As women with curves we know shopping for clothes is not
easy. Most apparel for plus size woman SUCKS!!. Retailers and designers tend to put us in
outfits that are shapeless or have lots of big flowers, poke a dots and shiny
things. These were quite a few of the issues I came across when shopping for
the perfect dress for my best friend’s wedding. So, I want to share with you my
curvy girl shopping journey.
First stop for me is always Lane Bryant. This store is one
of the better ones for plus size women. I found this purple or blue (we are still
not sure which color it is) sleeveless pleated dress. It was cute but it kind
of made me look like umpa lumpa.
Ok, so I went to one of the major department
stores in Miami, Dillards. I tried on two dresses that were more like wedding attire;
one was a black deep V lace black mini. The major problem with this outfit, it
showed too much. Fashion tip: When
picking out an outfit you have to decide what asset you want to show…legs or
chest, never both. Then, I tried on
a taupe and white glitter dress. It was nice but hit all the no no places (I
did not like it).
In my desperation I went to Avenue (not my favorite place).
The dresses were too short and flowery, which made me look older.
Ugh! I started to complain to my sister about the lack of
fashionable clothes for curvy women and then she suggested “why don’t you try
shopping online?” I looked at her like
she was crazy. Shop online? … a plus size woman?... madness!!, but I pretty
much had no other choice. So, for the first time ever I went on to ASOS and found
a red sleeveless Grecian style dress and purchased it. I have never been so
nervous in my shopping life. I had only a month left until the wedding and it
would take just about 2 weeks to get here……. What if it was late?... What if it
didn’t fit?..... What if it didn’t look good?......Well it took 3 weeks for it
to come in and to my amazement it was worth the wait. I could not believe it
the fit was perfect. It covered all the areas that I wanted to hide and enhance
all my best areas. I paired it with a black open toe studded heal, a yellow
clutch, layered pearl necklace and diamond earrings to complete my wedding
outfit.
So yeah… curvy girlz can shop online!!
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DeleteHi. Thanks for giving a plus on my post. Uh, this blog is indeed great. You were very informative and inspiring. Those two pictures on top (with lace and glitter dress) were two great finds. The first dress (v-shaped lace mini dress) if it was just longer, It would have been a fabulous look for the wedding but you did great when you chose to move out from your comfort zone and tried online shopping. That pink dress who bought looked fantastic on you. Just added you on my circle! Love love. :)
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