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Thursday, 21 August 2008
What Not to Wear if You’re a Pear
There are certain things that fashion dictators and experts say that a “pear shaped woman” cannot wear. As I’m a pear-shaped woman, we are smaller above the waist and larger below. The key for pear shaped figures is to draw attention to the upper half of the body in order to divert attention from the hips and thighs; the result is a seemingly more balanced body.
They say that when it comes to clothing for a pear shaped woman, the pants can be the downfall of the entire outfit. Apparently the area below the knee should always flow away from the body, never tapering or tightening. Oops... too bad! I bought two pairs of skinny jeans already! But I do understand that wearing a cut that flares at the bottom will even out the leg’s proportions, but, the fashion world dictated that skinny jeans were all the rage and so I had to get myself a pair – or two! I don’t actually think skinny jeans look too bad when paired with a long cardi and heels... or do they?
They say that as extremely popular and comfortable ballet flats are, you don’t ever see pear shaped celebrities wearing them! That’s because their stylist is telling them not to. Well, that’s fashion tragedy number 2 for me, because I love to love ballet flats! They’re generally comfortable and make your feet look small! They say that women with pear shaped figures need to balance out their look by almost always wearing something with a heel no less than 2 inches! Heels will be the death of me! Imagine trying to wear them for 8 hours a day ok! Impossible...for me! Even worse is the fact that I have thick calves, extra wide hips and short legs... ballet flats should definitely be a no no for me, but oh well, I’m still going to wear them! Neh!
Belts around the waist. I’ve never actually picked up on this stylish trend. I see that it looks good on some girls. Skinny belts wrapped around the smallest part of the waist look fine, but wearing a large belt around the stomach can create lumps on those big hips of ours. Lucky for me, I have a super-extra-ordinarily long torso and it kind of eliminates the muffin-top look (I hope!) Some say I look toned... bahahaha XD are you serious, seriously?
They say we should stay away from tight shirts that drape over the hips such as tunics. Hmm I used to wear these, but realised how much longer they actually make my torso look with my already ultra long torso. However, shirts that touch the middle of the hipline are usually much more flattering than anything cropped or that hits at the natural hipline. The problem with this is my super-extra-ordinarily long torso ... whereby I find it so difficult to find tops that actually are long enough. Speaking of tops, they say that we should buy tops with patterns and fabrics to create more attention on the top half of our body rather than the lower half. So far, I haven’t had the courage to buy a top with full prints. As much as I think they look great, I’m too chicken to buy them. Most of my tops are plain solid colours as you may have noticed...
They say that we should wear A line skirts and dresses. Amen! I love love LOVE A line dresses! In fact, I wish I had more. I really love the 50’s era when A line dresses and skirts were a big thing! I did however, happen to buy a pencil-skirted-dress which was an ultimate big boo boo, but the dress was so pretty, I couldn’t resist... and I refused to see my huge fat ass in the dressing room mirror popping out of the pencil-skirted-dress before I swiped the credit card on that! But yeah, I kind of regret buying the dress now since I only ever wore it once, not that I had any other occasion to wear it to...
In light of having said all that, I do think girls are way too harsh on their image and too self-critical of what they look like. I guess it’s the un-seen influence of celebrities and the fashion world telling us what we should look like. But I think we are all beautiful women and each to our own uniqueness and attributes that make us beautiful. I feel concerned for girls that really are too harsh on themselves, calling themselves obese when they really are actually “normal sized.”
Sometimes I do wonder though, are people bad guessers? I don’t like to divulge my weight to the public...not even close friends ok! But are people just being modest out of kindness or are they really bad guessers about my weight? Some people even tell me I’ve lost weight, when I actually gained weight. Err... hello?! Can see or not? Need glasses? I can lend you mine for a better look?! How heavy do I really look to you?
*gasps* I’m getting towards the heavy end of the scales *wails* So, I’ve set in place a “diet plan.” Moo-ha-ha! My diet plan lets me eat ANYTHING and EVERYTHING I want... the only rule is... I have to lose 3 kg by my birthday! Moo-ha-ha! Well... that’s the plan anyway.
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