Why are you resisting dressing for your
body type? Not every colour suits your
complexion. Not every style fits your frame. So
why force the issue? You know it will just end
in tears before bedtime.
While it is
important to feel good in your clothes, you
should never dress for comfort or fashion alone.
If you ignore the
body type you see in the mirror or distort it in
your mind, very negative things are going to
happen for you.
You will not look
your best. You will be fully and consciously
aware of this and therefore your moods are going
to plummet to the darkest depths.
You will waste an
inordinate amount of time on hunting fruitlessly
for fashion that fits and looks fab. All
fashions cannot look good on all people, not
only when you are overweight.
Some fashions are
downright ugly. They look terrible even on the
professional models that are selected to promote
them.
Often we want
what the models and celebrities are wearing
because we are convinced by expert marketing
consultants that we want these things.
We are bombarded
with messages both subtle and overt that every
new fashion will make us happy, popular,
beautiful, youthful, rich, slim...
We have to stop
thinking "fashion" and start thinking "style".
Find the styles that suit you and only wear them
in colours and patterns that work for you.
Once we are
prepared to admit that we have a particular body
type, we are on the way to dressing for it. If
we get it right, even when we are well
overweight, we can still look good.
So you can be
dressing for your body type you have to know
what not to wear. The right choice of clothes
can slim down your body, create a positive body
image and lift your mood.
Do not ever dress
in clothes that are the fashion of the day
unless that fashion happens to coincide with
bodyshapewear that suits you.
If you dress for
fashion, not a style to suit your body type, you
will lose out. You'll not look anywhere near
your best and you will continue to fling money
at fabric that simple does not flatter you.
You deserve
better than this. You have to create a personal
body image that works for you and helps you to
look good. The most memorable dressers are those
people that have a distinctive personal style.
Be that type of snappy dresser rather than a
slave to ever changing and revolving fashion.
What not to wear
for your body type is actually very simple. You
just have to do some experimentation and take
long honest appraisals of yourself.
Only wear colours
that look good on you - do not compromise even
if an outfit is a good style, the colour will
ruin it for you if it makes you washed out or
clashes with your complexion.
If you are
operating above your healthy weight range, steer
clear of items that draw attention to your lumps
and bumps, no matter how comfortable they are.
The only way to
be dressing for your body type is to really look
at your shape and have the courage to say "this
outfit does not suit me". It is a much more
positive outlook than "I know I don't look good
in this, but I'm going to wear it anyway."
