothes made from natural fibers, you will feel the difference in your everyday life.
3. Instead of buying every few weeks or months, choose and buy clothes that can be worn in various ways. For instance, one top that can be paired with leggings, jeans, trousers and skirts.
4. And don't seek anyone's permission for how you dress. You know your limits, and nobody has the right to comment on that. Wear what makes you feel comfortable, happy, beautiful, stylish, wowβwhatever.
Here's what all this adds up to: when you love your shape and start taking measurements and buying perfectly fitted undergarments along with versatile clothes, you can get ready in minutes, style differently each time, and achieve a flawless silhouette in minutes.
So, no more standing in front of your wardrobe in confusion. Whatever you choose, you look amazing in it.