In an attempt to try and disguise something (your tummy, bottom, thighs, arms, etc.) are you hiding one, or more of your best features?
For example, Jessica, a client was returning to work from maternity leave. She was feeling “frumpy”, a bit out of touch with what was still in fashion and was wanting to buy some new pieces before going back to the office. She didn’t know where to start. So she contacted me to help her sort through her existing wardrobe, see if there was anything that still worked and to help her come up with a list of things she could buy going forward. (She didn’t want to make any more costly shopping mistakes)
When Jessica started trying on clothes from her wardrobe I noticed a pattern. Most of her tops and some of her dresses (all of the ones she had bought after having her little girl) were shapeless, boxy and sometimes had gathered fabric falling from the bust. (ie Baby-doll style).
When I quizzed Jessica about the style, she said she’d bought them in an attempt to cover up and hide her tummy.
(I get that. As a woman in her forties I too like to wear styles to play down or disguise my tummy on days I feel I need to.)
But for Jessica, what she was doing in the process of wanting to conceal her tummy, was making her waist (one of her loveliest features) completely disappear.
If you’re doing what Jessica was doing – covering up the bits you like in the quest to hide the bits you don’t love so much – then spend some time learning what styles will help you play down or conceal, while also featuring. They are out there and they will make you look and feel better and help you to embrace your beautiful, unique shape.
*Jessica is not a real person. She is an example of many many clients I work with who are in a very similar situation and have an almost identical story.
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