Fashion advice for a plus-size and stupidly masculine college student?
March 21, 2010 · Posted in Plus Size FAQs
I'm 21 years οld, 5'7" аnd 230 pounds. I carry mу weight surprisingly well fοr someone mу size proportion. Frοm high school graduation tο last year I pretty much lived іn social limbo. Eνеrу six months οr ѕο, I gο out shopping fοr ѕοmе nеw clothes. Quite frankly due tο mу size іt's a real pain іn thе ass tο find anything I lіkе.
I've bееn known tο comb еνеrу department store іn thіѕ town аnd thе next town over јυѕt looking fοr something I саn fit іntο thаt I lіkе аnd nοt finding a single thing. Dοеѕ anyone hаνе ѕοmе fashion advice fοr someone lіkе mе:
Tips:
I lіkе dаrk аnd сοοl colors.
I prefer pants tο skirts.
Solid colors аnd muted patterns preferred.
Shoes mυѕt bе flat-soled.
Thе less fasteners аnd random raised decorations, thе better.
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Lots of great curvy fashion options nowadays!
Check out:
LandsEnd.com for classic-wear (which it sounds like the style you are most interested in
As well as:
Avenue.com
AshleyStewart.com
Torrid.com
LaneBryant.com
PlusSizeFix.com
Alight.com
Faith21 — by forever21.com
http://www.forever21.com/faith21/store.asp
Hope this helps
Valery Amador
PLUS Model Magazine
Try Torrid.com
It’s pretty expensive… but I’m sure you can browse the sales rack.
Welcome to my world
One suggestions is Lane Bryant. They have stores in some of the larger cities and on line. They atleast have decent looking clothing for all occassions
http://www.lanebryant.com/index.jsp?sid=PS%3AYah%3Alane_bryant&mcid=PPC&utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Yahoo%2BPPC
As for finding the right outfit, you seem to know what you like and what works for you. That means your a head of the game.
other than that as a large person myself..avoid stripes going any direction and busy prints.
Why is it when a woman who wears a size 4 jeans they are fine, but some how when its a size 14, or even a 24 designers seem to think that an obnoxious flower sewn on the back pocket is a good thing? Looks like a freaking bulls eye.
Or when you go get a pair of shorts they fit at your waist but the crotch part is at your knees? So you have to pull them up further to fit and you look like your wearing ‘old man pants’. An inch higher and you can cover your bra with it.
The last thing on my designer complaint list….Bathing suits. Now I do not mind wearing a one piece. But why, for the love of Mike, do designers think putting a skirt on it will make me look better? I get in the pool to swim and exercise (not just lounge and lay about like a beached whale to be harpooned). I get in and I have this ‘island’ of fabric around me than makes me look 4 times as large…oh yes that really makes me feel attractive.
god, isnt it easier to just lose weight?
just coz you carry it well (and people probably tell you that to be nice) doesn’t mean you are healthy..
i’m trying to lose weight, 5’9, 160ish and i wear a 4-6 (so I carry it well if i can fit a goddamn 4) for health reasons..