Just a little photo pictorial on waistlines, dear ones. As in, if you’re “curvy” or “fat” or “a woman who has a body,” wearing garments that have a waist is always going to be a better idea than wearing unstructured ones. Mira, queridas. Here’s me one morning trying to style my outfit. That’s a loud print skirt so I wanted to balance it with clunky shoes and a solid top. I’m all about the layers and hardly own any short-sleeved shirts (I hate button-ups, T-shirts are too sloppy and clingy, non-cotton shirts depress me, etc.) I tried a few options. Click on the photos to enlarge.
Option #1: sweater with shawl neckline. Ehn. Bad color and too hot. It’s coming off.
Option 2: White linen jacket. Comfortable, breathes well, swingy and non-binding. But makes me look and feel frumpy and enormous. Sad face. Well, what do I expect? It’s shaped like a square: why wouldn’t it make anyone LOOK like a square?
Now I’m happy because I have a waist. Waists are good! Yay! Not so psyched to iron the jacket, but that’s the sacrifice that must be made.
When it gets cooler out I will wear this outfit with a sleeveless white blouse under the jacket so I can frame my face with the crisp white collar.
I knew you’d like to see the Fluevogs close-up. I invest in Fluevogs because I adore the designs and think of them as wearable art, but also because John Fluevog’s heels are the only ones I consider substantial enough to work proportionately with my short, bosomy size 20 bod and skinny legs + tinsy beensy feet. It’s a thing.
So wonderful to receive your unique blend of dress, ministry, and shoe wisdom! Thank you.
Am I a dweeb if I actually liked all the outfits? Of course, *you* have to like them, in order to feel good about them. I feel twitchy all day in something I don’t love. Usually happens when I pack the outfit in my gym bag for work after class. That and I forget socks. Or worse.